Methodology · CLBR v1.0
HOW WE SCORE.
The Crypto Licensing Bar Rating scores each firm from 0 to 100 across seven weighted pillars. Every score is grounded in public, verifiable signals — regulators named, teams listed, licences documented. No pay-to-win, no adjectives.
The seven pillars · weights sum to 100
THE RUBRIC.
22 Licensing specialisation
Exclusive VASP/CASP/MiCA focus versus general-corporate dilution.
/22 18 Jurisdictional coverage
Number of regulators the firm actually files with, EU and offshore.
/18 15 Licences secured
Documented licences obtained — not raw client volume or marketing claims.
/15 13 AML / DORA depth
AML, Travel-Rule and DORA execution, plus ex-regulator experience.
/13 12 Transparency
Published pricing, realistic timelines and a described process.
/12 10 Post-licence support
Ongoing compliance, reporting and renewals after the grant.
/10 10 E-E-A-T
Named team, ex-regulators, publications and verifiable authority.
/10 Bands
How scores group
Band 1 = 80–100. Band 2 = 65–79. Band 3 = below 65. A firm's band is a function of its score only.
Grounding
Public signals only
Scores derive from named regulators, listed teams, documented licences and published pricing. Where a firm hedges, we keep the hedge.
Freshness
Updated on a cycle
Last full re-score 2026-07-14. Next scheduled 2026-09-12. Interim refresh roughly every 60 days.
CLBR v1.0 · This ranking is editorial opinion, not legal advice. See disclosure.