Tokenization & crypto licensing in Cyprus
What the authorities publish on tokenized assets and digital-asset providers, and why it could or could not be read.
Buying crypto in Cyprus: what to know
Legal- Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) — MiCA competent authority; authorises and supervises crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)
- Cyprus Tax Department — Tax authority; receives DAC8/CARF crypto reports
Since 1 January 2026, crypto gains are taxed at a flat 8%. Swaps between crypto and paying with crypto count as disposals. Losses only offset crypto gains in the same year.
Gains: 8% flat on profits from disposing of crypto-assets (from 1 Jan 2026)
- Crypto-to-crypto swaps and paying with crypto are taxable disposals.
- Crypto losses expire at year end; they cannot be carried forward.
- Check a provider in the CySEC MiCAR register or the ESMA MiCA register; the national transition ended on 1 July 2026.
Checked 2026-11-09 · Confidence: high · Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Not confirmed: CySEC circular C674 (application deadline 27 Feb 2026, wind-down plans) — secondary sources only · Cyprus DAC8 reporting deadline (30 June 2027 per secondary sources) · Tax treatment of staking, lending and airdrops — no Tax Department guidance found · Name/number of the Cypriot MiCA implementing law · CySEC MiCAR entities page content not read (page loads, list not parsed)
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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What the authorities publish — and what we read
Status: Register exists, not machine-readable. 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.
| Authority | Register | Finding |
|---|---|---|
| CySEC | Regulatory Sandbox (no participant list); Crypto-Assets Entities (MiCAR) | Register exists, not machine-readable about 0 entries |