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Most projects separate token distribution, protocol governance/treasury, and day-to-day operations into distinct entities—so you can decentralise over time without sacrificing the basics like hiring, banking, contracting, and shipping product. The diagram below shows the standard pattern and how funds and responsibilities typically flow between the three layers.
Standard Web3 Legal Set-up.
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To feel "protocol-like" and still operate like a normal startup, you keep the project's three hardest-to-mix responsibilities in three different places:
This separation usually unlocks three things:
A purpose-built vehicle used to run token generation/distribution mechanics and isolate the legal, regulatory, and civil risk that tends to cluster around token issuance.
Purpose: containment. If token-related issues arise, they're structurally kept away from the protocol steward and the operating business.
The long-term steward of the protocol layer. It typically holds or controls key protocol rights and treasury assets, sets grant policies, and acts as the real-world counterparty for governance decisions.
Purpose: neutrality and continuity. It provides an accountable legal wrapper for the protocol without looking like a shareholder-owned company that "owns" the network.
The normal startup: it employs the team, signs customer and vendor contracts, builds and ships product, and can raise equity using familiar structures. It's usually funded via a services agreement and/or grants from the governing entity (and sometimes equity investment).
Purpose: execution. It lets the project operate efficiently in the real world without entangling the protocol's governance and treasury with ordinary commercial activities.
These jurisdictions are common not because they're "magic", but because they're familiar, serviceable defaults for global teams.
Not legal or tax advice. This information is for educational purposes only. Consult qualified legal and tax professionals for advice specific to your situation.