Crypto & Digital Assets - Bahrain

RegulatedCentral Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Rulebook Volume 6 (Capital Markets), Crypto-Asset (CRA) Module; complemented by the Stablecoin Issuance and Offering (SIO) Module effective July 2025

Bahrain regulates crypto-asset exchanges and VASPs under the CBB's Crypto-Asset (CRA) Module in Volume 6 of the Rulebook, first issued in 2019 and amended through 2023, which requires all providers to be licensed and trade only CBB-approved crypto-assets. Activities are split across four license categories, with crypto-asset exchanges being the most heavily regulated (Category 4). In July 2025 the CBB added a dedicated Stablecoin Issuance and Offering (SIO) Module, making Bahrain one of the first GCC jurisdictions with a purpose-built stablecoin regime.

Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →