This outline provides an overview of the most common structure for incorporating a Cosmos SDK chain or decentralized application with a token for projects based in the US.
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Legal Structure Overview
The following table gives an overview of the different stages of legal structuring for US-projects:
Entity Details
The following highlights more details on the 3 different entities this structure includes:
Step 1: Developer Company (DevCo) for US-ProjectsStage 2: Setting Up the Token Issuer Entity / Token SPV (US-Teams)Step 3: Network Foundation Structures (US and non-US Teams)