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Resolución de Directorio N° 082/2024

Bolivia Banco Central de Bolivia / ASFI / UIF

Overview

Bolivia's central bank rescinded Resolution 144/2020 and enabled electronic payment channels and instruments for buying and selling virtual assets, coordinated with ASFI and UIF.

Current state: In force from 2024-06-26; it removes the prior payments-channel restriction but does not make virtual assets legal tender

Key Details

Jurisdiction

Bolivia

Regulator

Banco Central de Bolivia / ASFI / UIF

Law Type

Regulation

Status

In Force

Official Law Number

Resolución de Directorio N° 082/2024

Official Title

Resolución de Directorio N° 082/2024

Effective Date

June 26, 2024

Publication Date

June 25, 2024

Last Verified

August 26, 2026

Who This Law Applies To

Banks and financial intermediaries, payment providers, virtual-asset users, platforms interacting with Bolivia's payment system, ASFI-supervised entities and compliance teams.

Key Requirements

Key Requirements

Financial institutions may process relevant payments under applicable payment, consumer, risk and AML/CFT controls; users must understand virtual assets are not legal tender and remain exposed to volatility, fraud and platform risk.

Licensing & Registration

Authorization rule: Financial institutions may process relevant payments under applicable payment, consumer, risk and AML/CFT controls.

AML/CFT

AML/CFT duties are material; consult the instrument and current implementing rules for scope, thresholds and filing mechanics.

Custody & Safeguarding

No dedicated custody rule is the primary focus of this record.

Disclosure & Marketing

No dedicated marketing code is the primary focus; ordinary consumer and advertising law may still apply.

Market Integrity & Enforcement

Regulator: Banco Central de Bolivia / ASFI / UIF.

Tax Treatment

Not a tax code. Tax consequences depend on taxpayer, asset and transaction under the jurisdiction's current tax law.

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