Algeria bans virtual assets. Law No. 25-10 of 24 July 2025 makes it a criminal offence to issue, buy, sell, use, hold, trade or promote virtual assets, to create or operate crypto exchange platforms, or to mine cryptocurrency, adding to the 2018 Finance Law ban on virtual currency.
| Status | Banned |
| Risk Score | 82/100 (Very High Risk) |
| Region | africa west |
| Currency | DZD |
| Capital Gains (Personal) | N/A - crypto banned |
| Capital Gains (Corporate) | N/A |
| VAT on Crypto | No |
| Staking Tax | N/A |
| Airdrop Tax | N/A |
No crypto-specific tax guidance available.
| Required | No |
| Regulator | BA |
| Framework | Law No. 25-10 of 24 July 2025 (Official Journal No. 48) amending Law No. 05-01 on AML/CFT: new Art. 6 bis prohibits issuing, buying, selling, using, holding, trading or promoting virtual assets and creating or operating exchange platforms, including crypto mining; Art. 31 bis penalty 2 months to 1 year imprisonment and DZD 200,000 to 1,000,000 fine. Finance Law 2018 Art. 117 ban on virtual currency also remains |
| Ease | very_complex |
No detailed enforcement information available
| Status | Research |
| Name | Algerian Digital Dinar |
| Issuing Authority | Banque d’Algérie |
| Model | retail |
| KYC Required | Yes |
| Travel Rule | No |
| FATF Member | No |
| FATF Status | grey_list |
| FATF Body | MENAFATF |
| Suspicious-Activity Reporting | No |
Status: Banned
Status: Banned
Status: Banned
| Legal | No |
| Electricity Cost | $0.03/kWh |
| Renewable Energy | 15% |
| Infrastructure | poor |
Mining is explicitly banned by law. Electricity costs are low but infrastructure and regulatory environment are not supportive for mining operations.
| Stability | moderate |
| Sanctions | No |
| Corruption Index | 36/100 |
| Banking Access | restricted |
| Sanctions Program Active | No |
Risk Factors
Algeria faces moderate political stability with some unrest and economic challenges. It is not under major international sanctions but has restrictive banking access for crypto businesses. Corruption levels are moderate to high.
Algeria bans virtual assets. Law No. 25-10 of 24 July 2025 makes it a criminal offence to issue, buy, sell, use, hold, trade or promote virtual assets, to create or operate crypto exchange platforms, or to mine cryptocurrency, adding to the 2018 Finance Law ban on virtual currency.
Algeria is classified by FATF as: grey_list.
KYC is mandatory for crypto businesses.
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