In order to compete, Solaris needs to move to a jurisdiction where the regulations do not drive away clients. The Seychelles and the British Virgin Islands both work.
The people behind Solaris can stay right where they are located in Europe. That is no problem. What regulations affect clients adversely? What can be done for freedom?
One big one is to have KYC requirements that allow small traders the option to opt out of invasive KYC requirements that should be reserved for large traders only.
Let me illustrate more from the examples of kyber Swap dot com and also Poloniex dot com. Both of these exchanges are moving toward greater freedom.
Read these pages below and you will realize the real competition will be in keeping your exchange in a jurisdiction that promotes Freedom and not slavery.
Very important that you read this jaw-dropping announcement below:Poloniex moves jurisdiction to Seychelles:
https://www.trustnodes.com/2019/12/22/poloniex-drops-kycalso:
KyberSwap is moving its jurisdiction to British Virgin Islands ( A MOVE TO FREEDOM )
On Jan 24, 2020, KyberSwap.com and- related interfaces (the “Platform”) will no longer be operated by Kyber Network International Limited (“Kyber Network”) and will be operated by KYRD International Limited (“KYRD International”), a sister company incorporated and based in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). There are no other changes apart from the new operating entity of KyberSwap.com being changed to KYRD International.
Why are we moving?
The Platform will move to the BVI, as we wish to continue to offer an easily accessible trading platform at very low costs.
Currently, KyberSwap is operating in Malta. However, Malta will most likely adopt a very strict implementation of new EU regulations that also apply to crypto companies. If KyberSwap falls under these new regulations, this would mean that we have to demand an extensive amount of information from our current and future customers. We believe that crypto markets should be freely available to most, and the new regulations would put too high a barrier for the majority of traders, both - regulatory and cost-wise. The implementation of these changes would greatly affect the platform and its customers. Therefore, we have decided to operate the Platform from the BVI. The team and leadership will remain the same.Hello,
We actually explored this option already in great detail with our lawyers over last few weeks, but things are not as simple as they seem with the new regulations.
Any company that is controlled/managed in-or-from the Netherlands (and all other EU states) is subject to the same AMLD5 regulations. There is no real way to circumvent these rules, apart from physically moving to BVI/Seychelles, which is not an option. A lot of exchanges already closed down trying to avoid regulations, and more will follow as regulators will come bite them in the ass eventually, even in Seychelles or BVI.
We explored every option trying to keep Txbit KYC-free, and at great expense, but it's just not feasible with the updated regulations.