{"id":4190,"date":"2026-03-26T11:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:44:06","slug":"crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Business in Belarus: What&#8217;s Permitted, How It Works and Why HTP Matters 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters\/#Legal_framework_where_it_all_started\" >Legal framework: where it all started<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters\/#What_ordinary_companies_non-HTP_residents_are_permitted_to_do\" >What ordinary companies (non-HTP residents) are permitted to do<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters\/#What_HTP_residents_are_permitted_to_do\" >What HTP residents are permitted to do<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters\/#Taxation_what_changed_in_2025%E2%80%932026\" >Taxation: what changed in 2025\u20132026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters\/#Crypto_banks_%E2%80%94_a_2026_development\" >Crypto banks \u2014 a 2026 development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/crypto-business-in-belarus-whats-permitted-how-it-works-and-why-htp-matters\/#Legal_crypto_platforms_in_Belarus\" >Legal crypto platforms in Belarus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Belarus legalised cryptocurrency back in 2017 \u2014 among the first countries in the world to do so. Since then, the legislation has been updated several times, and the picture in 2026 looks different from when the first rules were introduced. Crypto business in Belarus is a real option, but with clear rules: what&#8217;s allowed, what isn&#8217;t, and who you must work through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it actually works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_framework_where_it_all_started\"><\/span><strong>Legal framework: where it all started<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundational document is Presidential Decree No. 8 &#8220;On the Development of the Digital Economy&#8221; from 2017. This is what first legalised token (cryptocurrency) transactions, mining, ICOs and smart contracts in Belarus. In Belarusian law, cryptocurrency is referred to as &#8220;digital signs (tokens)&#8221; \u2014 worth knowing when dealing with official documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then the legislation has been significantly refined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Decree No. 367 of 2024 established the requirement that all purchases and sales of cryptocurrency for fiat money must be conducted exclusively through HTP residents \u2014 From January 2025, new Article 202-1 of the Tax Code came into force, governing personal income tax on token transactions \u2014 Decree No. 19 of January 2026 introduced the concept of &#8220;crypto banks&#8221; and expanded opportunities for certain market participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_ordinary_companies_non-HTP_residents_are_permitted_to_do\"><\/span><strong>What ordinary companies (non-HTP residents) are permitted to do<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal entities without HTP resident status may:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Own and hold tokens in virtual wallets \u2014 Create and place their own tokens \u2014 but only through HTP residents \u2014 Acquire and dispose of tokens \u2014 only through HTP residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key restriction: any intermediary activity involving cryptocurrency is directly prohibited for companies outside the HTP. If a company helps clients buy, sell or exchange tokens, charges commission for this, or provides access to such a system \u2014 this is illegal without HTP resident status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_HTP_residents_are_permitted_to_do\"><\/span><strong>What HTP residents are permitted to do<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HTP resident status opens full access to crypto activity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Operating as a crypto platform operator (crypto exchange) \u2014 Operating as a cryptocurrency exchange operator (crypto exchanger), including through crypto ATMs \u2014 Conducting ICOs \u2014 raising financing through token issuance \u2014 Creating and circulating tokens \u2014 Mining \u2014 All token operations \u2014 0% corporate income tax and 0% VAT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why HTP resident status for a company planning real crypto business in Belarus is not optional \u2014 it&#8217;s a requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taxation_what_changed_in_2025%E2%80%932026\"><\/span><strong>Taxation: what changed in 2025\u20132026<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Until 2025, a preferential regime under Decree No. 80 provided broad tax exemptions for token operations. From January 2025, that decree lost effect and new Article 202-1 of the Tax Code came into force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Operations through HTP residents<\/strong> \u2014 not subject to personal income tax. This covers both buying and selling tokens, and operations with tokens created by HTP residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mining<\/strong> \u2014 not subject to personal income tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Token-to-token exchange<\/strong> \u2014 not subject to tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Operations outside the HTP infrastructure<\/strong> \u2014 subject to declaration and personal income tax at 13%. If established rules are violated \u2014 the rate is 26%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For HTP resident companies as legal entities: 0% corporate income tax and 0% VAT on token operations are maintained within the HTP regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crypto_banks_%E2%80%94_a_2026_development\"><\/span><strong>Crypto banks \u2014 a 2026 development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Decree No. 19 of January 2026 introduced a new category into Belarusian law: crypto banks. These are specialised organisations through which cryptocurrency settlements are now permitted when fulfilling foreign trade contracts for certain participant categories: self-employed individuals, craftspeople and a number of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a market expansion \u2014 the first step toward broader use of cryptocurrency in settlements between legal entities in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_crypto_platforms_in_Belarus\"><\/span><strong>Legal crypto platforms in Belarus<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All legal operations involving fiat money go through licensed operators \u2014 HTP residents. Among actively operating platforms: Whitebird (Whitebird CJSC) and Dzengi (Dzengi CJSC). All are required to comply with KYC and AML requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who finds Belarus interesting as a crypto jurisdiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus is attractive for several business categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crypto platform and exchange operators.<\/strong> Belarus is one of the few jurisdictions where this business is fully legal, operates within a clearly defined regime, and benefits from 0% corporate income tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Companies raising financing through tokens (ICO).<\/strong> The legal framework for ICOs in Belarus has existed since 2017 \u2014 rare even globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IT companies working with crypto infrastructure.<\/strong> Blockchain development, smart contracts, and custodial services are all within the HTP permitted activities list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From our practice: a team from Singapore developing a token exchange platform came to us after considering several jurisdictions \u2014 UAE, Estonia and Belarus. They chose Belarus: the legal framework for this type of activity is more specific here than in many other countries, and 0% corporate income tax through the HTP provided a clear financial advantage. Company registration took one day, obtaining HTP resident status took around one month.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Can a foreign company run crypto business in Belarus?<\/strong><\/em> Yes. Foreign founders can register companies in Belarus and obtain HTP resident status without citizenship restrictions. More details: <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/it-company-registration-in-belarus\">IT company registration in Belarus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Is HTP resident status mandatory for crypto business?<\/strong><\/em> Yes, if we&#8217;re talking about commercial activity with tokens \u2014 operator activity, ICOs, exchange services. Without HTP resident status, such activity is illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>What tax do HTP residents pay on cryptocurrency operations?<\/strong><\/em> 0% corporate income tax and 0% VAT within the HTP regime. Additionally, 1% of gross revenue is paid to the HTP administration quarterly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Can a company accept payment from clients in cryptocurrency?<\/strong><\/em> For HTP residents \u2014 yes, within permitted activity types. For ordinary companies \u2014 no. Using cryptocurrency as a means of payment in settlements between legal entities is not permitted, except in cases provided for under Decree No. 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>What is an ICO and can it be conducted in Belarus?<\/strong><\/em> An ICO (Initial Coin Offering) is raising financing through token issuance. In Belarus, this is permitted exclusively for HTP residents. The legal framework has been in place since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus remains one of the few jurisdictions in the region where crypto business is comprehensively legalised and operates within a clear legal regime. The key condition is HTP resident status. Without it, commercial activity with tokens is not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation continues to develop \u2014 2025\u20132026 brought new rules on taxation and crypto banks. Staying on top of changes matters: the rules here evolve faster than in most other areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to work out whether Belarus suits your crypto project \u2014 write to us or get in touch directly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce7 <a href=\"mailto:info@opencompanyinbelarus.com\">info@opencompanyinbelarus.com<\/a> \ud83d\udcde +375 29 142 27 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We respond within 2 hours on business days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarus legalised cryptocurrency back in 2017 \u2014 among the first countries in the world to do so. Since then, the legislation has been updated several times, and the picture in 2026 looks different from when the first rules were introduced. 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