Belarus’ central bank wants crypto bank regulations implemented by 2 July
10.04.2026
MINSK (
BelTA) – All decisions regarding the implementation of the presidential decree on crypto banks should be made by 2 July 2026. Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Roman Golovchenko made the statement during a meeting at the National Bank, BelTA has learned.
The head of state signed decree No.19 “On crypto banks and certain matters of control in the sphere of digital signs (tokens)” on 16 January. The document is aimed at strengthening Belarus’ image as a leader in the field of financial IT technologies and provides for enabling conditions conducive to the operation of crypto banks in the country.
“Today we are holding a working meeting on the implementation of the presidential decree on crypto banks. The decree was initiated by the National Bank. It took into account the novelty of the matter, and this places additional responsibility on us for its effective implementation. All necessary decisions at the level of the National Bank and the Secretariat of the Supervisory Board of the Hi-Tech Park should be made by 2 July 2026. By that date, a clear procedure for the practical actions of all National Bank departments regarding the processing of relevant applications for the inclusion of organizations into the registry of crypto banks has to be worked out. We have put this work on a planned and, I would even say, mobilization footing. A specific, detailed action plan has been developed, and every matter has been assigned to the relevant structural units,” said Roman Golovchenko.
He noted that work is ongoing and interim control is constantly being carried out. “But given the novelty and the volume of the documents that need to be prepared in furtherance of the decree, it is necessary to discuss the matters that remain not fully regulated. This is a somewhat unconventional model for us where we effectively have two regulators for one matter. We need to synchronize our actions. Given the importance of the matter, we need to synchronize our watches today and once again make sure that we are moving at an appropriate pace that will allow us to reach a balanced and well-considered solution by the date set by the decree,” said the head of the National Bank.
The head of state signed decree No.19 “On crypto banks and certain matters of control in the sphere of digital signs (tokens)” on 16 January. The document is aimed at strengthening Belarus’ image as a leader in the field of financial IT technologies and provides for enabling conditions conducive to the operation of crypto banks in the country.
“Today we are holding a working meeting on the implementation of the presidential decree on crypto banks. The decree was initiated by the National Bank. It took into account the novelty of the matter, and this places additional responsibility on us for its effective implementation. All necessary decisions at the level of the National Bank and the Secretariat of the Supervisory Board of the Hi-Tech Park should be made by 2 July 2026. By that date, a clear procedure for the practical actions of all National Bank departments regarding the processing of relevant applications for the inclusion of organizations into the registry of crypto banks has to be worked out. We have put this work on a planned and, I would even say, mobilization footing. A specific, detailed action plan has been developed, and every matter has been assigned to the relevant structural units,” said Roman Golovchenko.
He noted that work is ongoing and interim control is constantly being carried out. “But given the novelty and the volume of the documents that need to be prepared in furtherance of the decree, it is necessary to discuss the matters that remain not fully regulated. This is a somewhat unconventional model for us where we effectively have two regulators for one matter. We need to synchronize our actions. Given the importance of the matter, we need to synchronize our watches today and once again make sure that we are moving at an appropriate pace that will allow us to reach a balanced and well-considered solution by the date set by the decree,” said the head of the National Bank.