Nikita Prokopenko is a lawyer at SBSB FinTech Lawyers specializing in fintech and digital asset regulation. With over 5 years of experience in the fintech and crypto sectors, Nikita advises international clients on regulatory frameworks, licensing strategies, and compliance requirements for digital finance businesses.
His practice focuses on supporting crypto exchanges, fintech platforms, and blockchain-based projects entering regulated markets across Europe and other key jurisdictions. Nikita works closely with clients to design compliant operational structures and navigate evolving regulatory environments, including the EU’s MiCA framework and digital finance regulations across multiple jurisdictions, including El Salvador (Bitcoin Law), South Africa (FAIS, CASP regulations), Singapore (Payment Services Act), and Canada (MSB obligations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act).
Key Expertise
Crypto and Digital Asset Regulation
Nikita advises crypto companies and blockchain-based businesses on regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions. His work includes assisting clients with the legal structuring of crypto exchanges, custodial platforms, and Web3 projects, ensuring compliance with international AML/CFT standards and digital asset regulations.
He regularly supports projects implementing MiCA compliance strategies, helping companies prepare for authorization as Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) within the European Union and overseas.
FinTech Licensing and Regulatory Compliance
Nikita has contributed to multiple fintech and payment licensing projects across Europe. His experience includes assisting with the preparation of documentation and regulatory frameworks for Electronic Money Institutions (EMI), Payment Institutions (PI), Money Services Businesses (MSB), and Financial Service Providers (FSP).
He also advises fintech startups and established financial service providers on regulatory strategy, operational structuring, and compliance implementation.
Legal Structuring for Blockchain and Web3 Projects
Nikita provides legal support to blockchain-based initiatives, including tokenization platforms, DAO projects, RWA tokenization, listings, and prediction markets. His work includes jurisdictional analysis, international corporate structuring, regulatory risk assessment, drafting internal compliance policies, and advising on business models that incorporate decentralized technologies.
Role at SBSB FinTech Lawyers
At SBSB FinTech Lawyers, Nikita works as part of the firm’s fintech and crypto regulatory team, supporting international clients launching and scaling digital finance businesses. He leads the most complex and sophisticated tasks, contributing to projects involving crypto licensing, regulatory structuring, and compliance implementation for fintech and blockchain companies operating across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. His work also includes preparing internal policies and regulatory documentation required for financial and crypto businesses.
Public and Professional Activity
Nikita actively participates in the international fintech and blockchain community. He regularly represents SBSB FinTech Lawyers at major global industry events, including ICE, SiGMA, European Blockchain Convention, and others.
In addition to attending industry conferences, Nikita frequently researches and writes on developments in digital finance regulation, particularly focusing on MiCA implementation and emerging regulatory frameworks for crypto companies. He also participates in webinars and industry discussions addressing regulatory strategies and legal challenges for crypto businesses entering global markets.
Media & Webinars
Nikita Prokopenko regularly contributes to industry discussions on crypto regulation and financial innovation, including:
Webinar: «MiCA is not the only way: Legal alternatives for European cryptocurrency companies»
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqMj_8SghjI
Foresight News – Order and Ambition in the New Crypto Frontier: On-Site Observations from the European Blockchain Convention (EBC) 2025
https://foresightnews.pro/article/detail/91423
https://www.odaily.news/zh-CN/post/5207165
Speaking for ELSA Ukraine
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sbsb_knowledge-only-has-power-when-its-shared-activity-7315021394608570368-oZ0Z
Cryptonews – America’s ‘Most Pro-Bitcoin Congress Ever’ Has Promises to Keep
https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/americas-most-pro-bitcoin-congress-ever-has-promises-to-keep/
