“One of the pioneering firms in web3 solutions, digital assets and tokenization, recognized for its innovation and solid reputation across Spain and Latin America.”
Jorge CorredorLawyer, Rincón Cuéllar & Asociados
We are your blockchain development company in Costa Rica
We build blockchain products for companies in Costa Rica with our in-house team, designing in the knowledge that registration with SUGEF under Law 10961 is not an authorisation to operate.
Tell us about your project
Blockchain development in Costa Rica, from idea to production
We turn your use case into a product you can launch, operate and grow. The same team designs the architecture, writes the contracts and integrates them with your systems.
Tell us what you want to buildThe Costa Rican framework, from the architecture
Before choosing a network we describe what the product does for the client, from where and who controls the assets. That decides whether it falls under VASP registration with SUGEF and whether, by offering investment rights, it also reaches SUGEVAL's remit.
Smart contracts ready for audit
We write your business logic with tests and peer review, and prepare the code for an external audit and a staged deployment before it runs in production.
In Spanish and on your schedule
You work in Spanish with the people who design and write the code. Meetings are set within your working day in San José, and the rest moves forward through shared documentation and a stable technical channel.
A foundation ready to evolve
We document the code and plan deployments and monitoring. Your team receives a technical foundation for maintaining the product and adding features.
Services
Blockchain development services in Costa Rica
We cover the full Web3 product lifecycle, from idea and MVP to mainnet, audits and maintenance.
Connect your operations
Represent assets and rights
Use cases
Blockchain use cases in Costa Rica
Cases that start from what Costa Rica produces and already controls, from medical devices leaving its free zones to payment for environmental services contracts.
Medical devices
They were Costa Rica's leading export in 2025, 31% of the total; each batch is linked to its plant in a free zone, which controls the entry and exit of every good.
Blockchain for Digital Health
Export pineapple
Costa Rica accounted for 68% of world fresh pineapple exports in 2024, according to the FAO; each box is linked to its farm, its harvest lot and its container.
Blockchain for Agribusiness
Payment for environmental services
Fonafifo's programme contracted 118,752 hectares under 1,148 contracts in 2024; each contract, with its farm, hectares and payments, in a verifiable record.
Blockchain for Energy & Sustainability
Tokenized securities
SUGEVAL decided in 2025 to run a proof of concept for tokenizing securities; the on-chain layer sits alongside registration in its register, without replacing it.
Blockchain for Banking & Finance
Technologies we build blockchain with in Costa Rica
Our stack covers every layer of your product: smart contracts, blockchain networks and integration with your systems. We use it to build, test and deploy software tailored to your business.
- Solidity
The smart contract language for verifiable rules on EVM networks.
- Rust
Performance and memory safety for contracts, nodes and Web3 tooling.
- Ethereum
EVM contracts, tokens and final settlement on an open Proof of Stake network.
- Hardhat
An environment to compile, test and deploy contracts on EVM networks from Node.
- Foundry
Solidity tests, invariant fuzzing and command-line tooling for EVM networks.
- Chainlink
Oracles for external data, randomness and cross-chain messaging for contracts.
- Polygon
Polygon PoS: EVM contracts secured by its own validators, with low fees.
- Solana
Programs, accounts and parallel execution on a high-throughput layer 1.
- OpenZeppelin
Audited Solidity contracts for tokens, access control and upgradeable systems.
Costa Rica: SUGEF · SUGEVAL
Blockchain regulatory framework in Costa Rica
Law 10961, in force since 19 September 2026, brought virtual asset service providers into the anti-money laundering regime: they must register with SUGEF, and the law itself states that registration is not an authorisation to operate. Its implementing rules have yet to be confirmed. If the product offers investment rights, it also falls within the remit of SUGEVAL and the National Register of Securities and Intermediaries.
See blockchain regulation in Costa RicaCosta Rican framework
Milestones in Costa Rica's blockchain framework
The three dates of Law 10961, which brought virtual asset providers into the preventive regime: signature, publication and entry into force. Each milestone links to its source.
See the regulation guide for Costa RicaLaw 10961 signed
The official text dates the order to execute and publish the VASP preventive-framework reform to 9 June.
SINALEVI · Law 10961 and signaturePublication in La Gaceta
Supplement 78 publishes the Act with commencement deferred three months.
SINALEVI · publication recordReform takes effect
The statutory reform becomes effective; operational implementation requires separate verification.
SINALEVI · commencement record
Reviews in Costa Rica
What do our clients think of Metlabs?
“We structured the tokenization of real estate projects with them, and I value the team's ability to understand our corporate needs and genuinely solve them.”
Joan MejíaManager, GLOBYNE
“They advised us on the feasibility of tokenizing real estate assets in Uruguay with direct, cordial treatment. A professional team, responsive and always available.”
Álvaro Silva SantamaríaCEO, Sp Inmuebles
“Great professionals at structuring tokenized projects, with technical command and attention to detail that inspire full confidence at every stage of the work.”
Francisco BetancourtVerified Google review
“As a blockchain lawyer, I value their experience and professionalism in consulting and executing tokenization projects. Technology partners you can fully trust.”
Vanessa RivasBlockchain lawyer, El Salvador
“Great professionals, very attentive to their clients and always mindful of every detail. Working with their team has been a genuine pleasure from start to finish.”
CriptorentVerified Google review
“A very professional yet approachable company that empathizes with your doubts and needs. Highly recommended for entrepreneurs with a tokenization project.”
Javier EspasaTokenization entrepreneur
“Exceptional in every sense. From legal support I value their rigor and transparency: working with Metlabs means professionalism, innovation and security.”
Pedro A. Agúndez MéndezGoogle Local Guide
“Excellent service across blockchain development, asset tokenization and consulting. A very professional team that I recommend wholeheartedly, without reservation.”
José Luis DíazVerified Google review
“I have worked with them on several projects and they are very professional. A guarantee that everything turns out perfectly. Without a doubt, 100% recommended.”
Ignacio Fernández JiménezVerified Google review
“One of the pioneering firms in web3 solutions, digital assets and tokenization, recognized for its innovation and solid reputation across Spain and Latin America.”
Jorge CorredorLawyer, Rincón Cuéllar & Asociados
“Great professionals at structuring tokenized projects, with technical command and attention to detail that inspire full confidence at every stage of the work.”
Francisco BetancourtVerified Google review
“A very professional yet approachable company that empathizes with your doubts and needs. Highly recommended for entrepreneurs with a tokenization project.”
Javier EspasaTokenization entrepreneur
“I have worked with them on several projects and they are very professional. A guarantee that everything turns out perfectly. Without a doubt, 100% recommended.”
Ignacio Fernández JiménezVerified Google review
“We structured the tokenization of real estate projects with them, and I value the team's ability to understand our corporate needs and genuinely solve them.”
Joan MejíaManager, GLOBYNE
“As a blockchain lawyer, I value their experience and professionalism in consulting and executing tokenization projects. Technology partners you can fully trust.”
Vanessa RivasBlockchain lawyer, El Salvador
“Exceptional in every sense. From legal support I value their rigor and transparency: working with Metlabs means professionalism, innovation and security.”
Pedro A. Agúndez MéndezGoogle Local Guide
“They advised us on the feasibility of tokenizing real estate assets in Uruguay with direct, cordial treatment. A professional team, responsive and always available.”
Álvaro Silva SantamaríaCEO, Sp Inmuebles
“Great professionals, very attentive to their clients and always mindful of every detail. Working with their team has been a genuine pleasure from start to finish.”
CriptorentVerified Google review
“Excellent service across blockchain development, asset tokenization and consulting. A very professional team that I recommend wholeheartedly, without reservation.”
José Luis DíazVerified Google review
Security
Security in blockchain development in Costa Rica
Every delivery goes through the same checklist before it reaches mainnet. What changes between projects is the depth of each control, because an MVP does not carry the same risk as a contract that holds third-party funds.
Before mainnet
- Roles and permissions defined for every critical function
- Unit and invariant tests, and fuzzing on the logic that moves value
- Static analysis and peer review of every change
- Multisig and timelock on administration when the risk justifies it
- Custody and rotation of the deployment keys agreed
- External audit when the value at risk requires it
We work with leading audit firms
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about blockchain development in Costa Rica
What we are asked before a project starts.
Talk to our teamWhich regulations apply to a blockchain project in Costa Rica?
If you provide exchange, transfer, custody or administration of virtual assets as a business, Law 10961 requires you to register with SUGEF and apply anti-money laundering controls: customer due diligence, reconstructable records, suspicious transaction reports to the UIF-ICD and the transfer information of the travel rule. Registration does not authorise you to operate, and an investment offering is assessed separately with SUGEVAL. We review the fit of your case before writing code.
Do you work with both startups and established companies?
Yes. We support startups from MVP validation to their first funding round, and established companies on tokenization, traceability and digital identity projects with strict compliance requirements. Smart contracts go through tests and review before reaching mainnet, whatever the project.
How do you work with Costa Rican companies?
In Spanish and in direct contact with the people who design and build the product. Meetings go in your working hours; the rest of the work moves forward through shared documentation, written decisions and a stable technical channel.
How long does blockchain development take?
It depends on product complexity, the number of integrations and the review it needs. Before development we agree scope, dependencies and phase deliverables. That way you decide what reaches production first and what waits for a second iteration, without treating an MVP as if it were the complete architecture.
Which blockchain network is right for my project?
The one the product requirements call for, not the most talked about. For EVM projects we compare Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum or Base on finality, costs, tooling, interoperability, custody and compliance, and we consider non-EVM networks when they fit better. The recommendation covers contracts, indexing, wallets and operations, with the product's users in mind.
Let's build the rails for your project in Costa Rica
Tell us about your case and we'll propose architecture, timeline and budget within a week.
Where we work in Costa Rica
We work remotely with teams throughout the country, and on site where the project calls for it.
Territorial coverage
- Alajuela
- Cartago
- Guanacaste
- Heredia
- Limón
- Puntarenas
- San José
Blog
Articles on tokenization and carbon credits
Real Asset Tokenization: How RWA Tokenization Works
How to structure an RWA project: holder rights, issuance, recordkeeping, payments and recovery. What blockchain adds and what depends on the legal arrangement.
Carbon tokens: a guide to tokenized carbon credits in 2026
Tokenized carbon credits: link units, tokens and retirements, verify backing and distinguish traceability from environmental quality.
How to build a blockchain project: decisions and stages
From the problem to deployment: architecture, network choice, tokens, testing and operations for a blockchain project with a verifiable scope.
Where we are
Blockchain development in Costa Rica and worldwide
Metlabs Offices
Av. García Sabell, 1, Edificio Proa 15009 A Coruña, Spain
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