Wyoming DAO LLC formation
Wyoming statutory DAO LLC with on-chain governance reference baked into the Operating Agreement. Filed via Registered Agents Inc. with same-day filing capability under the 2021 Wyoming DAO statute.
- Tier
- REPUTABLE
- Formation
- up to 3 business days
- KYC
- Tier 0
- Renewal
- $139/yr
What is the Wyoming DAO LLC formation and what does it cost?
On-chain governance, statutory DAO wrapper. It is $399 all-in / ₿0.00501256 / 501,256 sats, paid in Bitcoin or USDT, and formation takes 3 business days.
- Tier
- REPUTABLE
- All-in price
- $399 all-in / ₿0.00501256 / 501,256 sats
- Year-2 renewal
- $139/yr
- KYC tier
- Tier 0
- Formation time
- 3 business days
- EU / FATF status
- off both EU lists, off the FATF lists
What's included
- Wyoming Secretary of State DAO LLC filing fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Articles of Organization (DAO variant), filed under W.S. § 17-31, the 2021 Wyoming DAO statute
- Operating Agreement with on-chain governance reference (algorithmic or member-managed)
- Smart Contract Disclosure (governance + treasury addresses)
- Engagement Letter
- First-year registered agent service
- Sanctions screen on the order
What's NOT included
- Apostille (sold separately at $189)
- Year-2+ renewal ($139/yr): registered agent plus the Wyoming annual report, all in
- Token or securities legal opinion and governance smart-contract audit (referral basis to crypto counsel)
- US bank account opening (separate post-formation flow; we surface DAO-friendly US rails)
- Tax filings: a Wyoming LLC is pass-through by default, and foreign-owned single-member LLCs must file Form 5472; your responsibility, we refer you to a US Enrolled Agent and do not file it
- Mail forwarding
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Operator-grade use case
The US-domiciled statutory DAO wrapper. Wyoming's 2021 DAO statute (W.S. § 17-31) recognizes a member-managed or algorithmically managed DAO as an LLC, so your protocol gets a legal person that can contract, hold a treasury, and shield contributors behind a liability wall, with on-chain governance referenced in the Operating Agreement rather than collapsed into a Delaware C-Corp. At $399 all-in it is the entry point on our DAO shelf for teams that want US standing without the Marshall Islands price.
Most appropriate for: early- and mid-stage protocols with US-leaning counterparties and banking, DAOs formalizing after an unincorporated phase that want US case law and a familiar registry rather than a sovereign offshore statute, and operators who value the $139/yr all-in renewal and 3-business-day filing over the deeper DAO-specific law offshore.
Less ideal for: serious protocols with a large treasury and institutional counterparties (listings, market makers, fund investment), where the Marshall Islands DAO LLC's sovereign statute or a Cayman Foundation Company carries more weight; and genuinely nonprofit governance with no member distributions, where the Wyoming DUNA is the right wrapper instead.
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner
Common questions
- What is a Wyoming DAO LLC?
- A US-domiciled statutory DAO LLC under Wyoming's DAO statute. It recognizes algorithmic and member-managed DAO governance and gives members a liability shield, at $399 all-in.
- Wyoming or Marshall Islands DAO LLC?
- Wyoming is cheaper and US-domiciled but limited to Wyoming case law; the Marshall Islands DAO LLC is sovereign and recognizes on-chain governance natively. Pick by your stage and ambition.
Operators usually pair this with
Marshall Islands DAO LLC
The only fully automated DAO wrapper.
Wyoming DUNA
The nonprofit DAO wrapper under Wyoming's 2024 DUNA statute.
Cayman Foundation Company
The ownerless DAO wrapper institutional counterparties expect.
Registered Agent (50-state)
50-state US registered agent.