🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cryptocurrency possession and trading are legal in the DRC. Citizens may engage in crypto activities at their own risk. The BCC (Banque Centrale du Congo) has not authorised domestic exchanges or licensed any crypto service providers. BCC Instruction No. 58 (2024) mandated mobile-money/payment interoperability as a prerequisite for future regulated crypto gateways. A draft Digital-Asset Law was under inter-ministerial review in 2025, targeting a DASP (Digital-Asset Service Provider) licensing regime. No crypto-specific law has been enacted as of 2026-06-01. The General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) applies general tax law to crypto under existing legislation.

Overview

Status	Legal
Risk Score	25/100 (Low Risk)
Region	africa central
Currency	CDF

Tax Information

Capital Gains (Personal)	No specific guidance
Capital Gains (Corporate)	30% flat corporate income tax rate (CIT). Capital gains included in corporate taxable basis and taxed at standard 30% CIT rate. Rate reduced from 35% to 30% in 2019; has remained 30% since.
VAT on Crypto	No
Staking Tax	No specific guidance
Airdrop Tax	No specific guidance

No crypto-specific tax guidance.

Licensing & Registration

Required	No
Regulator	BCC
Framework	No crypto framework

No crypto licensing framework exists.

Enforcement Activity

Level: None

No known enforcement actions.

DeFi, Stablecoins & NFTs

Status: Unclear

No regulation.

Stablecoins

Status: no_rules

No framework.

NFTs

Status: no_rules

No regulation.

Mining

Legal	Yes
Electricity Cost	$0.05/kWh
Renewable Energy	20%
Infrastructure	poor

Electricity costs are low but infrastructure is poor and unstable. Cooling costs are higher due to tropical climate. Mining is legal but limited by infrastructure and grid reliability.