Is crypto legal in Tajikistan? Regulation & rules (2026)

Issued 27 March 2024, established the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies and approved Special Regime Rules for Innovation and Digital Assets, permitting regulated pilot projects involving crypto assets while expressly prohibiting their use as a payment medium or as remuneration for goods and services.

Bitcom.tj, operated by 'Service and Technology', launched on 1 May 2026 as the first legally operating crypto exchange in Tajikistan, licensed through the IT Park of Tajikistan framework.

Parliament approved amendments criminalizing unauthorized use of electricity for virtual-asset production; penalties range from fines of roughly $1,650–$8,250 to 2–8 years' imprisonment depending on scale and organized-crime aggravants.

The National Bank of Tajikistan has stated that crypto trading is not a licensed financial or non-banking activity and is not subject to its regulation; all transactions must be conducted in the national currency (somoni). No exchange was registered with the National Bank prior to the IT Park model.

President Rahmon declared 2025–2030 the 'Years of Digital Economy and Innovation Development', signaling sustained intent to formalize digital-asset regulation as part of a national digitalization agenda.

No explicit crypto tax legislation exists. Because crypto is not defined as currency or taxable property under Tajik law, capital-gains, income-tax, and VAT treatment are unresolved; practitioners note that gains cannot be formally assessed until legal status is established.