Viktor Juskin

Viktor Juskin’s career before co-founding LegalBison was spent inside regulated financial institutions, giving him a practitioner’s perspective on AML/CTF compliance, banking relationships, and financial product regulation that informs every dimension of his role at the firm. His career progression spans three distinct phases:

• Institutional banking – at a major European bank, he gained working knowledge of client onboarding and due diligence procedures, AML/CTF compliance as applied from within a banking environment, and the internal risk assessment processes governing how banks evaluate and manage corporate relationships;
• Regulated brokerage leadership – as Head of Brokerage and FX Dealer at Admiral Markets Group (Admirals), one of the largest FX/CFD brokers in the EU by trading volume, he held operational responsibility for brokerage execution, FX dealing, and regulatory compliance within a MiFID II-regulated environment;
• Co-Founder, LegalBison – built the firm’s operational infrastructure from inception: internal processes, service methodology, team structure, and multi-office coordination systems that enable delivery across 50+ jurisdictions worldwide. His role has evolved toward strategic direction, regulatory engagement, and high-level advisory.

Viktor Juskin’s expertise operates at the intersection of three analytical functions that underpin LegalBison’s service methodology:

• Payment flow architecture – developing and maintaining the models that determine how LegalBison assesses client payment flows and identifies licensing triggers. This involves mapping the complete payment architecture of each client’s business model: where fiat enters and exits, how crypto assets are handled, which entities take custody, and at which points VASP licensing or other regulatory authorizations are triggered;
• Regulatory research – contributing to the firm’s knowledge base, analytical frameworks, and jurisdictional assessments across MiCA compliance, MiFID II, PSD2, PSD3, VASP/CASP, and AML/CTF frameworks. His institutional background gives this research function a practical orientation: regulatory developments are assessed from both the advisory perspective and the institutional response perspective;
• Banking strategy – shaping LegalBison’s approach to banking access for clients in the crypto and FinTech licensing domains. His experience inside a major bank’s client onboarding and compliance processes helps the firm structure client entities and documentation to meet institutional requirements.

His jurisdictional reach is firm-wide, covering EU-regulated environments, LATAM jurisdictions, offshore structuring territories, and MENA markets, applied within LegalBison’s 50+ jurisdiction service scope. Specific frameworks include MiCA, MiFID II, PSD2, PSD3, FATF AML/CTF standards, and VASP/CASP licensing regimes across multiple regions.

As Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Viktor Juskin holds a strategic leadership role spanning multiple functional areas within LegalBison’s structure. His responsibilities extend across four interconnected functions:

• Payment flow methodology – the analytical models and frameworks used to assess client platforms and identify licensing triggers guide all legal, compliance, and implementation work at the firm;
• Regulatory research and intelligence – contributing to the continuous evaluation of regulatory developments and translating that intelligence into guidance for the firm’s implementation, legal, and compliance teams to act on;
• Banking strategy – directing the firm’s approach to banking access and entity structuring for clients across high-risk verticals;
• Technology assessment – ensuring that legal and compliance conclusions reflect what each client’s platform does at the technical level.

Viktor Juskin co-designed LegalBison’s implementation methodology and helped build the multi-disciplinary team structure. His career runs from institutional banking through regulated brokerage leadership to co-founding LegalBison. This progression reflects consistent experience on both sides of regulatory compliance.

Interviews and Public Appearances

• Bitcoin.com News: MiCA Decoded: Experts Share Unique Insights for Crypto Founders, Builders and Investors
• Bitcoin.com News: MiCA Decoded: A European Regulation White Paper Data Says Something Else
• Bitcoin.com News: MiCA Decoded: 174 Registered CASPs But Only 14 Can Operate a Centralized Crypto Exchange (CEX)