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Cayman Islands DAO for German founders

Setting up a dao in Cayman Islands as a German founder is a three-variable problem: the Cayman Islands entity, the dao regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.

Cayman Islands entity

Economic Substance Law applies to relevant activities

DAO considerations

Governance organisation needing legal wrapper for contracts and liability.

German UBO exposure

AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.

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