Articles of Association
A clear operating map for the Crays ecosystem.
Before you visit, join, partner, build or invest with Crays, this page explains how the Swiss association coordinates access, standards, community, technology, brand rights, project approvals and DAO-based participation.
Not just statutes
A lifestyle ecosystem needs a management system people can trust.
The legal structure matters because Crays is connecting real places, member access, brand rights, technology, capital and local operations. Guests should feel the experience. Partners and investors should understand who decides, who manages and where execution happens.
Start here
The association is useful because every stakeholder gets a clear place in the system.
Crays is not only a website, club or app. It is an organizational layer that connects real hospitality spaces, digital profiles, capital, brand rights and local operators under one shared set of rules.
Know what Crays promises before you arrive
You should find familiar standards, curated access, community moments and services that make hotels, clubs and hospitality spaces feel local instead of anonymous.
Use one social layer across real places
The Crays app, Nostr profiles, matching, Lightning payments, perks and venue networks are meant to make booking, ordering, discovery and introductions work in the same ecosystem.
Move from access to participation
Members receive services, events, training, partner offers and club access. Active members can also participate in votes through their assigned member group.
Plug into brand, standards and demand
Venue operators, lifestyle brands, tech builders and local community leaders can work with Crays through approved brand use, shared IT, marketing, sales, customer service and events.
Build local profit centers with clear rules
Local projects can use dedicated entities, local management, financing structures, IP licenses, franchise terms and association monitoring instead of mixing every activity into the association.
Understand where economic upside sits
The association is purpose-bound. Economic participation is designed through project entities, IP structures, financing companies, tokenized shares, funds or operating companies.
What the association does
Crays uses the association to coordinate a global Work, Live & Play infrastructure.
The association exists for people and organizations that work internationally and need reliable social, technical and operational infrastructure across locations. It protects the shared Crays idea while giving local projects enough room to operate commercially in the right entity.
Build the global network
Develop a community of business nomads, creators, founders, hospitality operators, finance partners, tech builders and local professionals.
Keep the experience consistent
Define and monitor Crays standards, compliance rules, service expectations and partner requirements across clubs and locations.
Connect digital identity with real venues
Support app layers, Nostr profiles, Lightning payments, venue networks, AI matching, local mesh and DAO-ready voting tools.
Govern IP and approved use
Coordinate Crays brand, software, standards, licensing logic and future tokenized IP so partners can build under clear permissions.
Bridge capital to projects
Create a neutral framework for ecosystem funding, investor relations, tokenized assets, real estate structures and project financing.
Scale through clubs and franchise
Support new Crays Clubs, local operators, partner projects and franchise-on-blockchain models without losing one shared identity.
Real venues, digital rails
The association keeps the physical experience and the digital layer moving in one direction.
For guests and users, Crays should feel simple: arrive, connect, access services, meet people and use one profile across venues. Behind that, the association coordinates the standards, data logic, DAO route and technology choices so partners can build without fragmenting the brand.
Profile, access and perks
A user should understand what Crays unlocks before entering a club, venue, event or digital community space.
Local mesh and service rails
Crays can connect hospitality systems, local hardware, booking, ordering, payments and venue-specific member services.
Voting, proof and group logic
Membership, group assignment, proposals and digital voting can move into DAO-supported workflows as the infrastructure matures.
RWA and project participation
Where economic participation is appropriate, it sits in dedicated vehicles such as project companies, IP structures, funds or local operators.
Management architecture
The management stack: formal association, 8-member Steering Committee, 30-person Extended Steering Committee and project execution.
This structure is the working map for the next team-definition step. The formal bodies protect governance; the Steering Committee keeps management small and accountable; the Extended Steering Committee brings specialist depth; executive teams and project entities execute.
Steering Committee members
Small management circle for priority, coordination and accountability.
Extended Steering Committee people
Specialist layer across finance, real estate, hospitality, tech, brand, risk, legal and DAO topics.
Membership groups
Community, Core and Investor groups carry the active voting logic; passive members remain access/support only.
Execution as needed
Local ventures, operating entities, partner projects and franchise structures execute outside the association where economics require it.
Formal association layer
The legal layer that protects member rights, voting, budgets, standards and accountability.
Member Assembly
Highest body for reports, budgets, fees, elections, statutes, seat transfer and dissolution.
Council
Formal leadership and representation; sets strategy, controls current affairs and supervises organization.
Groups Assembly
Group-level votes for Community, Core and Investor matters where the Articles allow it.
Auditor
Financial review and trust layer for the association accounts where required.
Steering Committee | 8 members
A compact operating circle for management decisions, priorities and cross-functional alignment before work goes into teams or entities.
President
Vision, representation, ecosystem growth, strategic leadership and final management rhythm.
Vice President
Deputy coordination, continuity, escalation support and cross-team alignment.
General Secretary
Secretariat leadership, records, member register, meetings, agendas and governance process.
Finance & Investor Relations
Financial modeling, ecosystem funding, capital partners, asset management and investor communication.
Real Estate & Construction
Location strategy, cost planning, architecture, visualization, construction and local development logic.
Web5 Tech & Hardware
AI, blockchain, Web3, DA/RWA, app layers, PMS, on-site hardware and local mesh infrastructure.
Hospitality, Retail & Events
Crays Club concept, hospitality management, MICE, Crays Award, events and member experience.
Governance, Legal, Tax & Risk
DAO setup, tokenomics, securities, compliance, legal, tax, due diligence and risk management.
General Secretariat | operating office
The functional office below the Steering Committee. No personal roster here: it shows what this layer manages so the team structure can be defined later.
Administration
Member register, official records, internal coordination and continuity of association work.
Meetings
Agenda preparation, minutes, decision documentation and follow-up for Council and assemblies.
Finance office
Accounting preparation, fee handling, budget material and financial reporting support.
DAO setup
Operational preparation for digital membership proof, voting tools and governance workflows.
Implementation support
Task tracking, project handover and coordination between committees and executive teams.
Crisis support
Structured response path for urgent issues, escalations, compliance topics and member concerns.
Extended Steering Committee | 30 specialists
The expert layer around the Steering Committee, supplemented by advisory capacity and executive teams led through the General Secretariat.
Finance & capital
Financial modeling, asset management, investor relations, ecosystem funding, TradFi/DA/RWA bridge.
Real estate
Planning, costs, architecture, visualization, construction overview and asset-backed project logic.
Web5 technology
AI, blockchain, Web3, DA/RWA, Nostr, Lightning, RGB, PMS, on-site hardware and venue systems.
Hospitality & retail
Global Crays Club concept, hospitality management, retail, MICE, local experience and operations.
Brand & growth
Brand building, sales, marketing, stakeholder management, community guideline and network growth.
DAO & governance
DAO management, organization setup, tokenomics, utility token, securities, legal, tax and compliance.
Risk & diligence
Project controlling, compliance, due diligence, crisis management and global solutions risk management.
Events & culture
Global events, Crays Award, partner activations, music, fashion, art, media and creator layers.
Execution and entity layer
Where projects, local operations, financing, IP and franchise execution sit outside the association when economics need a dedicated vehicle.
Crays Association CH
Membership rights, privileges, services, infrastructure, marketing, standards and franchise monitoring.
Tokenized IP Box
Brand, trademarks, software, operational standards, digital assets and licensing permissions.
Founders Club AG
Tokenized financing layer, project fundraising, share participation and capital bridge.
Local operating entities
Club operations, local CEO, local partners, profit centers, IP costs and financing costs.
Real Estate Fund / REIT / UPREIT
Asset-backed locations, tokenization, ownership structures and operating entities.
Franchise on Blockchain
Approved brand permissions, royalties, smart-contract-supported terms and local agreements.
Membership and participation
Membership is not one bucket. It separates access, contribution, voting and investment logic.
Active members can vote and may be eligible for Council roles. Passive members can support the purpose or use services temporarily, but they do not vote and do not receive claims to association assets.
Community Group
For VIP and active community members who use association services and help shape the real-world Crays experience.
Core Group
For founders, governing bodies, operators, strategic contributors and advisors who take responsibility for building the ecosystem.
Investor Group
For members who finance clubs, infrastructure, local entities or ecosystem development through loans, equity or other structures.
Passive Members
For supporters or temporary service users. Useful for access and support, but without voting rights or asset claims.
Members receive practical benefits
The association can provide services at reduced rates, including events, training, club offers, partner access and ecosystem services.
DAO token can become the membership proof
Once implemented, the Crays DAO Token can represent membership and group assignment and enable electronic voting through the DAO platform.
Members must protect the system
Members follow the Articles, regulations, Council and Assembly decisions, pay fees and comply with ecosystem standards and legal requirements.
Group assignment is kept current
If the role of a member changes, the General Secretariat must be informed so group assignment and voting logic stay accurate.
Member journey
People can enter the ecosystem without guessing where they belong.
The Articles define a clean path for new members, passive users, active contributors, investors and partners. This makes the public story easier: access first, responsibility where it fits, voting only where rights and group assignment are clear.
Apply or receive access
A person or company enters as a member, passive member, partner, local club user or project contributor.
Prove the right category
Eligibility, contribution, investment role or service use determines whether the person belongs to Community, Core, Investor or passive access.
Use the ecosystem
Members can access services, events, partner offers, training, community layers and local Crays Club benefits under shared standards.
Participate where allowed
Active members vote through their group logic. Proposals can move into Member Assembly, Groups Assembly, Council or project preparation.
Change or exit cleanly
Role changes are reported to the General Secretariat. Resignation, token transfer or exclusion follows the Articles and keeps governance clean.
Partner fit
Crays is looking for partners who strengthen the network, not just vendors.
The model is designed for people and companies that add real capacity: locations, technology, capital, operational talent, culture, community, hospitality know-how or strategic market access.
Hotels, clubs and hospitality spaces
Crays can turn real venues into curated social hubs with common standards, app layers, community demand and event formats.
Owners and developers
Locations can connect to asset-backed structures, local co-financing, operating entities and long-term club or franchise models.
AI, Web5, payments and venue infrastructure
Builders can contribute to Nostr, OpenClaw, Lightning, RGB, local mesh, PMS, on-site hardware and membership systems.
Capital, tokenization and RWA expertise
Finance partners can support TradFi, CeFi, DeFi, FIAT and digital-asset bridges into real-world projects and transparent participation models.
Brands, events, retail and culture
Fashion, art, music, health, media and creator partners can build moments that bring culture into physical Crays locations.
Local leaders and operators
The ecosystem needs people who can host, connect, moderate, sell, operate, communicate and keep the member experience alive.
From interest to execution
There is a path from joining to voting to launching projects.
The association keeps important decisions inside a formal member and Council process while letting specialist teams and dedicated entities execute. The goal is not bureaucracy. The goal is clarity before people commit time, money, locations or reputation.
Apply or propose
A person, partner, operator, investor or member brings an application, project idea, group matter or ecosystem proposal into the process.
Assign the right role
The General Secretariat and Council logic clarify membership type, member group, partner status, project route and required approvals.
Prepare the decision
Agendas, documents, budgets, member register, project terms and implementation routes are prepared before formal decisions are made.
Vote where required
Member Assembly, Groups Assembly or Council decide depending on competence. Standard matters can use simple majority; major matters need stronger support.
Execute through the right team
General Secretariat, executive teams, local entities, project companies or partners implement under Crays standards and compliance rules.
Monitor and improve
The association monitors standards, member rights, brand use, local profit centers, compliance and ecosystem quality over time.
Guardrails
The rules are there to protect the community, the brand and serious partners.
For a global network, trust is a product feature. The Articles therefore define clear bodies, voting weights, majorities, fund use, dispute handling and limits around profit distribution.
Funds stay tied to the mission
Association funds are used transparently for association purposes, infrastructure, standards, IT, club rules and ecosystem quality.
No single interest group owns the system
Community, Core and Investor groups carry weighted voting shares of 50/25/25 while passive members remain outside voting.
Sensitive changes need broader support
Statute changes, purpose changes, seat transfer, Council or Auditor changes and dissolution require a qualified majority.
Local clubs must follow standards
The association can support and monitor Crays Clubs worldwide to enforce Crays standards and compliance requirements.
Conflicts start with settlement
Disputes are designed to go through settlement first, with the option of digital or AI-supported negotiation before court routes in Zug.
German Articles prevail
If translations differ, the German-language Articles remain binding. Public pages are an explanation, not a legal replacement.
New members and partners
Join only if you can add something real to the network.
Crays is looking for members, operators, venue partners, real estate owners, technology builders, lifestyle brands, finance partners and local community leaders who can help build responsibly, not just consume.
Apply as member or partner