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Ecuador

EC / ECU · Americas · Latin America and the Caribbean

Hostile

Country Information

ISO Code
EC (ECU)
Region
Americas
Sub-Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Status
Active
Crypto Regulatory Status
Hostile
Summary
Cryptocurrency is not a legal currency and is not authorized for use as a means of payment of goods and services. However, purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies through the internet is not prohibited. Cryptocurrency is not legal tender.

Regulatory Status Summary

Allowed-Unregulated: 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
No data
Latest

Latest Analyses

Regulation analyses for Ecuador

Topic Status Confidence Updated Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Unregulated (changed) High Confidence 4h ago View
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Unregulated (changed) Unknown 24w ago View

All Analysis Versions

4 total versions (including archived)

Topic Status Version Date Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Unregulated (changed) Latest 2025-12-13 07:04 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Archived 2025-12-12 04:08 View
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Unregulated (changed) Latest 2025-06-26 13:02 View
Retail_Trading_Status Allowed-Unregulated Archived 2025-04-12 06:43 View