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Crypto Rules in Taiwan

Taiwan supervises virtual asset service providers primarily through AML registration with the Financial Supervisory Commission, with dedicated legislation under development.

Regulator(s) Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)

Conisec Staff
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At a glance

IS TRADING LEGAL
Yes. Trading is lawful; virtual assets are not legal tender.
LICENSING REGIME
Virtual asset service providers are required to complete AML registration with the FSC, which has been the principal gate rather than a full prudential licence.
TAX TREATMENT
Gains are brought into the income tax framework; treatment depends on the character and frequency of the activity.
REPORTING DUTIES
Registered providers are subject to AML/CFT obligations and FSC supervision.
MOST RECENT CHANGE
Taiwan has been moving from an AML-registration model toward a more comprehensive dedicated framework, so the position here is one that a reader should check against the FSC directly.

AML registration first, full regime later

Taiwan’s approach has been staged. Rather than licensing crypto businesses prudentially from the outset, it required virtual asset service providers to complete anti-money-laundering registration with the Financial Supervisory Commission, which established a supervised list without importing the full apparatus of financial licensing.

A regime in transition

This is a jurisdiction where the summary matters less than the date on it. Taiwan has been consulting on and developing dedicated legislation that would go beyond AML registration, so the FSC’s own publications are the authority on where that has reached.

Sources

  1. Financial Supervisory Commission, Virtual asset service provider regulation (1 Jan 2026)

Not legal or tax advice. This is a summary of published rules, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; check the primary sources linked above.

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