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Sri Lanka

LK / LKA · Asia · Southern Asia

Banned

Country Information

ISO Code
LK (LKA)
Region
Asia
Sub-Region
Southern Asia
Status
Active
Crypto Regulatory Status
Banned
Summary
Crypto exchanges and mining operations remain banned in the country. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank does not consider crypto as legal tender as it has not given any license or other authorization to any crypto entity for them to operate in the country.

Regulatory Status Summary

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Status History by Topic

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Topic Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 Apr 2025 May 2025 Jun 2025 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
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Latest

Latest Analyses

Regulation analyses for Sri Lanka

Topic Status Confidence Updated Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone High Confidence 1d ago View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Unknown 23w ago View

All Analysis Versions

3 total versions (including archived)

Topic Status Version Date Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Latest 2025-12-12 05:16 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Latest 2025-07-04 10:14 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Archived 2025-04-13 07:40 View