---
type: country
domain: crypto-regulation
status: stable
tags: ["crypto-regulation", "africa_central", "restricted"]
aliases: ["CG", "COG", "République du Congo"]
created: 2026-06-01
updated: 2025-01-01
compile_into: ["[[country--republic-of-the-congo]]"]
sources:
  - name: "BEAC"
    url: "https://www.beac.int"
    type: "official"
---

# 🇨🇬 [[country--republic-of-the-congo|Republic of the Congo]] (CG) — Crypto Regulation

> The Republic of the Congo, as a CEMAC member state, is subject to BEAC/COBAC regional restrictions. Since May 2022, COBAC Decision D-2022/071 prohibits all regulated financial institutions (banks, microfinance institutions, payment service providers) from facilitating, holding, or transacting in cryptocurrency. COSUMAF excluded crypto from its regulated markets framework (August 2022). BEAC has actively rejected crypto regulation frameworks as recently as January 2024, citing foreign-exchange reserve risks. A CEMAC sub-regional crypto-asset regulatory framework was being developed in collaboration with the IMF as of early 2025, but had not been published as of 2026-06-01. No national-level crypto law exists for the Republic of the Congo specifically.

## Overview

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Status | Restricted |
| Risk Score | 55/100 (High Risk) |
| Enforcement Level | None |
| Region | [[domain--africa|africa central]] |
| Currency | [[entity--xaf|XAF]] |

## Tax

| Type | Rate |
|------|------|
| Capital Gains (Personal) | No specific guidance |
| Capital Gains (Corporate) | 30% standard CIT rate (as of 2025 Financial Law No. 47-2024) |
| VAT on Crypto | No |
| Mining Tax | No specific guidance |
| Staking Tax | No specific guidance |
| Airdrop Tax | No specific guidance |

No crypto-specific tax guidance.

## Licensing

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Required | No |
| Regulator | [[entity--beac|BEAC]] / COBAC / COSUMAF |
| Framework | No crypto framework |
| Ease | N/A |
| Cost | N/A |
| Timeline | N/A months |

No crypto licensing framework exists.

## AML / KYC

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| KYC Required | <span style="color:var(--text-dim,#888)">&mdash;</span> |
| Travel Rule | <span style="color:var(--text-dim,#888)">&mdash;</span> |
| FATF Member | <span style="color:var(--text-dim,#888)">&mdash;</span> |

## DeFi

**Status:** Unclear

No regulation.

## Stablecoins

**Status:** no_rules

No framework.

## NFTs

**Status:** no_rules

No regulation.

## Mining

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Legal | Yes |
| Electricity Cost | $0.07/kWh |
| Renewable Energy | 20% |
| Climate | tropical |
| Infrastructure | fair |

Mining legality is not explicitly stated but no bans are known; electricity cost is moderate; infrastructure is fair given regional standards.

## Geopolitics

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Sanctions | <span style="color:var(--text-dim,#888)">&mdash;</span> |

## Enforcement

No known enforcement actions.

## CBDC Status: none

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*Data source: [Soken Crypto Legal Map](https://soken.dev/crypto-map/). Last reviewed: 2026-06-01.*

**Sources:**
- [BEAC](https://www.beac.int)