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Tokenization & crypto licensing in Bolivia

1 official register read, 11 entries from Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero.

Buying crypto in Bolivia: what to know

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Who regulates
  • Banco Central de Bolivia (BCB) — Central bank; sets payment-system rules and in June 2024 allowed electronic payment channels for buying and selling virtual assets
  • Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (ASFI) — Financial supervisor; supervises banks' crypto payment channels and licenses/certifies Empresas de Tecnología Financiera incl. virtual asset service providers (PSAV)
  • Unidad de Investigaciones Financieras (UIF) — Financial intelligence unit; AML/CFT preventive measures on virtual-asset transactions
  • Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales (SIN) — Tax authority
Licensing of providers
Supreme Decree 5384 (7 May 2025) created the category Empresas de Tecnología Financiera (ETF), which includes virtual-asset services and PSAV (exchange, transfer, custody of virtual assets). ETFs must be set up as financial entities and obtain an ASFI permit and operating licence. ASFI's Reglamento para Empresas de Tecnología Financiera (Res. ASFI/540/2025, 3 Jul 2025) governs this; existing firms had to file a letter of intent to start adaptation, with the deadline moved to 30 Apr 2026 (Res. ASFI/1203/2025). By April 2026 ASFI had issued 10 adaptation certificates to ETFs.
Tax

No official SIN guidance on how individuals' crypto gains are taxed was found. Law-firm commentary says the SIN has not ruled expressly on crypto.

Stablecoins
Not specifically regulated for individuals. A 2025 Ministry of Economy rule (RM 055/2025) lets public entities pay foreign-currency suppliers with stable, backed virtual assets such as USDT when dollars are not available. In Nov 2025 the Economy Minister announced plans to bring crypto, starting with stablecoins, into the banking system; no final rule was confirmed.
Watch out
  • Crypto is not legal tender; the BCB says the boliviano is the only legal tender and users bear the risks.
  • Since July 2024 banks can process crypto purchases via electronic payment channels; ASFI supervises these channels.
  • Firms that did not file with ASFI by 30 Apr 2026 were reported to be barred from operating as authorised fintechs; check a platform's ASFI status.
  • The BCB warns about high price volatility.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Confidence: medium · Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Not confirmed: Any SIN guidance on taxing individuals' crypto gains (none found on an official page; Ferrere commentary that SIN has not ruled could not be opened) · A public ASFI register or list of authorised PSAVs (not found) · Circular ASFI/945/2026 (May 2026) and a further deadline of 30 Jun 2026 (search results only) · Final ASFI rules on bank custody of crypto or stablecoin products following the Nov 2025 announcement · Status of foreign platforms such as Binance under ASFI rules (secondary sites only) · Any UIF instrument naming PSAVs as obligated subjects

Compiled to the best of our knowledge from the sources linked. Information, not tax or legal advice. Rules change — check the linked official sources before acting.

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Official registers

What the authorities publish — and what we read

Status: Public register, read. Every address below was loaded, not guessed. A register entry records that an authority licensed, registered or approved something; it says nothing about whether you may or should buy it.

AuthorityRegisterFinding
ASFI (Autoridad de Supervision del Sistema Financiero); DS 5384/2025 (ETF + PSAV)Entidades con No Objecion para el Ingreso al Entorno Controlado de Pruebas (sandbox) + Entidades en Proceso de Constitucion/Adecuacion (ETF)Public register, read

Entidades con no objeción para el entorno controlado de pruebas (sandbox)

Sandbox participants · 11 entries

Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (ASFI) · source · read 2026-10-14

Register no.Name
1Taspri Soluciones Digitales S.R.L.
2Kite Xperience S.R.L.
3Tu Cuate S.R.L.
4Libélula S.R.L.
5Banipay S.R.L.
6Smartfastpay Company Bolivia S.R.L.
7Empresa de Tecnología Financiera AV Finance S.R.L.
8Banexcoin Bolivia S.R.L.
9DFINANCE S.R.L.
10PAYIN & PAYOUT S.R.L.
11Empresa de Tecnología Financiera Salteños Bolivia S.R.L.
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