Service • El Salvador

El Salvador Digital Asset Issuance

Legal structuring and regulatory support for issuing digital assets under El Salvador’s digital asset framework — from issuer qualification and offering documentation to cross-border distribution logic and partner-ready compliance narratives.

Public offering or private placement

Tokenized debt / equity / RWA

Stable currency offerings (where applicable)

We do not promise approvals. We build defensible issuance readiness: scope, documents, controls and evidence alignment.

What “issuance-ready” means in practice

Not just a whitepaper — a coherent story that survives investor, exchange and banking due diligence.

Issuer & perimeter: who issues, who distributes, who controls marketing and onboarding.
Disclosure discipline: risks, rights, token economics, governance and conflicts.
Distribution logic: restricted jurisdictions, eligibility, KYC/AML, records and audit trails.
Contract stack: terms, subscriptions/placements, vendor contracts, custody/exchange interfaces.

Related services: DASP • BSP • Tokenization

Fit

When El Salvador issuance is a realistic route

“Issuance” is not a label. It’s a regulated narrative around offering, distribution and investor protection logic (even for sophisticated counterparties).

Common use

Tokenized debt / revenue instruments

Projects raising capital with defined rights, cashflow logic and clear risk disclosures.

Debt-like tokens / notes logic.
Revenue participation structures.
RWA-backed narratives (where evidence exists).

Key test: enforceable rights + coherent disclosure.

Common use

Tokenized equity / governance models

Equity-like rights, voting/governance or membership logic requiring disciplined documentation.

Corporate / SPV issuer structures.
Governance and conflict rules.
Transfer/lock-up constraints.

Key test: corporate reality matches token claims.

Sometimes

Stable currency offerings (case-by-case)

Stable currency narratives often require additional issuance and operational constraints.

Reserve and redemption claims.
Disclosure + monitoring discipline.
Bank/PSP alignment and evidence rules.

Key test: reserve proof + operational controls.

If your model is primarily exchange / custody / brokerage, start with DASP qualification first.

Regulatory perimeter

How we frame an issuance under El Salvador rules

We map issuer registration logic, offering type, disclosure expectations and the “who does what” chain (issuer, distributors, certifiers, service providers).

Issuance building blocks we typically map

Issuer: who issues the asset and holds legal responsibility for disclosures.
Offering type: public offering vs private placement mechanics and constraints.
Disclosure document: risks, rights, economics, governance, conflicts, technical and operational facts.
Distribution logic: eligibility, restricted jurisdictions, onboarding, records.
Service perimeter: where DASP/BSP services attach (custody, exchange, brokerage, payments).

Output: an issuance map that prevents contradictions between whitepaper, terms, marketing and real flows.

What usually breaks “paper issuances”

Over-claims

Marketing promises not supported by contracts, governance or reserves.

Undefined roles

Issuer vs platform vs distributor responsibilities are blurred.

Cross-border mismatch

Offering reaches markets where separate securities rules trigger.

No evidence trail

Onboarding, disclosures, consents and logs are not reproducible.

We treat “templates” as a starting point only after your activity and distribution map is clear.

Structuring

What we structure for issuance

We structure the legal “object” behind the token: rights, obligations, enforcement, governance, disclosures and transfer constraints.

Instrument

Debt-like / cashflow tokens

Clear payment logic, covenants, events of default and enforcement mechanics.

Terms + risk disclosure discipline.
Issuer governance and approvals trail.
Transfer/lock-up rules and eligibility.

Designed for investor and partner due diligence.

Instrument

Equity / governance tokens

Rights mapping between corporate reality and token claims (voting, information, economics).

Corporate/SPV alignment.
Cap table logic and restrictions.
Conflict and disclosure controls.

Avoids “token says X, company does Y”.

Asset logic

RWA / asset-backed narratives

Evidence-backed backing: title, rights, valuation logic, and disclosure of limitations.

Backing verification and limitations.
Servicing / custody roles and controls.
Investor communications and reporting rules.

Backing claims must be provable, not promotional.

Need tokenization groundwork first? See Tokenization support.

Documentation

Issuance documentation we build (coherent stack)

We treat documents as one system: disclosure, investor onboarding, distribution restrictions, and operational evidence must match.

Investor-facing

Disclosure document (risk, rights, economics, governance, conflicts, technical and operational facts).
Terms / subscription / placement documents (public or private style).
Eligibility + restricted jurisdictions rules (offer and marketing perimeter).
Investor onboarding flows and consent capture (repeatable evidence).

Goal: consistency between what is promised and what can be executed.

Operational & compliance

Issuer governance & accountability map (who signs, who approves, who updates disclosures).
AML/KYC and sanctions rules aligned to distribution logic.
Recordkeeping: disclosures, consents, onboarding evidence, communications archive.
Vendor/outsourcing contracts baseline (issuance platform, custody, registrar/agents as applicable).

If the same group also operates custody/exchange, we align with DASP requirements to avoid “split compliance”.

Process

Issuance process (workable sequence)

We keep the structure, documents and evidence aligned to reduce rework and friction with counterparties.

Practical principle: define what must be provable, not only what must be written.

Typical output: issuance map + document scope + evidence checklist.

Qualification & perimeter

Define the asset type, offering type, distribution footprint and the “who is responsible” chain.

Issuer structure

Issuer entity, governance approvals, accountability, conflicts and representation rules.

Disclosure & investor terms

Disclosure document + terms/subscription/placement documents aligned to economics and risks.

Distribution controls

Restricted jurisdictions, eligibility, onboarding, consents, marketing perimeter and communications archive.

Compliance & evidence

AML/KYC, sanctions, recordkeeping, vendor oversight and an evidence checklist for audits/partners.

Launch readiness

Operational playbook: disclosure updates, incident handling, reporting rhythm and “change management”.

We do not “optimize for speed”. We optimize for coherence — to reduce later blockers with exchanges, banks, investors and auditors.

Cross-border

Cross-border distribution: what we flag early

Even if the issuer is in El Salvador, the offer can trigger rules in the markets you target (or unintentionally reach).

Risk

Securities law triggers elsewhere

Offering into certain markets can trigger local prospectus/registration/marketing restrictions.

Investor type and solicitation rules.
Marketing channels and language targeting.
Geo-fencing + eligibility controls.

We design distribution logic to reduce “accidental offering”.

Risk

AML / sanctions consistency

Partners will test whether onboarding and monitoring match the stated distribution model.

Risk scoring and escalation logic.
Source-of-funds evidence rules.
Record retention and retrieval discipline.

Evidence matters more than policy wording.

Risk

Token claims vs operational reality

Reserve/redemption/rights statements must be provable via contracts, controls and records.

Vendor responsibility and oversight.
Disclosure update governance.
Incident communications baseline.

We avoid “promises you cannot evidence”.

If issuance is paired with ongoing digital asset services, we align the perimeter with DASP / BSP routes.

Support

How we support digital asset issuances

We focus on qualification, document coherence, implementable controls and evidence — not on marketing promises.

What we deliver

Issuance qualification memo tied to your real flows and distribution footprint.
Issuer structure and governance baseline (roles, approvals, conflict handling).
Disclosure document + investor terms (public/private style, case-by-case).
Distribution rules: eligibility, restricted jurisdictions, onboarding evidence, marketing perimeter.
Consistency checks across product UX, documents, and operational reality.

We can start with a qualification memo and scope the full issuance pack only after the perimeter is confirmed.

How we work (practical)

First 60 minutes

Asset type, issuer, distribution map, counterparties, and service perimeter.

Evidence-first

We define what must be reproducible (consents, logs, approvals, disclosures).

No contradictions

Whitepaper, terms, marketing and operations describe the same business.

Cross-border aware

We flag external market triggers early (solicitation, eligibility, marketing).

Need Bitcoin-only rails? See El Salvador BSP License.

Start with an issuance qualification memo

Send a short description of the asset, issuer, target investors/markets, distribution channels, and whether custody/exchange services are involved. We propose an issuance route and a document scope aligned to real flows.

If you already have documents, we can start with a gap review and update only what is missing or inconsistent.

Good fit for this service:

Tokenized financing (debt / revenue instruments).
Equity-like or governance token structures.
RWA / asset-backed narratives requiring evidence discipline.
Projects needing partner-ready disclosures and controls.

Focus: workable issuance documentation + distribution controls that match real operations — and reduce friction with investors, banks and platforms.