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Is crypto legal in Slovenia?

Slovenia's legal stance on cryptocurrency is not yet recorded from a primary source.

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Slovenia crypto policy at a glance

CBDC status
Pilot

Stage of the central bank digital currency programme — research, pilot, or launched.

cbdctracker.org ↗ · as of 2024 · confidence: high
Legal status
Not yet recorded

Whether crypto is legal, restricted, or banned for individuals and businesses.

VASP licensing
Registration only

Whether the jurisdiction licenses crypto/VASP service providers.

“Ponudniki storitev menjave med virtualnimi in fiat valutami ter ponudniki skrbništva nad virtualnimi valutami so zavezanci po Zakonu o preprečevanju pranja denarja in financiranja terorizma (ZPPDFT-1) in se morajo pred začetkom opravljanja dejavnosti registrirati pri pristojnem organu.”
Stablecoin rules
In force

Rules governing stablecoin and e-money-token issuance.

“MiCA Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 introduces a harmonised regime for issuers of asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens in the EU. The provisions relating to these tokens are applicable from 30 December 2024.”
Bank of Slovenia ↗ · as of 2024-12-30 · confidence: high
Tax treatment
Mixed (CGT + income)

How crypto gains are taxed and reported, including OECD CARF participation.

“Pri fizičnih osebah, ki ne opravljajo dejavnosti, se dobiček iz menjave virtualnih valut ne obdavčuje z dohodnino na dobiček iz kapitala. [...] Če fizična oseba trguje z virtualnimi valutami kot dejavnostjo ali če gre za pravne osebe, se dobički obdavčijo kot dohodek iz dejavnosti oziroma kot prihodek družbe.”
DeFi treatment
Unaddressed

How decentralized finance (DeFi) is treated by regulators.

“Trg kriptoimetij, vključno z razvojem decentraliziranih financ (DeFi), zaenkrat v Sloveniji ni urejen s posebnim regulativnim okvirom, zato je pomembno nadaljnje spremljanje tveganj za finančno stabilnost.”
Banka Slovenije ↗ · as of 2022-11-30 · confidence: low
NFT classification
Not yet recorded

Whether NFTs are addressed in regulation.

Mining policy
Not yet recorded

Policy toward crypto mining — permitted, restricted, or banned.

Enforcement intensity
Not yet recorded

Intensity of regulatory enforcement actions against crypto firms.

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