🇸🇻 How much does a crypto licence in El Salvador cost?
Cost model verified: oldest component 1 day ago (verified 2026-07-07).
roughly EUR 0 to EUR 25k cash over three years
Confidence: Medium
Modelled scenario: Registration as a Digital Asset Service Provider (Proveedor de Servicios de Activos Digitales, PSAD) with the CNAD under the Digital Assets Issuance Law (LEAD, 2023) and its Digital Asset Service Providers Regulation 2023. The alternative Bitcoin Service Provider (PSB) registration with the BCR under the Ley Bitcoin framework is not costed here. Fees are pegged to El Salvador's commerce and services minimum monthly wage; the USD figures are the amounts stated in the regulation and shown on CNAD's current site. El Salvador is USD-ised.
These figures are planning estimates for a stated representative scenario, not quotes and not legal or financial advice. Regulator fees and capital minimums are sourced from official schedules; professional and substance costs are market estimates with ranges. Your numbers will differ. Verify against the cited sources and take advice before committing.
| Component | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | 3-year total | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | |||||
| Application fee | El Salvador application fee is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | - | - | El Salvador application fee is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | verified |
| Ongoing | |||||
| Supervision fee | El Salvador supervision fee is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | - | - | El Salvador supervision fee is locked. Unlock with the £349 pass. | verified |
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