Is crypto legal in Mauritius?
Legal
Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Mauritius is one of 75 countries classified “Legal” for cryptocurrency — 76% of the 99 with data. (Also searched as crypto, Bitcoin.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Tanzania
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- South Africa
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Namibia
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
- Angola
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- United Arab Emirates
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal and regulated by various authorities including the Capital Market Authority, DFSA, and FSRA.
- Central African Republic
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Other laws in Mauritius
- Gambling Age
- 21+
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