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Get a crypto license in Argentina.
A crypto license in Argentina is registration in the mandatory PSAV registry of the CNV, created by Law 27,739 in March 2024. The rules now sit in CNV General Resolution 1172/2026, published on 15 October 2026, which rewrote the PSAV chapter first set by Resolutions 994/2024 and 1058/2025: five activity categories, minimum net worth from US$35,000 to US$150,000, segregated client assets and a monthly report, and registration for foreign providers that target Argentine users. The entity can be Argentine or foreign, corporate tax runs around 35%, in one of the world's highest-adoption markets. We build it end to end.
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Argentina in brief
Crypto license in Argentina: a huge market, now with a registry.
Years of inflation made Argentines some of the heaviest crypto users on earth, and in 2024 the law caught up. Law 27,739, passed in March 2024, gave the CNV - the National Securities Commission - powers to supervise and regulate Virtual Asset Service Providers, and created a mandatory PSAV registry. CNV General Resolution 994/2024 set the first registry mechanics, Resolution 1058/2025 added operating, custody, governance and cybersecurity rules, and Resolution 1172/2026, published on 15 October 2026, rewrote the whole PSAV chapter: five categories, a minimum net worth of US$150,000 for exchange and custody, US$75,000 for transfers and US$35,000 for services linked to an issuer's offer (half that below US$2.5 million of yearly volume), segregated client assets, a ban on mixers and a monthly report to the CNV. PSAVs are also obligated subjects under Argentina's anti-money-laundering law.
The reach is broad and deliberate. A foreign provider has to register if it uses a .ar domain, receives funds locally, targets Argentine residents or advertises to them, or does more than 20% of its business in Argentina; it registers through a branch or a permanent representation, with the net-worth floor backed by capital or assets in the country. This is an onshore, market-access play, and we are plain about it: with corporate tax around 35%, Argentina is not a low-tax base. What it offers is direct, lawful access to one of the world's most crypto-active populations, behind a genuine registry. What you build is the registration - a local company or a foreign registered provider - the net-worth and cybersecurity compliance, and the AML programme. We build all of it together.
A huge market, now with a registry: Law 27,739 (2024) created a mandatory PSAV registry with the CNV.
Net-worth, custody and cybersecurity rules; registration required even for foreign providers. A market play, not a tax one.
The PSAV registry
Register with the CNV - local or foreign.
The regime is a mandatory registry with real operating rules. We register your model - Argentine or foreign - and build the net-worth, custody and cybersecurity file the CNV requires.
Mandatory CNV PSAV registration - local or foreign - plus net-worth, custody and cyber rules.
01 - PSAV REGISTRATION
The mandatory registry
Any PSAV serving Argentine users must register with the CNV before operating - whether incorporated in Argentina or abroad. Registration is the gate, and it is enforced.
Any PSAV serving Argentine users must register with the CNV before operating - whether incorporated in Argentina or abroad. Registration is the gate, and it is enforced.
- ✓CNV PSAV registration
- ✓Local and foreign providers covered
- ✓Register before operating
02 - OPERATING RULES
RG 1172/2026Net worth, custody, cyber
Resolution 1172/2026 sets minimum net worth by category - US$150,000 for exchange and custody, US$75,000 for transfers, US$35,000 for issuance-related services - plus segregation of client assets, custody, governance and cybersecurity rules.
RG 1172/2026: net worth of US$35,000-150,000 by category, segregation, custody, governance and cyber. AML via the UIF.
- ✓Net worth from US$35,000 to US$150,000
- ✓Custody and governance rules
- ✓Cybersecurity and incident controls
03 - AML / UIF
AML obligations
PSAVs are obligated subjects under Argentina's AML law, supervised in relation to the UIF - the financial-intelligence unit - with KYC, reporting and controls.
PSAVs are obligated subjects under Argentina's AML law, supervised in relation to the UIF - the financial-intelligence unit - with KYC, reporting and controls.
- ✓UIF-obligated-subject status
- ✓KYC and reporting
- ✓AML/CFT programme
Registration is mandatory before operating, for local and foreign PSAVs alike, and the net-worth and cybersecurity rules are real. Requirements and category are confirmed against current CNV rules for your case before any work begins.
Why Argentina
The users are the reason.
One of the world's most crypto-active populations, now behind a real registry - the value is access and legitimacy, not tax.
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Among the highest adoption
Years of inflation drove Argentines to crypto at a rate few countries match. A registered PSAV can serve that market lawfully and directly, rather than in the grey zone.One of the most crypto-active.
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A real, current regime
Law 27,739 and the CNV resolutions turned a grey market into a registered one in 2024-2025, and Resolution 1172/2026 rewrote the rulebook in October 2026. A PSAV registration reads as a genuine, supervised status - a credibility the old setup lacked.Registered, not grey.
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Local or foreign
The registry covers both Argentine and foreign providers serving Argentine users - so there is a lawful path for a local company and for a registered foreign entity alike.A lawful path either way.
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First-mover position
The rules are fresh: Resolution 1172/2026 rewrote the operating standards in October 2026. Registering early means being compliant before rivals, in a market this deep.Rules only just settled.
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The honest trade-off
We say it plainly: corporate tax around 35% and crypto taxed normally. You pay onshore tax for onshore access to a huge market - and we plan it, not pretend it away.~35% tax for access.
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The honest structure wins
The CNV registers on the file - net worth, custody, cybersecurity and AML. We build all of it to the standard the regulator and correspondent banks read as legitimacy.Registered on the file.
How it compares
How Argentina differs from other routes.
Argentina is an onshore, mandatory-registry, market-access route - real tax for one of the biggest crypto user bases anywhere. The honest comparison is below.
Argentina vs offshore jurisdictions
| Feature |  Argentina | Offshore jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | One of the highest-adoption markets | Tax efficiency, no local market |
| Model | CNV PSAV registry - mandatory | VASP registration / licence |
| Reach | Local and foreign providers | Varies |
| Corporate tax | ~35% | 0% offshore, or 9-30% |
What you get
ArgentinaOne of the highest-adoption markets
Offshore jurisdictionsTax efficiency, no local market
Model
ArgentinaCNV PSAV registry - mandatory
Offshore jurisdictionsVASP registration / licence
Reach
ArgentinaLocal and foreign providers
Offshore jurisdictionsVaries
Corporate tax
Argentina~35%
Offshore jurisdictions0% offshore, or 9-30%
Country by country
| Country | License type | Taxation | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | CNV PSAV registry (Law 27,739) | ~35% corporate | Net worth + cyber, register |
 Brazil | BCB authorisation (Law 14.478) | Up to 34% | Governance + capital, 2026 |
 Mexico | CNBV Fintech (ITF), Banxico limits | 30% corporate | Narrow, restrictive route |
 El Salvador | DASP registration (CNAD) | 0% on digital-asset gains | Registration, 2-4 months |
ArgentinaLicense typeCNV PSAV registry (Law 27,739)
Taxation~35% corporate
RequirementsNet worth + cyber, register
BrazilLicense typeBCB authorisation (Law 14.478)
TaxationUp to 34%
RequirementsGovernance + capital, 2026
MexicoLicense typeCNBV Fintech (ITF), Banxico limits
Taxation30% corporate
RequirementsNarrow, restrictive route
El SalvadorLicense typeDASP registration (CNAD)
Taxation0% on digital-asset gains
RequirementsRegistration, 2-4 months
Americas
Crypto licences in neighbouring jurisdictions
Doing it properly
Crypto license requirements in Argentina: what the CNV registration file contains.Argentina crypto license requirements.
A mandatory registry with real operating rules. The checklist below is what we build and file - and keep current.
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The provider - an Argentine company or a foreign entity registering to serve Argentine users.
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CNV PSAV registration before conducting any activity.
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Minimum net worth for the PSAV category under Resolution 1172/2026 - US$35,000 to US$150,000, halved below US$2.5 million of yearly volume.
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Custody and governance arrangements to the CNV rules.
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A cybersecurity framework - protecting user information, detecting incidents and recovering from attacks.
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An AML/CFT programme, with UIF-obligated-subject compliance and reporting.
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Fit-and-proper management and a compliance function.
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Operating, disclosure and consumer-protection standards to the CNV rules.
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A monthly report to the CNV within 15 days of each month-end - clients, volume, the most traded assets and custodied balances.
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Ongoing CNV supervision - unregistered operation is not lawful.
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Argentine company or foreign provider.
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CNV PSAV registration.
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Net worth of US$35,000-150,000 by category.
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Custody and governance rules.
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Cybersecurity framework.
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AML/CFT + UIF compliance.
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Fit-and-proper management.
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Consumer-protection standards.
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Activity reporting to the CNV.
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Ongoing CNV supervision.
Reflects Law 27,739 (2024), the PSAV chapter of the CNV Rules as rewritten by General Resolution 1172/2026 (after 994/2024 and 1058/2025), and the AML framework, as of October 2026. Registration is mandatory for local and foreign PSAVs.Law 27,739 + CNV RG 1172/2026, as of October 2026.
Verify it yourself
Official sources
Regulator pages, legal texts and public registers the figures on this page are based on.
- RegulatorCNV - Registry of Virtual Asset Service Providers (PSAV)argentina.gob.ar
- LawCNV General Resolution 1172/2026 - PSAV rules (Boletín Oficial, 15 October 2026)boletinoficial.gob.ar
- LawLaw No. 27,739 of 14 March 2024 (anti-money laundering reform, PSAV registry) - AFIP librarybiblioteca.afip.gob.ar
- RegisterCNV - Public register of PSAV (search)cnv.gov.ar
How it works
From first call to a CNV registration.
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Strategy and category
Local or foreign, which PSAV category, the honest timeline and the plan - fixed in writing before anything incorporates.Local or foreign, category - in writing.
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The provider
An Argentine company or a foreign entity, set up with clean governance and ownership transparent to the UBOs.Company or foreign entity, clean.
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The CNV file
The PSAV registration, the net worth, custody and governance, and the cybersecurity framework.Registration, net worth, cyber.
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AML and banking
The AML programme and UIF compliance in place; accounts arranged on disclosure.UIF compliance; accounts.
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Registration and run
The CNV registers the PSAV; ongoing reporting and supervision keep it clean.CNV registers; supervised.
Quick facts
RegulatorCNV
LawLaw 27,739 (2024)
RulesRG 1172/2026
ModelMandatory PSAV registry
ReachLocal + foreign providers
VehicleArgentine or foreign
Corporate tax~35%
Why hereHighest-adoption market
Argentina turned a grey market into a registered one. The value is direct access to a huge user base and a genuine status - the compliance is the work.
On the ground for Argentina
Run from our international desks.
Prifinance - Argentina desk
Run from our Dubai office
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Local or foreign provider
An Argentine company or a foreign entity registering to serve Argentine users - whichever the model needs, built clean.Whichever the model needs.
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The CNV registration
The PSAV registration, the category and the net-worth position, assembled the way the CNV expects to read them.Category + net worth.
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Cyber and custody
The cybersecurity framework and custody arrangements Resolution 1172/2026 requires - built, not claimed.RG 1172/2026 build.
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AML and banking
The AML programme and UIF compliance, and accounts arranged on full disclosure with a registered status behind you.UIF compliance; accounts.
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Good to know
Taxation and the honest position in Argentina.
A high onshore rate in a huge market - Argentina is a pure market-access play, and we set the tax out plainly.
Corporate tax ~35%
Argentine companies face corporate income tax at roughly 35%. This is an onshore market, not an offshore zero - the tax is the price of access to a vast user base.High onshore rate.
Crypto is taxed
Crypto income and gains are taxed under the general rules; there is no special exemption. The position is documented and planned, not avoided.General rules.
The reason is the users
You come to Argentina for one of the world's most crypto-active populations, not for the rate. The market is the entire case, and we plan the tax around it.The market is the case.
A complex environment
Argentina's tax and currency environment is complex and shifting - which is exactly why the structure and modelling are worth doing carefully from the start.Model carefully.
No crypto-specific relief
Crypto follows the general corporate and income rules - there is no digital-asset carve-out.Register, base elsewhere.
Home-country tax still matters
Group and owner-level tax depends on where you sit - and a foreign-registered PSAV may keep its base elsewhere. We model the full picture.Group position modelled.
Tax and access summary
Corporate income tax~35%
Crypto income / gainsTaxed
Crypto-specific reliefNone
Why hereMarket access, not tax
Foreign registrationPossible - base elsewhere
EnvironmentComplex, shifting
*As of 2026. Argentina is a market decision - and a foreign-registered PSAV can keep its tax base elsewhere, which we model with you.
Turnkey professional support
Experienced lawyers and international consultants.
We provide end-to-end support, from registration and company set-up to regulatory interaction and compliance oversight - with an individualized approach to each client.
Oleksii Kindratenko
Builds the application itself: the provider entity, the CNV PSAV registration file, the net-worth and cybersecurity documentation and the AML programme. His document sets are the reason reviews finish cleanly.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
First point of contact for international founders. Runs the whole setup remotely, across time zones and languages - from the first call to a clean, registered provider.
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The Argentina crypto regime, answered honestly.
Is crypto regulated in Argentina now?+
Yes. Law 27,739 (2024) gave the CNV power over Virtual Asset Service Providers and created a mandatory PSAV registry; Resolutions 994/2024 and 1058/2025 added the operating rules, and Resolution 1172/2026 rewrote them in October 2026. It is a real, current regime.
Do foreign providers have to register?+
Yes, when they reach the Argentine market: a foreign provider registers if it uses a .ar domain, receives funds locally, targets or advertises to Argentine residents, or does more than 20% of its business in Argentina. It registers through a branch or a permanent representation, and operating unregistered is not lawful.
What are the operating rules?+
Resolution 1172/2026 sets minimum net worth by category (US$35,000 to US$150,000), segregation of client assets, custody, governance and cybersecurity requirements, a ban on mixers and a monthly report to the CNV. PSAVs are also AML-obligated subjects.
Why Argentina rather than offshore?+
For the market. Argentina is one of the highest crypto-adoption countries in the world, and a registered PSAV can serve it lawfully. Offshore gives tax, not this kind of direct local access.
How is it taxed?+
Corporate tax around 35% and crypto taxed normally - it is not a tax haven. A foreign-registered PSAV can keep its tax base elsewhere, and we model that; either way, the reason to be here is the users.
How new is this?+
Fresh - the law is from 2024, the operating standards settled through 2025 and were rewritten in October 2026. Registering early means being compliant ahead of rivals in a very deep market.
How long does a crypto license in Argentina take?+
Realistically a few months once the file is complete. The net-worth, cybersecurity and AML quality is what keeps the CNV review moving.
Why Argentina with you?+
Because the CNV registers on the file - net worth, custody, cyber and AML. We build the registration to the standard the regulator and banks read, which is what makes it usable.
Regulated now?+
Yes - Law 27,739 + CNV registry.
Foreign providers?+
Must register to serve Argentina.
Operating rules?+
Net worth, custody, cyber (RG 1172).
Why not offshore?+
For the huge user base.
Tax?+
~35%; foreign base possible.
How new?+
2024 law; 2025 operating rules.
How long?+
A few months once complete.
Why with us?+
File to CNV and bank standard.
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