Crypto in Belize

The Central Bank highlights the 2023 FSC notice restricting virtual-asset activities in or from Belize. Official material describes a prohibition on activities, including fiat exchange, transfer, custody, and services linked to offers or sales, without the required licence, and says existing operators had to notify and cease within applicable periods. Controls on foreign-exchange inflows and outflows also apply. Do not treat a business licence, foreign platform, or familiar brand as permission for virtual-asset activity: verify current legal status with the FSC and Central Bank before acting.

Official source for this framework: Central Bank of Belize: restriction on virtual-asset activities (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline) · Central Bank of Belize: AML/CFT legal framework listing virtual-asset restriction (supports: regulatory framework) · Central Bank of Belize: Exchange Control Act (supports: regulatory framework) · Central Bank of Belize: AML highlights PDF on VASP licensing and virtual-asset restrictions (supports: regulatory framework)