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Namibia

NA / NAM · Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa

Banned

Country Information

ISO Code
NA (NAM)
Region
Africa
Sub-Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Status
Active
Crypto Regulatory Status
Banned
Summary
Cryptocurrencies are illegal. In September 2017 the Bank of Namibia issued a position paper on virtual currencies wherein it declared cryptocurrency exchanges are not allowed and cryptocurrency cannot be accepted as payment for goods and services.

Regulatory Status Summary

Allowed-Regulated: 2

Status History by Topic

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Topic Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025
Retail_Trading_Status
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Allowed-Regulated
Allowed-Unregulated
Gray-Zone
Banned
Unclear
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Latest

Latest Analyses

Regulation analyses for Namibia

Topic Status Confidence Updated Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Regulated (changed) High Confidence 3h ago View
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Regulated (changed) Unknown 24w ago View

All Analysis Versions

5 total versions (including archived)

Topic Status Version Date Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Regulated (changed) Latest 2025-12-13 08:32 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Archived 2025-12-12 04:55 View
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Regulated (changed) Latest 2025-06-26 12:49 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone (changed) Archived 2025-06-26 09:13 View
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Regulated Archived 2025-04-12 06:38 View