Argentina

Regulated Partly Confirmed

Crypto ownership and trading are lawful. Virtual Asset Service Providers must register with and comply with the CNV framework, while securities, AML and tax rules apply according to the activity.

Comisión Nacional de Valores / Unidad de Información Financiera

Total Laws (incl. applicable EU-wide)

Effective Laws

At a Glance

Is holding crypto allowed?

Allowed

Is crypto trading allowed?

Regulated

Is P2P trading allowed?

Allowed

Are crypto payments allowed?

Allowed

Is crypto legal tender?

Is mining allowed?

Allowed

Is staking allowed?

Regulated

Is DeFi participation allowed?

Regulated

Are stablecoins allowed or regulated?

Regulated

Activity Status Matrix

Activity	Status	Details
Holding Crypto	Allowed	Is holding crypto allowed?
Crypto Trading	Regulated	Is crypto trading allowed?
P2P Trading	Allowed	Is P2P trading allowed?
Crypto Payments	Allowed	Are crypto payments allowed?
Legal Tender	No	Is crypto legal tender?
Mining	Allowed	Is mining allowed?
Staking	Regulated	Is staking allowed?
DeFi	Regulated	Is DeFi participation allowed?
Stablecoins	Regulated	Are stablecoins allowed or regulated?
NFTs	Regulated	Are NFTs allowed or regulated?
Token Launches	Regulated	Are token launches allowed?
Crypto Advertising	Regulated	Is crypto advertising allowed?
Banking Access	Regulated	Do crypto businesses have banking access?

Regulation Overview

Argentina regulates the service-provider perimeter rather than declaring crypto sovereign money. Law 27,739 brought VASPs into the AML framework and empowered the Comisión Nacional de Valores to maintain and supervise the PSAV register. CNV General Resolution 1058 established the operational registration and compliance regime from May 2025. Tokens that are negotiable securities remain under capital-markets rules. The Argentine peso is legal tender; crypto may be used voluntarily by agreement but is not state-issued money.

Tax Information

Crypto can produce taxable income or capital results and may also be relevant for personal-assets reporting. Classification, source and valuation depend on the taxpayer and transaction.

Individual Tax Treatment

Individuals should evaluate income tax on disposals or business-like activity and personal-assets tax reporting where applicable. Keep acquisition cost, wallet, exchange and peso-valuation records.

Business Tax Treatment

Businesses account for crypto revenue, gains and holdings under normal corporate, VAT and accounting rules. PSAV reporting and information duties may give tax authorities transaction visibility.

Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero

Business & Licensing

A person carrying on covered PSAV activities in or directed to Argentina must assess CNV registration, minimum-equity, governance, custody, cybersecurity and reporting obligations under the applicable category.

AML / KYC Requirements

Registered PSAVs are AML-obliged entities and must perform customer identification, beneficial-owner checks, risk monitoring, recordkeeping and suspicious-transaction reporting to the UIF.