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El Salvador Crypto Regulation

Explore El Salvador’s crypto laws, including Bitcoin legal tender rules, taxes, exchange oversight, and digital asset regulation.

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Draft Intro Committee Passed Enacted Effective
El Salvador Bitcoin Law Decreto Legislativo No. 57; amended by No. 199 Effective Details Draft Draft: Completed Intro Introduced: Completed Committee In committee: Completed Passed Passed: Completed Enacted Enacted: Completed Effective Effective: Current

Ley Bitcoin

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law remains in force, but 2025 reforms made private acceptance voluntary and removed Bitcoin tax-payment authorization.

Last action: Apr 30, 2025 - 2025 reform effective

Profile Consolidated Ley Bitcoin, Decreto No. 57
Digital Assets Issuance Law (2023) — El Salvador D.L. No. 643; D.O. No. 16, Tomo 438 Effective Details Draft Draft: Completed Intro Introduced: Completed Committee In committee: Completed Passed Passed: Completed Enacted Enacted: Completed Effective Effective: Current

Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales

El Salvador’s 2023 law creates a framework for public offerings of digital assets, CNAD oversight, issuer/DASP registration, disclosure, market-integrity rules, and tax benefits for covered digital-asset activity.

Last action: Jul 17, 2023 - Reform published

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