Crypto & Digital Assets · Mongolia
Is crypto legal in Mongolia? Regulation & rules (2026)
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Mongolia enacted the Law on Virtual Asset Service Providers in December 2021 (effective March 1, 2022), establishing a mandatory registration and licensing regime for crypto exchanges and VASPs under the FRC. Cryptoassets are legal but not legal tender; they are classified as virtual assets subject to AML/KYC requirements aligned with FATF standards. As of mid-2023, 12 entities hold licenses and over 200 virtual assets are registered, with 912,000+ user accounts at licensed providers.
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The State Ikh Khural adopted the Law on Virtual Asset Service Providers on December 17, 2021; it was published February 14, 2022, and entered into force March 1, 2022. It requires all for-profit Mongolian legal entities providing virtual asset services to register with the FRC and comply with AML/KYC obligations.
FRC began registering VASPs from June 25, 2022; pre-existing exchanges had until September 25, 2022 to register. By mid-2023, 12 entities are licensed and over 200 virtual assets are recognized; 912,000+ users are registered, ~85,000 actively trading.
Independent coin issuance is forbidden. Coin issuers must apply for registration through a listed, FRC-registered exchange; the FRC registers platforms, not individual coins. DAX, launched December 2020, is Mongolia's first crypto and security token exchange.
The Law on VASPs was drafted jointly by the Financial Information Unit, Bank of Mongolia, and FRC to meet FATF technical requirements and improve Mongolia's AML/CFT compliance rating.
In December 2025, Mongolia's OTC securities market transitioned to a blockchain-based 24/5 continuous trading model — following 18 months of FRC regulatory sandbox testing — making it the first country to operate such a system.
Income from crypto trading is subject to Mongolia's standard income taxes (20% flat personal income tax; 10–25% progressive corporate income tax) but is explicitly exempt from value-added tax (VAT).
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