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Bhutan: mining and exchanges under a limited framework
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Official source for regulatory status: Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 regulatory stance on crypto currency (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline) · Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 National Risk Assessment, VASP status (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline)
Local review · 2026-08-17
Next review: 2026-11-17
International virtual-asset standards, crypto tax reporting framework, and adoption methodology. Local rules can change; verify with the relevant authority before acting.
Tax
- Department of Revenue and Customs (verify)
Regulation
- Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 regulatory stance on crypto currency (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline)
- Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 National Risk Assessment, VASP status (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline)
No current official national adoption figure is available to show.
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~0.6%AdoptionEstimate
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5K+ (est.)Users / investors
~0.6% (est.)Adoption
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Regulation Timeline
2025
RMA allowed mining and exchanges only for GMC registered entities and partners and kept domestic-bank on-ramping restricted.
2025
The national risk assessment reported that, as of 2024, no VASP was licensed or operating in Bhutan.
Official source for these events: Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 regulatory stance on crypto currency (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline) · Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 National Risk Assessment, VASP status (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline)
Regulatory Framework
The Royal Monetary Authority's April 2025 regulatory stance permits crypto mining and exchanges only for Gelephu Mindfulness City registered entities and business partners, under GMC's regulatory framework. It also keeps on-ramping for crypto trading through RMA-regulated domestic banks restricted. The 2025 national risk assessment says that, as of 2024, no VASP was licensed or operating in Bhutan; GMC has a framework to license VASPs, but no licences had been granted. This limited rule does not prove general retail authorisation or support recommending platforms; confirm current registration and licensing before acting.
Official source for this framework: Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 regulatory stance on crypto currency (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline) · Royal Monetary Authority: 2025 National Risk Assessment, VASP status (supports: regulatory status, regulatory framework, regulatory timeline)
How to Buy Crypto
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Comparison: Asia
| Country | Users / investors | Adoption | P2P Vol. | Status | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇹 BhutanYou | No official figure | No official figure | No official figure | Unregulated | Verify |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | No official figure | 7.3% of investors (FSA, 2025) | No official figure | Regulated | bitFlyer, Inc. |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 11.13M eligible-trading accounts (end-2025, KoFIU) | No official figure | No official figure | Regulated | — |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | No official figure | No official figure | No official figure | Regulated | — |
| 🇮🇳 India | No official figure | No official figure | No official figure | Unregulated | — |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | No official figure | No official figure | No official figure | Regulated | — |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 21.37M cuentas de consumidores de activos financieros digitales, incluidos crypto (OJK, mar. 2026) | No official figure | No official figure | Regulated | — |
| 🇹🇠Thailand | No official figure | No official figure | No official figure | Regulated | — |
| 🇵🇠Philippines | No official figure | No official figure | No official figure | Regulated | — |
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