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Crypto Regulation Tracker

Where crypto stands in the markets where people actually use it: legal status, licensing, tax, and the regulator.

31 jurisdictions verified through 24 Jul 2026 last verified 6 Aug 2026 next review by 22 Oct 2026

Jurisdictions: 31
Legal & regulated: 23
Regions: 4
Re-verify cycle: 90day

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Next framework to take effect: United States 18 Jan 2027
Most recent framework in force: Russia 1 Sep 2026

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Jurisdiction	Legal status	Licensing regime	Tax treatment	Key regulator	Our coverage
Argentina	Legal & regulated	CNV VASP registration regime (RG 1058, 2025)	Capital gains 5% or 15% cedular, by currency	CNV	Bitget Wins Argentina Crypto License as Adoption Surges
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Region Americas Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 28 Apr 2025 Primary source CNV RG 1058 (2025) ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change ARCA own criptoactivos page: cedular tax of art. 98(a)/(b) LIG at 5% (peso, no adjustment clause) or 15% (foreign currency); foreign-source always 15%. Second-category income.
Australia	Legal & regulated	AUSTRAC (AML) + ASIC; Digital Assets Framework 2026	Capital gains	ASIC / AUSTRAC	Coinbase Wins Australia License to Offer Crypto Derivatives
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions CGT discount available on assets held at least 12 months Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime Bill or consultation published (Payment stablecoins as stored value facilities under the payments licensing reforms) Takes effect 9 Apr 2027 Primary source ASIC / AUSTRAC guidance ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026 Recent change Rate deliberately blank: CGT applies at marginal income rates; the ATO states no crypto-specific headline. The 12-month 50% discount in relief is the operative fact.
Brazil	Legal & regulated	BCB VASP regime (Law 14.478; Res 519-521/2025)	Capital gains 15% to 22.5% progressive	Banco Central	Brazil Orders Crypto Firms to Hold Capital Reserves
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Exempt where total alienations in the month do not exceed BRL 35,000; gains above that follow the progressive capital gains bands from 15% to 22.5% Region Americas Retail CBDC In development (Drex) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 2 Feb 2026 Primary source Law 14.478 / BCB ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change Rate verbatim from Lei 13.259/2016 art. 21: 15% to R$5M, 17.5%, 20%, 22.5% above R$30M, read on planalto.gov.br.
Canada	Legal & regulated	CSA/CIRO securities regime; CARF reporting 2026	Depends on activity	CSA / CIRO	Canada’s 2026 Stablecoin Framework to Demand Transparency and Trust
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Business income where activity amounts to carrying on a business; badges-of-trade tests apply Region Americas Retail CBDC Paused (digital Canadian dollar) Stablecoin regime Adopted, not yet applicable (Canada's Stablecoin Framework (fiat-backed stablecoins) under the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, Bill C-15) Primary source CSA staff notices ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026 Recent change Rate deliberately blank: half-inclusion at marginal rates; the CRA states no crypto-specific headline rate.
China	Banned (yuan-stablecoin ban; RWA curbed 2026)	Trading and mining prohibited	N/A	PBoC	China Bans Crypto Promotion in New Marketing Rules
By activity Trading Banned Mining Banned Payments Banned Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Pilot (e-CNY) Stablecoin regime Issuance or use prohibited (Notice on Further Preventing and Resolving the Risks of Virtual Currency Trading and Speculation) In effect since 15 Sep 2021 Primary source PBoC 2021 notice; 2026 eight-agency notice (No.42) ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
El Salvador	Legal & regulated (Bitcoin legal tender revoked 2025; voluntary use)	Digital Assets Law; CNAD register; BTC voluntary (2025 reform)	Exempt	CNAD	Bitcoin Law (D.L. 57); Decree 199 (2025)
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Article 36(b) exempts digital asset income from every class of levy, present or future, and exempts both capital gain and ordinary income arising on transfer Region Americas Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 30 Apr 2025 Primary source Bitcoin Law (D.L. 57); Decree 199 (2025) ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
European Union	Legal & regulated	MiCA: CASP authorization	Per member state	ESMA / EBA	What Is MiCA Regulation? The EU Crypto Rulebook Explained
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Region Europe Retail CBDC In development (digital euro) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (MiCA Title III (asset-referenced tokens) and Title IV (e-money tokens)) In effect since 30 Dec 2024 Primary source Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
France	Legal & regulated	AMF registration (MiCA)	Capital gains 12.8% income tax + 17.2% social levies	AMF	Bank of France Pushes for Stricter MiCA Rules for Stablecoin Risks
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Disposals totalling no more than EUR 305 in the year are exempt; since 2023 the taxpayer may opt for the progressive income tax scale instead of the flat rate Region Europe Retail CBDC In development (digital euro) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (MiCA Title III (asset-referenced tokens) and Title IV (e-money tokens)) In effect since 30 Dec 2024 Primary source AMF / MiCA ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change CGI art. 200 C verbatim (Legifrance, in force since 1 Jan 2023): taux forfaitaire 12.8%, with irrevocable option for the progressive scale; 17.2% social levies apply separately.
Germany	Legal & regulated	BaFin licence (MiCA)	Income	BaFin	BaFin — Cryptoasset services under MiCAR
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Tax-free once held more than one year; total private sale profits below EUR 1,000 in a calendar year are exempt Region Europe Retail CBDC In development (digital euro) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (MiCA Title III (asset-referenced tokens) and Title IV (e-money tokens)) In effect since 30 Dec 2024 Primary source BaFin — Cryptoasset services under MiCAR ↗ Last confirmed 1 Aug 2026 Recent change Rate deliberately blank: private sales gains are taxed at the personal marginal rate; German law states no crypto-specific headline. The one-year exemption in relief is the operative fact.
Hong Kong	Legal & regulated	SFC VATP licensing; HKMA stablecoin regime 2025	No such tax	SFC / HKMA	SFC VATP / HKMA Stablecoins Ordinance
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Trading, exchange and mining profits sourced in Hong Kong remain chargeable to profits tax Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Research only (e-HKD) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (Stablecoins Ordinance) In effect since 1 Jun 2023 Primary source SFC VATP / HKMA Stablecoins Ordinance ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
India	Restricted (heavy tax)	FIU-IND registration; not banned	Income 30% + 1% TDS	FIU-IND / RBI	Bybit Reenters Indian Market Following $1M Fine and Compliance Fix
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Restricted Tax relief and conditions No deduction beyond cost of acquisition; losses cannot be set off against other income or carried forward; 1% TDS applies on transfer under section 194S Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Pilot (e₹ (Digital Rupee)) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 7 Mar 2023 Primary source Finance Act 2022 / FIU-IND ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change Tax rate verbatim from s.115BBH (thirty per cent) and s.194S (one per cent TDS), read on incometaxindia.gov.in statute pages.
Indonesia	Legal & regulated	Bappebti to OJK transfer (2025)	Income 0.21% final; 1% via foreign platforms	OJK	PMK 50/2025; GR 49/2024 (OJK)
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Banned Tax relief and conditions Charged on gross transaction value rather than on gain, so a loss-making disposal is still taxed; VAT no longer applies since 1 August 2025 because crypto is now equated with securities Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC In development (Rupiah Digital (Proyek Garuda)) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply Primary source PMK 50/2025; GR 49/2024 (OJK) ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change PMK 50/2025 (in force 1 Aug 2025) per DJP: PPh 22 final 0.21% of transaction value on licensed domestic exchanges, 1% otherwise.
Italy	Legal & regulated (National transition ended 30 Jun 2026)	CASP authorisation under MiCA — CONSOB conduct, Bank of Italy prudential and AML (Legislative Decree 129/2024)	Capital gains 33%	CONSOB and Bank of Italy	CONSOB — MiCAR
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions The EUR 2,000 annual exemption was abolished from 1 January 2025; a step-up revaluation at 1 January 2025 values was offered at an 18% substitute tax Region Europe Retail CBDC In development (digital euro) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (MiCA Title III (asset-referenced tokens) and Title IV (e-money tokens)) In effect since 30 Dec 2024 Primary source CONSOB — MiCAR ↗ Last confirmed 3 Aug 2026 Recent change Verified 3 Aug 2026 before publish: the 33% rate (Budget Law 2025, Law 207/2024, from 1 Jan 2026) is confirmed in the Agenzia delle Entrate's own 2026 return instructions and the FNC's dedicated paper; the 26% rate survives only for euro-denominated e-money tokens under MiCAR. CONSOB source covers licensing; tax facts trace to the tax authority's instructions. National CASP window closed 30 June 2026.
Japan	Legal & regulated	FSA under PSA; FIEA reclassification pending	Income	FSA	Japan to Treat Crypto as Financial Products Under New Law
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Treated as miscellaneous income and aggregated with other income Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Pilot (digital yen) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (Electronic payment instruments regime under the Payment Services Act (2022 amendment)) In effect since 1 Jun 2023 Primary source FSA / PSA amendment ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026 Recent change Rate deliberately blank: the NTA treats crypto gains as miscellaneous income under AGGREGATE taxation, so no crypto-specific headline rate exists; the general progressive scale applies and naming one number would invent precision.
Malta	Legal & regulated	MFSA (MiCA)	No such tax	MFSA	Blockchain.com Expands in Europe with MiCA License from Malta
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Coins fall outside the capital gains charge; only tokens qualifying as securities under Income Tax Act art. 5 are caught. Trading, mining and business disposals are income under badges of trade. Region Europe Retail CBDC In development (digital euro) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (MiCA Title III (asset-referenced tokens) and Title IV (e-money tokens)) In effect since 30 Dec 2024 Primary source MFSA / MiCA ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
Mexico	Restricted (Legal for the public; financial institutions barred)	No crypto licence exists; fintech institutions may use virtual assets only internally with Banxico authorisation (Circular 4/2019)	Income	Banxico, CNBV and SHCP	Banco de México — Virtual assets
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Restricted Region Americas Retail CBDC Research only (digital peso) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 9 Mar 2018 Primary source Banco de México — Virtual assets ↗ Last confirmed 3 Aug 2026 Recent change Verified 3 Aug 2026 before publish: CBDC stage confirmed as research — as of March 2026 Banxico has committed to no pilot and no timeline. Status rests on the Fintech Law (DOF 9 Mar 2018) and joint Banxico/SHCP/CNBV statement 039/2021: not legal tender, no institution authorised to offer exchange, transmission or custody to customers; individuals face no prohibition.
Nigeria	Legal & regulated (SEC-regulated (ISA 2025))	ISA 2025: crypto = securities; SEC registration	Income 0% to 25% progressive; companies 30%	SEC Nigeria	Investments and Securities Act 2025
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Restricted Tax relief and conditions Losses on digital assets are ring-fenced and deductible only against profits of the digital asset business; the standalone Capital Gains Tax Act was repealed and consolidated into this Act Region Middle East & Africa Retail CBDC Launched (eNaira) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 25 Mar 2025 Primary source Investments and Securities Act 2025 ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change Read from the NTA 2025 gazette text (2025 No. 7): digital and virtual assets are chargeable assets, individual gains fold into total income at the Fourth Schedule bands, 0% first NGN 800k rising to 25% above NGN 50M; companies 30% under s.56. Losses ring-fenced to digital-asset profits.
Philippines	Legal & regulated	BSP VASP (Circ 1108); SEC CASP rules 2025	Income tax	BSP / SEC	Binance Plans Philippines Return Through SEC Sandbox
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply Primary source BSP Circ 1108; SEC MC 4/5-2025 ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
Russia	Restricted	282-FZ: registry licensing, transition to 1 Jul 2027; retail cap RUB 300k/yr; payments barred	Income 13% or 15% above RUB 2.4M (NDFL)	Bank of Russia	Russia Tightens Crypto Market With New Tax Rules and Limits
By activity Trading Restricted Mining Legal Payments Banned Region Europe Retail CBDC Pilot (digital ruble) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 1 Sep 2026 Primary source Federal Law 282-FZ, On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights ↗ Last confirmed 6 Aug 2026 Recent change Putin signed 282-FZ on 4 Aug 2026: registry licensing for exchanges, retail purchases capped at RUB 300,000 a year per intermediary, payment ban retained. Most provisions effective 1 Sept 2026.
Saudi Arabia	Restricted (Banking ban; framework in consultation)	None; SAMA and CMA are developing a licensing framework	No such tax	SAMA and CMA	CMA — Standing committee statement on virtual currencies
By activity Trading Restricted Mining Restricted Payments Restricted Region Middle East & Africa Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime Bill or consultation published (Riyal-pegged stablecoin initiative (announced 2025)) In effect since 12 Aug 2018 Primary source CMA — Standing committee statement on virtual currencies ↗ Last confirmed 3 Aug 2026 Recent change Published 3 Aug 2026. The 2018 standing-committee statement (CMA, SAMA, interior, media, commerce) declares virtual currencies unlicensed; banks barred since 2018; individuals face warnings rather than sanctions. Mining recorded restricted on the conservative-error tiebreak — no mining-specific instrument found either way, and understating permissiveness is the safe error on YMYL. SAMA's copy times out from our network, so the CMA-hosted copy is cited; both authorities sit on the issuing committee.
Singapore	Legal & regulated	MAS PS Act; DTSP regime (FSMA) 2025	No such tax	MAS	MAS / PS Act
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Restricted Tax relief and conditions Profits from trading digital tokens as a business are chargeable to income tax Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime Adopted, not yet applicable (MAS Stablecoin Regulatory Framework for single-currency stablecoins (SCS)) In effect since 28 Jan 2020 Primary source MAS / PS Act ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
South Africa	Legal & regulated	FSP licence under FAIS; crypto assets declared financial products (General Notice 1350 of 2022); 310 CASPs approved by Mar 2026	Depends on activity	FSCA, with SARB and the FIC	FSCA — Approved list of crypto asset service providers
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Region Middle East & Africa Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime Bill or consultation published In effect since 19 Oct 2022 Primary source FSCA — Approved list of crypto asset service providers ↗ Last confirmed 3 Aug 2026 Recent change Added 3 Aug 2026 to complete G20 coverage. The declaring instrument is General Notice 1350 of 2022 (Gazette 47334, 19 Oct 2022); licensing runs under FAIS since 1 Jun 2023, 310 CASPs approved of 533…
South Korea	Legal & regulated	FSC VASP registration; corporate access from 2026	No such tax	FSC	South Korea to Tax Crypto Gains Above $1,800 From 2027
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Deferred: gains become taxable as other income at 20% above a KRW 2.5 million deduction only from 1 January 2027; individual gains are untaxed until then Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime Bill or consultation published (Framework Act on Digital Assets (won-denominated stablecoin provisions)) In effect since 19 Jul 2024 Primary source FSC / Income Tax Act ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change Class flipped income to none on the delegated deep look (owner, 30 Jul): the vocabulary describes law IN FORCE, as every other row does. Todays law taxes no individual disposal (Art. 21(1)27 ITA commences 1 Jan 2027, a repeal bill sits in committee), while business trading is charged as ordinary income, which is exactly the Switzerland and Hong Kong shape none defines. The 2027 charge stays in relief, where scheduled future law belongs.
Switzerland	Legal & regulated	FINMA; DLT Act	No such tax	FINMA	FINMA / DLT Act
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Capital gains on movable private assets are tax-free; business assets and self-employed trading are income-effective, and holdings remain subject to cantonal wealth tax Region Europe Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime Bill or consultation published (Payment instrument institution licence under the proposed amendment to the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA)) In effect since 1 Aug 2021 Primary source FINMA / DLT Act ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
Thailand	Legal & regulated (tax holiday to 2029)	Thai SEC licensing	Exempt	Thai SEC	Thailand SEC Proposes Simpler Crypto Derivatives Access
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Banned Region Asia-Pacific Retail CBDC Research only Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply Primary source SEC payment-ban notif. 2022; MoF tax exemption 2025 ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
Turkey	Restricted	Holding legal; payments banned; CMB CASP licensing 2025	Under review	CMB / CBRT	Law 7518 (2024)
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Banned Region Middle East & Africa Retail CBDC In development (Digital Turkish Lira) Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply In effect since 2 Jul 2024 Primary source Law 7518 (2024) ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
Ukraine	Restricted (transition)	Virtual-assets law; phased licensing	Draft: 18% PIT + 5% levy (5% in 2026)	NSSMC	Draft VA tax law (2025); Law 2074-IX
By activity Trading Restricted Mining Legal Payments Restricted Region Europe Retail CBDC Research only (e-hryvnia) Primary source Draft VA tax law (2025); Law 2074-IX ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
United Arab Emirates	Legal & regulated	VARA (Dubai); CMA (federal)	No such tax	VARA / CMA	Crypto.com Gets UAE License for Dubai Crypto Payments
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Tax relief and conditions Personal investment income is outside corporate tax entirely; a natural person enters the charge only where business turnover exceeds AED 1 million, taxed at 0% to AED 375,000 and 9% above Region Middle East & Africa Retail CBDC Pilot (Digital Dirham) Stablecoin regime Dedicated regime in force (Payment Token Services Regulation (C 2/2024)) In effect since 31 Aug 2024 Primary source VARA rulebooks ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026
United Kingdom	Legal & regulated	FCA AML registration; full FSMA regime Oct 2027	Capital gains 18% or 24% by Income Tax band	FCA	UK Plans Crypto Regulation as FCA Seeks Industry Feedback
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Region Europe Retail CBDC In development (digital pound) Stablecoin regime Adopted, not yet applicable (Qualifying stablecoin issuance under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026) Takes effect 25 Oct 2027 Primary source FCA; FSMA (Cryptoassets) Regs 2026 ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change CGT rate from HMRC own rates page: 18% within the basic Income Tax band, 24% above, wording current for gains from 6 April 2026.
United States	Legal & regulated	SEC/CFTC; GENIUS Act stablecoins 2025; state MSB/BitLicense	Capital gains	SEC / CFTC	Bitcoin ETF Regulatory Timeline: From 2013 Filing to 2024 Approval
By activity Trading Legal Mining Legal Payments Legal Region Americas Retail CBDC Prohibited Stablecoin regime Adopted, not yet applicable (GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act)) Takes effect 18 Jan 2027 Primary source SEC/CFTC; GENIUS Act 2025 ↗ Last confirmed 24 Jul 2026 Recent change Rate deliberately blank: US long/short-term capital gains bracket structure has no single crypto headline; naming 0/15/20 without the bracket machinery would mislead.
Vietnam	Restricted (Crypto=digital property; pilot-only market; payments banned)	DTI Law 2025: crypto = digital property; pilot market 2026	Income 0.1% of transfer value per trade	Ministry of Finance / SBV	Vietnam Tightens Crypto Rules with Ban on Foreign Exchanges
By activity Trading Restricted Mining Legal Payments Banned Region Asia-Pacific Stablecoin regime No dedicated regime; general rules apply Primary source Law on Digital Technology Industry 2025 ↗ Last confirmed 30 Jul 2026 Recent change PIT at 0.1% of the transfer price per transaction, individuals via licensed providers, per Circular 32/2026/TT-BTC art. 5 (in force 27 Mar 2026) under the NQ 05/2025 pilot.

About this data

Scope: Every G20 jurisdiction, plus other economies with a stated legal status for crypto. All nineteen G20 countries and the EU are here; a jurisdiction whose regulator has published nothing cannot appear.
Key facts: 31 jurisdictions.
The most common position is Legal & regulated, in 23 of 31 jurisdictions.
25 of 31 disclose a date the rules take effect; the rest publish none, and this table leaves those cells empty rather than estimating them.
This cycle30 Jul 2026: Nigeria completes the tax rate research: the 2025 Tax Act gazette text makes digital and virtual assets chargeable assets, folds individual gains into total income at the Fourth Schedule bands running from 0 percent on the first 800,000 naira to 25 percent above 50 million, and taxes companies at 30 percent. That brings the column to nine authority stated rates alongside the five marginal rate jurisdictions whose rows record why no single headline exists. South Korea reads as deferred to 2027 rather than taxed today.
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How disposals are taxed

Jurisdictions by tax characterisation. Unclassified jurisdictions carry no share.

Status by region

Jurisdiction count per region, split by legal status.

Legal & regulated
Restricted
Banned

Retail CBDC progress

Central bank digital currency status across tracked jurisdictions.

Stablecoin regimes

Where dedicated stablecoin rules stand.

3 regimes not yet in force

2018

9 Mar 2018

🇲🇽 Mexico

No crypto licence exists; fintech institutions may use virtual assets only internally with Banxico authorisation (Circular 4/2019)

Restricted

12 Aug 2018

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

None; SAMA and CMA are developing a licensing framework

Restricted

2020

28 Jan 2020

🇸🇬 Singapore

MAS PS Act; DTSP regime (FSMA) 2025

Legal & regulated

2021

1 Aug 2021

🇨🇭 Switzerland

FINMA; DLT Act

Legal & regulated

15 Sep 2021

🇨🇳 China

Trading and mining prohibited

Banned

2022

19 Oct 2022

🇿🇦 South Africa

FSP licence under FAIS; crypto assets declared financial products (General Notice 1350 of 2022); 310 CASPs approved by Mar 2026

Legal & regulated

2023

7 Mar 2023

🇮🇳 India

FIU-IND registration; not banned

Restricted

1 Jun 2023

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

SFC VATP licensing; HKMA stablecoin regime 2025

Legal & regulated

1 Jun 2023

🇯🇵 Japan

FSA under PSA; FIEA reclassification pending

Legal & regulated

2024

2 Jul 2024

🇹🇷 Turkey

Holding legal; payments banned; CMB CASP licensing 2025

Restricted

19 Jul 2024

🇰🇷 South Korea

FSC VASP registration; corporate access from 2026

Legal & regulated

31 Aug 2024

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

VARA (Dubai); CMA (federal)

Legal & regulated

30 Dec 2024

🇪🇺 European Union

MiCA: CASP authorization

Legal & regulated

30 Dec 2024

🇫🇷 France

AMF registration (MiCA)

Legal & regulated

30 Dec 2024

🇩🇪 Germany

BaFin licence (MiCA)

Legal & regulated

30 Dec 2024

🇮🇹 Italy

CASP authorisation under MiCA — CONSOB conduct, Bank of Italy prudential and AML (Legislative Decree 129/2024)

Legal & regulated

30 Dec 2024

🇲🇹 Malta

MFSA (MiCA)

Legal & regulated

2025

25 Mar 2025

🇳🇬 Nigeria

ISA 2025: crypto = securities; SEC registration

Legal & regulated

28 Apr 2025

🇦🇷 Argentina

CNV VASP registration regime (RG 1058, 2025)

Legal & regulated

30 Apr 2025

🇸🇻 El Salvador

Digital Assets Law; CNAD register; BTC voluntary (2025 reform)

Legal & regulated

2026

2 Feb 2026

🇧🇷 Brazil

BCB VASP regime (Law 14.478; Res 519-521/2025)

Legal & regulated

1 Sep 2026

🇷🇺 Russia

282-FZ: registry licensing, transition to 1 Jul 2027; retail cap RUB 300k/yr; payments barred

Restricted

Today · 17 Oct 2026

2027

18 Jan 2027

🇺🇸 United States

SEC/CFTC; GENIUS Act stablecoins 2025; state MSB/BitLicense

Legal & regulated

9 Apr 2027

🇦🇺 Australia

AUSTRAC (AML) + ASIC; Digital Assets Framework 2026

Legal & regulated

25 Oct 2027

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

FCA AML registration; full FSMA regime Oct 2027

Legal & regulated

6 jurisdictions carry no dated framework. Canada, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam are tracked in the table with a verified legal status, but no single commencement date could be confirmed from a primary source.

Verification ledger

4 most recent of 4 logged updates · RSS

25 Jul 2026 Latest Added
Stablecoin regime and framework effective date added to every jurisdiction, each traced to the statute or the regulator notice; six jurisdictions stay undated pending a confirmable source.
25 Jul 2026 Added
Retail CBDC status added to every jurisdiction, verified against each central bank; three jurisdictions stay unmarked pending a confirmable primary source.
24 Jul 2026 Re-verified
Every row confirmed against its primary source in a 3-round verification; corrections included Nigeria and Vietnam legalizations, El Salvador legal-tender revocation, and the UAE regulator rename
24 Jul 2026 Added
Tracker launched with 27 verified jurisdictions

How this tracker is maintained

Every status passes the same checks before it appears, and keeps passing them on a schedule.

Sourced

Each status traces to a named primary source (the statute, the regulator’s notice, or an official license register) plus CoinLaw’s own reporting. No aggregator estimates.
Dated

Each jurisdiction carries the date it was last confirmed, shown with the status. Regulation moves fast, so the date rides with the claim.
Re-checked

Statuses are re-verified on a 90-day cycle. A row that can’t be re-confirmed against a current source stays flagged until it is.

Where do these come from?: Primary sources (the statute or regulator notice) with CoinLaw’s reporting layered on. Each row deep-links both.
How often is it updated?: Reviewed every 90 days, and immediately when a tracked jurisdiction makes a material change. The ledger above logs each edit.
Does this cover CBDCs?: Each jurisdiction’s detail carries its retail CBDC status as stated by the central bank itself: launched, pilot, in development, research only, paused, or prohibited. Wholesale interbank experiments are out of scope.

This is informational content and does not constitute legal, tax, or financial advice. Regulatory status can change between review cycles and can vary by activity (trading, mining, payments, custody) within a single jurisdiction. Confirm current rules with a qualified professional or the named regulator before acting.