Swiss Domicile & Regulatory Architecture

1. The Strategic Objective

To support the long-horizon mission of the Aligned Sovereign Intelligence Protocol (ASIP), the Aligned Institute is preparing a formal transition to a Swiss Foundation (Stiftung). This domicile will serve as the ultimate fiduciary and regulatory anchor for the protocol’s decentralized governance and real-world asset (RWA) treasury.

Switzerland was selected as the optimal jurisdiction due to its unparalleled regulatory clarity for tokenized ecosystems, its historic commitment to geopolitical neutrality (essential for global public-good research), and its density of world-class AI research institutions.

2. The Proposed Legal Structure

The protocol will be anchored by a Public Benefit Swiss Foundation, headquartered in the greater Zurich area. This structure perfectly balances institutional fiduciary oversight with decentralized, on-chain execution.

Fiduciary Supremacy & Token Governance:
Under Swiss Civil Code, the Foundation Board will retain ultimate fiduciary responsibility, treasury oversight, and strategic direction. However, the Board will formally delegate the specific curation and selection of AI safety research grants to the ASIP network via the ABC and AIC governance tokens. This ensures full compliance with Swiss foundation law while enabling a scalable, decentralized peer-review economy.

3. Treasury & Compliance Operations

As a protocol operating at the intersection of AI safety funding and institutional finance, regulatory rigor is built into the protocol’s base layer.

• Asset-Backed Treasury (SAT): The Foundation will act as the legal custodian of the SAT treasury—a diversified, over-collateralized commodity and stablecoin basket designed to provide a non-speculative funding floor for safety research.
• Institutional-Grade Compliance: The Foundation will adhere strictly to Swiss Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA) requirements. All grant recipients (both researchers and institutions) will undergo rigorous KYC/KYB and sanctions screening before any funds are disbursed.
• Privacy-Preserving Proofs: The protocol utilizes zk-SNARKs to allow partnering organizations to prove governance milestones and alignment compliance to the Foundation without disclosing proprietary institutional data.

4. Transition Timeline

The transition is designed as a phased rollout to ensure uninterrupted grant operations:

• 2026 Phase I: Finalize compliance audits, execute the institutional capital raise, and deploy the public testnet.
• 2027 Phase II: Execute the formal legal incorporation of the Swiss Foundation, establish the physical registered office, and complete the asset/treasury migration to the Swiss entity under FINMA guidelines.