“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 Austria
We build blockchain products for companies in Austria with our in-house team, preparing each project for what the FMA examines under MiCA: the real operating model, who is accountable to the client and whether the token is in fact a security.
Tell us about your project
Blockchain development in Austria, from idea to production
We take your use case to a product you can launch, operate and extend. One team designs the architecture, writes the contracts and integrates them with your systems.
Tell us what you want to buildThe Austrian framework, from the architecture
The FMA reviews a CASP's business model and may examine its managers orally. We first define which entity contracts with the client, who controls the keys and what each participant provides, and we check whether the tokenized right has become a security.
Smart contracts ready for review
We write your business logic with tests and peer review, and prepare every contract, documented, for an external audit. Deployment happens in stages before it runs in production.
In English and within your working day
You work in English, or in Spanish if your team prefers, directly with the people who design and write the code, with meetings inside your working day.
A foundation your team can extend
We hand over documented code with deployments and monitoring planned. Your team gets a technical foundation for maintaining the product and adding features.
Services
Blockchain development services in Austria
We cover the full Web3 product lifecycle: idea, MVP, mainnet deployment, audits and maintenance.
Connect your operations
Represent assets and rights
Use cases
Blockchain use cases in Austria
Cases built on records Austria already keeps, from the pumpkin seed oil banderole to E-Control's guarantees of origin.
Styrian pumpkin seed oil
Every bottle of Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g.g.A. carries a banderole with an individual, consecutive control number; the record links that number to the oil mill and the harvest.
Blockchain for Agribusiness
Guarantees of origin
Since 2015 Austria has banned the sale of electricity of unknown origin; every renewable MWh carries a guarantee of origin with a unique number in E-Control's database.
Blockchain for Energy & Sustainability
Renovation crowdfunding
The FMA warns that a standardised, transferable crowdfunding right can be a security, and representing a building's rental income does not confer co-ownership of it.
Blockchain for Real Estate
Concert programmes
AKM asks for the programme of every live performance to be reported so royalties reach authors and publishers accurately; the record links concert, works and distribution.
Blockchain for Music & Media
Technologies we build blockchain with in Austria
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.
European Union: MiCA / FMA
Blockchain regulatory framework in Austria
Austria applies MiCA through the MiCA-VVG, which designates the FMA as competent authority; the Oesterreichische Nationalbank cooperates on specific tasks concerning ART and EMT issuers, but it is not an alternative route for authorisation. The former provider register stopped authorising operations on 31 December 2025. Tokenized securities fall outside MiCA, and the FMA warns that standardising a right and making it transferable can turn it into a transferable security.
See blockchain regulation in AustriaReviews in Austria
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 Austria
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 Austria
What we are asked before a project starts.
Talk to our teamWhich regulations apply to a blockchain project in Austria?
MiCA governs crypto-asset issuance and services, and the MiCA-VVG applies it in Austria with the FMA as authority. A CASP applies to the FMA through the Incoming Plattform; certain financial entities use the Article 60 notification. If the token is a security, investment or crowdfunding rules come in. The FMA sandbox can narrow the scope of a test, but it does not suspend the law. We analyse the fit of your case before writing any code.
Do you work with both startups and established companies?
Yes. With startups we work from MVP validation to a product ready to show in a funding round; with established companies, on tokenization, traceability and digital identity projects with demanding compliance requirements. Either way, smart contracts go through tests and review before they reach mainnet.
How do you work with Austrian companies?
In English or Spanish, in direct contact with the people who design and build the product. Meetings fit into your working day, and the work is organised through shared documentation, decision meetings and a stable technical channel.
How long does blockchain development take?
It depends on product complexity, the systems that need integrating and the level of review required. Before development we set the scope, dependencies and deliverables of each phase, so you can decide what reaches production first and what waits for a second iteration. From the start, the plan separates an MVP from a complete architecture.
Which blockchain network is right for my project?
The one your product requirements call for, not the one in fashion. 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, and takes into account who the product is for.
Let's build the rails for your project in Austria
Tell us about your case and we'll propose architecture, timeline and budget within a week.
Where we work in Austria
We work remotely with teams throughout the country, and on site where the project calls for it.
Territorial coverage
- Vienna
- Lower Austria
- Upper Austria
- Styria
- Tyrol
- Carinthia
- Salzburg
- Vorarlberg
- Burgenland
Blog
Articles on tokenization, crowdfunding and development
MiFID II and tokenization: classification, services and limits
MiFID II and tokens: financial instrument classification, investment services and the distinction from MiCA before designing an issuance.
Real estate crowdfunding platforms: how to compare them
Compare each platform’s legal product, risks, expenses and exit conditions. Funds, loans and direct interests are not equivalent. Online access and tokenization do not guarantee liquidity or returns.
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 Austria and worldwide
Metlabs Offices
Av. García Sabell, 1, Edificio Proa 15009 A Coruña, Spain
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