Courts are too slow & too expensive
18–36 months, €50,000+ in costs, and judges who rarely understand blockchain.
Crypto Dispute Resolution Infrastructure
A fixed point in a volatile market.
Crypto moves trillions, yet it lacks the dispute resolution every other financial market takes for granted. LOFOTEN provides the technology, the legal rules, and the trained arbitrator network to resolve crypto disputes quickly — with awards enforceable in 172 countries under the New York Convention.
200+
EU crypto businesses need a dispute mechanism by July 2026
172
countries where our awards are enforceable
30 days
consumer fast-track resolution
0
specialist crypto dispute forums exist today
01 — The Problem
The problem in one paragraph
Between 2021 and 2024, our co-founder lost €15,000 to a fraudulent trading platform, survived multiple rug pulls, and was left holding tokens and NFTs with no market and no recourse. He is a lawyer qualified in France, England, and New York. He still had nowhere to go. That is the problem LOFOTEN exists to solve.
When a crypto business freezes an account, when a token sale fails to deliver, when two businesses clash over a digital-asset contract — there is no fast, affordable, technically competent forum to settle it.
Three failure points
Online crypto "courts" aren't enforceable
clever technology, but their decisions don't hold up in national courts.
The result
billions lost every year, with no recourse.
02 — Solution
A white-label arbitration platform
LOFOTEN is a white-label platform: established institutions — the ICC, CIArb, or CMAP — can deploy it under their own brand. We supply the technology, the legal rules, and the trained arbitrator network. They supply institutional credibility and the enforcement framework. Awards issued through the system are enforceable in 172 countries under the New York Convention — as binding as a court judgment.
Built crypto-first — but not crypto-only. The same workflow extends to software, data, and IP disputes.
03 — How it works
From filing to enforceable award
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01
Filing
A party submits its claim and blockchain evidence through the online portal.
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AI triage
The system classifies the dispute and recommends the right procedure.
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Evidence
AI reads blockchain records, builds the timeline, and calculates asset values across dates.
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Hearing
A qualified arbitrator runs proceedings with AI document support.
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Award
The arbitrator issues a binding decision, enforceable in 172 countries.
A human arbitrator reviews and approves every AI output before it reaches the parties. AI handles the technical analysis — arbitrators make every decision. Mandatory ethical-AI guidelines govern all panel members.
04 — Products
Six building blocks
Legal Clause Library
Ready-made contract clauses crypto businesses embed in their agreements. When a dispute arises, the clause automatically triggers LOFOTEN arbitration — no court required.
AI-Assisted Case Management
AI reads blockchain records, builds event timelines, calculates asset values across dates, and helps draft decisions. Humans decide; AI does the groundwork.
B2B Arbitration
Full arbitration for disputes between crypto businesses — exchanges, custodians, infrastructure providers, token issuers. Rules aligned with ICC and CIArb standards.
B2C Fast-Track
A 30-day procedure for individual investors with claims up to €25,000. Free for the claimant — funded by the business's subscription. For the retail investor who lost money and has nowhere to go.
Trust Badge Subscription
Businesses subscribe and display a LOFOTEN trust certification badge. After Luna/UST ($40B lost) and Celsius ($4.7B frozen), trust is a competitive advantage. Legitimate businesses want to signal they aren't the next scandal.
Proof of Arbitration Certificate
A certification programme for crypto-industry professionals, in four levels from Associate to Fellow. We teach arbitration to people who already understand crypto — not the reverse.
05 — Why Now
The market is being created by regulation — right now
MiCA
The EU's landmark crypto regulation requires every Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) to have complaints-handling procedures. 200+ EU-licensed CASPs need a compliant framework from 1 July 2026. Article 78 creates the obligation but sets no standard. That gap is our market.
ICC Rules 2026
The world's leading arbitration institution updated its rules with zero crypto-specific procedures. The gap between market need and institutional supply is now officially documented.
EU ADR Directive
LOFOTEN is pursuing notification as a designated crypto ADR entity under French law — a quasi-regulatory status that would create a significant competitive moat.
06 — The Network
The network nobody can copy
The certified arbitrator network is the most valuable long-term asset of the business. A pool of battle-tested, crypto-native, formally trained arbitrators takes years to build and can't be bought with capital alone. We reverse the usual approach: instead of teaching arbitrators about crypto, we take crypto professionals and train them in arbitration. The result is arbitrators the Web3 community actually trusts.
Associate
Certified Arbitrator
Senior Arbitrator
Fellow
LOFOTEN is exploring a joint certification programme with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and INSEAD. These conversations are at an early stage; no formal partnership exists yet.
07 — Why Us
Our moat is not capital. It's credentials.
Four categories of player touch this space — none covers the full picture.
Traditional institutions (ICC, CIArb, LCIA, CMAP)
credible and enforceable worldwide, but they handle crypto under generic financial rules never designed for blockchain evidence or token valuation. These are our white-label partners, not our competitors.
JAMS Smart Contract Panel
partial crypto awareness, but no white-label, no consumer fast-track, no certification programme.
Kleros / Aragon Court
fully crypto-native, but decided by token-holder voting and not enforceable in national courts. No trained arbitrators, no due-process guarantees.
AI legal tools (Harvey, Legora, Eudia)
they make lawyers faster. We build the institution itself. They can't sit as arbitrators or issue enforceable awards. Potential partners, not competitors.
Harvey cannot sit as arbitrator. Kleros awards cannot be enforced in court. No competitor combines triple legal qualification, CIArb membership, MiCA expertise, crypto experience, and a certified arbitrator network at once. We are building the courthouse — not a better hammer.
08 — Team
Founder–market fit
Sébastien Oddos
Co-Founder, Legal Architecture & Regulatory Strategy- Lawyer qualified in France, England & Wales, and New York State
- Former Head of Legal (EMEA & LatAm) at Guidewire Software
- 15+ years in fintech and IT law across 30+ jurisdictions — MiCA, DORA, NIS2, GDPR
- Retail crypto investor since 2021 — first-hand experience of rug pulls, ICO failures, and fraud
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) — pursuing Fellowship (target 2028)
- Masters from Columbia, King's College London, Sciences Po, Paris 11–HEC · INSEAD GEMBA 2026–2028
Egle Paukstyte
Co-Founder, Operations, Strategy & Fundraising- Built and scaled the Middle East operations of Teltonika Group (€352M revenue, 2,750 employees, 27 countries; #1 GPS hardware manufacturer globally)
- Deep network across Baltic digital-asset markets — Lithuania holds one of Europe's largest concentrations of MiCA-licensed crypto businesses
- Leads arbitrator-panel recruitment and onboarding · INSEAD GEMBA 2026–2028
We're hiring
Crypto Industry Lead
operator from an exchange, DeFi protocol, or Web3 startup. EU-based preferred.
AI Engineering Lead
technical lead for the AI workflow: blockchain evidence parsing, dispute triage, award-drafting assistance. LLM + legal-tech experience preferred.
09 — Traction
Built, incorporated, and in motion
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Legal framework built
Crypto arbitration clause library covering 8 dispute categories, including token valuation, blockchain evidence standards, anonymous-party handling, and smart-contract failure.
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Company incorporated
French SAS LOFOTEN, registered 2025, brand registered; structured for potential institutional acquisition.
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Institutional contact
A warm personal contact with Ben Giaretta FCIArb, Chair of the CIArb Board of Trustees; partnership discussions and a working-paper submission in the pipeline.
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Market outreach
Active dialogue across the French crypto ecosystem, including connections to ADAN and Meria.
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Incubator
Engaged with the Station F / INSEAD Launchpad ecosystem; preliminary pilot discussions with French and Baltic crypto companies.
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Regulatory pathway
Pursuing notification as a designated crypto ADR entity under French law and the EU ADR Directive.
10 — Contact
Let's talk.
Whether you're a crypto business preparing for MiCA, an institution exploring white-label deployment, or a professional who wants to become a certified arbitrator — we want to hear from you.