Belarus Recognizes Cryptocurrencies as Underlying Assets for OTC Transactions

Joint Resolution of the Government and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus No. 257/12 dated 23 May 2026 has updated the list of underlying assets for transactions involving non-deliverable over-the-counter (OTC) financial instruments.

The updated list of underlying assets for transactions involving non-deliverable OTC financial instruments now includes:

futures contracts and options;
interest rates on the international capital markets;
stock index values;
digital tokens, including cryptocurrencies.

It was precisely the last category – “digital tokens, including cryptocurrencies” – that was added to the list by the above Resolution.

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