Is crypto legal in Cyprus?
Legal
Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Cyprus is one of 75 countries classified “Legal” for cryptocurrency — 75% of the 100 with data. (Also searched as crypto, Bitcoin.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Lebanon
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Israel
- Legal Cryptocurrency is not regulated as currency, but holding and trading it is lawful.
- Turkey
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
- Jordan
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
- Egypt
- Banned Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
- Greece
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Other laws in Cyprus
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