Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Vasyl
Vasyl Ponomarev is Co-founder of Manimama. With over 20 years of business experience including cryptocurrency-market trading, mining operations, and IT consulting, Vasyl combines operational entrepreneurship with the legal-services side of Manimama's fintech advisory work. He established and managed cryptocurrency mining centres in Ukraine and Estonia before co-founding the firm.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Co-founder — Manimama
- 20+ years business experience in crypto trading, mining, and IT consulting
- Operator of crypto-mining centres in Ukraine and Estonia
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- Manimama — About the firm and its founders — firm bio
- Crypto Law Index — Manimama CLPAI ranking — directory
Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Vasyl's practice (Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, European Union · MiCA CASP, Non-EU crypto).
Crypto company formation · Cross-jurisdiction guide
Crypto Company Formation 2026: The Vehicle, the Capital, and the Licence
A cross-jurisdiction guide to forming the company behind a crypto business — Estonia OÜ, Lithuania UAB, Czech s.r.o., Ireland LTD, Poland sp…
VASP licensing · Pre-MiCA frameworks
VASP License Crypto Explained — Pre-MiCA Frameworks to MiCA Migration
VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) registration was the dominant pre-MiCA EU crypto framework — AML-focused registration in Estonia, Lith…
EU TFR · Travel Rule · 2026 implementation
EU Travel Rule, AML, Sanctions & DAC8 — CASP Compliance 2026
The EU AML, Travel Rule, sanctions and tax-reporting stack for CASPs in one place — TFR member-state implementation, self-hosted wallets, FA…
Licensed crypto exchanges EU · CASP directory 2026
Licensed Crypto Exchanges EU 2026 — Authorised CASP Directory
By 2026 the EU has approximately 300-500 authorised CASPs operating under MiCA Regulation. This guide explains how authorisation works, wher…
Estonia vs Lithuania · CASP comparison
Estonia vs Lithuania CASP License 2026 — Which to Choose
Estonia vs Lithuania for a MiCA CASP licence, with Latvia and Poland in the frame too. The Baltic-CEE rulebooks have converged under MiCA. W…
Crypto brokerage · OTC desk · MiCA services
Crypto Broker License 2026 — OTC Desk and Brokerage Under MiCA
A crypto broker license under MiCA is built from CASP services — reception and transmission of orders, execution, and placing for an agency …