Regulatory Strategy
Regulation isn't something you design around. It's something you design with in mind.
The Challenge
Regulatory frameworks for emerging technology are being written in real time. The firms that move first treat regulation as architecture.
What We Do
01
FCA Cryptoasset Authorization
End-to-end gateway preparation: gap analysis, threshold conditions, ICARA, operational resilience, and application management. Window: 30 Sep 2026 – 28 Feb 2027.
02
Cross-Jurisdictional Regulatory Strategy
Coordinated compliance across UK, EU (MiCA), US, and other jurisdictions. One structure that satisfies multiple regulators.
03
AI & Emerging Technology Governance
Governance frameworks for AI, machine learning, and autonomous agents. Built before regulators require them.
04
Quantum Risk & Cryptographic Resilience
Quantum exposure assessment, NIST post-quantum migration planning, and regulatory readiness for cryptographic infrastructure.
05
AML/CTF & Financial Crime
Anti-money laundering program design, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring architecture, and suspicious activity reporting frameworks.
06
Not sure where to start?
Most regulatory engagements combine two or three of these. We start with a call to figure out where you are.
The windows that shape 2026 and 2027
Where the position gets built — and where it's already too late.
FCA stablecoin & custody
Draft rules open for comment. Submissions inside the perimeter shape the final text.
FCA authorisation window
Gateway opens. Applicants without filed architecture lose place in queue.
MiCA transitional phase-ins
National regimes close. EU passporting requires MiCA-aligned governance in place.
US market structure & stablecoin rules
Federal stablecoin framework and SEC/CFTC jurisdictional clarity reshape how US-facing products are designed and supervised.
AI Act & quantum risk
Enterprise controls for frontier AI. NIST PQC migration timelines begin to bind.
Why Dreadnought
Seven years inside Barclays investment banking compliance. CLO and interim COO at Polkadot. Nearly a decade scaling legal and operational infrastructure across 40 jurisdictions at the Tony Blair Institute. Direct experience building the infrastructure regulators scrutinize, not theory.
For reserved legal activities, we work alongside SRA-regulated partners, complete coverage, one relationship.
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