Legal Status

Rechtlicher Status von Bitcoin und Kryptowährungen. Bewertet werden Legalität von Besitz, Transfer, Tausch, Dienstleistungsangeboten und der Abstand zu pauschalen Verboten oder unklaren Grauzonen.
1 Switzerland94 points 94 points 94
2 United Arab Emirates93 points 93 points 93
3 Singapore92 points 92 points 92
4 Hong Kong91 points 91 points 91
5 Germany90 points 90 points 90
5 Japan90 points 90 points 90
5 Liechtenstein90 points 90 points 90
8 Estonia89 points 89 points 89
8 Gibraltar89 points 89 points 89
10 France88 points 88 points 88
10 Luxembourg88 points 88 points 88
10 Malta88 points 88 points 88
10 United Kingdom88 points 88 points 88
14 Canada87 points 87 points 87
14 United States87 points 87 points 87
16 Australia86 points 86 points 86
16 New Zealand86 points 86 points 86
18 Austria84 points 84 points 84
18 Belgium84 points 84 points 84
18 Brazil84 points 84 points 84
18 Bulgaria84 points 84 points 84
18 Croatia84 points 84 points 84
18 Cyprus84 points 84 points 84
18 Czech Republic84 points 84 points 84
18 Denmark84 points 84 points 84
18 El Salvador84 points 84 points 84
18 Finland84 points 84 points 84
18 Greece84 points 84 points 84
18 Hungary84 points 84 points 84
18 Iceland84 points 84 points 84
18 Ireland84 points 84 points 84
18 Italy84 points 84 points 84
18 Latvia84 points 84 points 84
18 Lithuania84 points 84 points 84
18 Netherlands84 points 84 points 84
18 Norway84 points 84 points 84
18 Poland84 points 84 points 84
18 Portugal84 points 84 points 84
18 Romania84 points 84 points 84
18 Slovakia84 points 84 points 84
18 Slovenia84 points 84 points 84
18 Spain84 points 84 points 84
18 Sweden84 points 84 points 84
44 Greenland82 points 82 points 82
45 Chinese Taipei80 points 80 points 80
45 Korea Republic80 points 80 points 80
47 Mexico76 points 76 points 76
48 Philippines74 points 74 points 74
49 Malaysia72 points 72 points 72
50 Georgia70 points 70 points 70
51 Cayman Islands68 points 68 points 68
51 Israel68 points 68 points 68
53 Bermuda67 points 67 points 67
53 Monaco67 points 67 points 67
55 Bahrain65 points 65 points 65
55 Thailand65 points 65 points 65
57 Faroe Islands63 points 63 points 63
58 British Virgin Islands62 points 62 points 62
58 Puerto Rico62 points 62 points 62
58 South Africa62 points 62 points 62
61 Chile61 points 61 points 61
61 Curacao61 points 61 points 61
61 Panama61 points 61 points 61
64 Indonesia60 points 60 points 60
64 Uruguay60 points 60 points 60
66 Armenia59 points 59 points 59
66 San Marino59 points 59 points 59
66 U.S. Virgin Islands59 points 59 points 59
69 Andorra58 points 58 points 58
69 Costa Rica58 points 58 points 58
69 Guam58 points 58 points 58
69 India58 points 58 points 58
69 Turkey58 points 58 points 58
74 Bahamas57 points 57 points 57
74 Macau57 points 57 points 57
76 Central African Republic56 points 56 points 56
76 Turks and Caicos Islands56 points 56 points 56
78 Aruba55 points 55 points 55
78 Colombia55 points 55 points 55
78 Martinique55 points 55 points 55
78 Mauritius55 points 55 points 55
78 Nigeria55 points 55 points 55
78 Serbia55 points 55 points 55
84 Guadeloupe54 points 54 points 54
84 Seychelles54 points 54 points 54
86 Barbados53 points 53 points 53
86 Réunion53 points 53 points 53
88 Anguilla52 points 52 points 52
88 Antigua and Barbuda52 points 52 points 52
88 French Guiana52 points 52 points 52
88 Kazakhstan52 points 52 points 52
88 Sint Maarten52 points 52 points 52
93 Peru51 points 51 points 51
93 Ukraine51 points 51 points 51
95 Argentina50 points 50 points 50
95 Dominican Republic50 points 50 points 50
95 Kenya50 points 50 points 50
95 Pakistan50 points 50 points 50
99 Rwanda49 points 49 points 49
99 Saint Kitts and Nevis49 points 49 points 49
101 American Samoa48 points 48 points 48
101 Cambodia48 points 48 points 48
101 Ecuador48 points 48 points 48
101 Jamaica48 points 48 points 48
101 Montenegro48 points 48 points 48
101 North Macedonia48 points 48 points 48
101 Trinidad and Tobago48 points 48 points 48
101 Vietnam48 points 48 points 48
109 Belize47 points 47 points 47
109 Dominica47 points 47 points 47
109 Grenada47 points 47 points 47
109 New Caledonia47 points 47 points 47
109 Paraguay47 points 47 points 47
109 Saint Lucia47 points 47 points 47
109 Saint-Martin47 points 47 points 47
109 Tahiti47 points 47 points 47
117 Azerbaijan46 points 46 points 46
117 Botswana46 points 46 points 46
117 Northern Mariana Islands46 points 46 points 46
120 Albania45 points 45 points 45
120 Ghana45 points 45 points 45
120 Moldova45 points 45 points 45
120 Mongolia45 points 45 points 45
120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines45 points 45 points 45
125 Cape Verde44 points 44 points 44
125 Kosovo44 points 44 points 44
125 Maldives44 points 44 points 44
125 Montserrat44 points 44 points 44
125 Namibia44 points 44 points 44
125 Saint Pierre and Miquelon44 points 44 points 44
131 Kyrgyzstan42 points 42 points 42
131 Uzbekistan42 points 42 points 42
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina41 points 41 points 41
133 Fiji41 points 41 points 41
133 Guatemala41 points 41 points 41
133 Qatar41 points 41 points 41
137 Honduras40 points 40 points 40
138 Brunei39 points 39 points 39
138 Ivory Coast39 points 39 points 39
138 Uganda39 points 39 points 39
141 Benin38 points 38 points 38
141 Cameroon38 points 38 points 38
141 Djibouti38 points 38 points 38
141 Guyana38 points 38 points 38
141 Jordan38 points 38 points 38
141 Marshall Islands38 points 38 points 38
141 Oman38 points 38 points 38
141 Saudi Arabia38 points 38 points 38
141 Zambia38 points 38 points 38
150 Mayotte37 points 37 points 37
150 Suriname37 points 37 points 37
150 Tanzania37 points 37 points 37
153 Sri Lanka36 points 36 points 36
153 Swaziland36 points 36 points 36
155 Senegal35 points 35 points 35
156 Gabon34 points 34 points 34
156 Gambia34 points 34 points 34
156 Mozambique34 points 34 points 34
159 Congo DR32 points 32 points 32
159 Ethiopia32 points 32 points 32
159 Malawi32 points 32 points 32
159 Nicaragua32 points 32 points 32
159 Palau32 points 32 points 32
159 Togo32 points 32 points 32
159 Vanuatu32 points 32 points 32
159 Zanzibar32 points 32 points 32
159 Zimbabwe32 points 32 points 32
168 Burkina Faso31 points 31 points 31
168 Comoros31 points 31 points 31
168 Congo31 points 31 points 31
168 Cook Islands31 points 31 points 31
168 Kuwait31 points 31 points 31
168 Lesotho31 points 31 points 31
168 Liberia31 points 31 points 31
168 São Tomé and Príncipe31 points 31 points 31
176 Mali29 points 29 points 29
176 Samoa29 points 29 points 29
178 Lebanon28 points 28 points 28
178 Tajikistan28 points 28 points 28
178 Venezuela28 points 28 points 28
181 Bhutan27 points 27 points 27
181 Burundi27 points 27 points 27
181 Equatorial Guinea27 points 27 points 27
181 Madagascar27 points 27 points 27
181 Sierra Leone27 points 27 points 27
186 Belarus26 points 26 points 26
186 Laos26 points 26 points 26
186 Palestine26 points 26 points 26
186 Papua New Guinea26 points 26 points 26
186 Russia26 points 26 points 26
191 Angola25 points 25 points 25
191 Guinea25 points 25 points 25
191 Guinea-Bissau25 points 25 points 25
191 Mauritania25 points 25 points 25
191 Myanmar25 points 25 points 25
191 Tonga25 points 25 points 25
197 Haiti24 points 24 points 24
198 Libya23 points 23 points 23
198 Niger23 points 23 points 23
198 Solomon Islands23 points 23 points 23
198 Timor-Leste23 points 23 points 23
202 Chad22 points 22 points 22
202 Kiribati22 points 22 points 22
202 Micronesia22 points 22 points 22
202 Nauru22 points 22 points 22
202 Niue22 points 22 points 22
202 Wallis and Futuna22 points 22 points 22
208 Bangladesh20 points 20 points 20
208 Bolivia20 points 20 points 20
208 Egypt20 points 20 points 20
208 Morocco20 points 20 points 20
208 Nepal20 points 20 points 20
208 Tunisia20 points 20 points 20
214 Iraq19 points 19 points 19
215 Eritrea18 points 18 points 18
215 Turkmenistan18 points 18 points 18
215 Tuvalu18 points 18 points 18
218 Somalia15 points 15 points 15
219 Cuba14 points 14 points 14
219 South Sudan14 points 14 points 14
219 Syria14 points 14 points 14
219 Western Sahara14 points 14 points 14
219 Yemen14 points 14 points 14
224 Afghanistan11 points 11 points 11
224 China11 points 11 points 11
224 Sudan11 points 11 points 11
227 Algeria8 points 8 points 8
227 Iran8 points 8 points 8
229 Korea DPR3 points 3 points 3

Last rating: June 18th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for the basic legal status of bitcoin and other crypto-assets in a country. 100 means very clear permissibility of possession, transfer, exchange, voluntary payment and professional service provision; 0 means a broad ban or practically blocked use.

The calculation combines five blocks: possession and self-custody count for 30%, transfer and exchange 25%, professional service providers and on/off-ramps 20%, voluntary payment use in commerce 15%, and legal clarity without arbitrary enforcement 10%.

Broad bans create hard caps. If possession, trading, use or service provision is broadly prohibited, a country cannot rank highly. Partial bans, banking bans or payment bans also constrain the value, even where private users can technically hold crypto-assets or use foreign platforms.

Legal status is intentionally narrower than crypto regulation. A country can generally allow crypto while regulating it weakly; another country can have detailed rules that still restrict certain uses heavily. This indicator first asks whether use is legal and practically legally secure.

For countries and territories without complete direct coverage, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values. They are checked against the Law Library of Congress country overview, FATF material, national central banks, financial supervisors, legal portals, the European MiCA framework and regional peers.

Crypto adoption, crypto regulation, bitcoin merchant acceptance, bitcoin cash access, crypto taxation, banking stability and fintech quality are not directly included. These topics have separate indicators and are used here only as plausibility support where direct legal sources are missing.

The score equals the raw value. A higher raw value therefore improves the ranking.