Colombia weighs 5% charge on crypto declarations, report says

What the report says

Colombia is considering a 5% charge on the declaration of crypto-assets, according to a report by CriptoNoticias published on 10 November 2026. The report describes the measure as a proposal that is still under debate and does not name the body that put it forward.

Declaring crypto-assets means reporting holdings to a tax authority. The report does not say what the 5% would apply to, or at what point it would be collected.

A trade association has flagged a risk in the timing of the charge, according to the same report. The association points to the case of a holder whose crypto-assets fall in price after they are declared, and asks what happens then. The report does not name the association or say whether it has published its own analysis.

What is not known

The report does not say which authority proposed the charge, when it would take effect, or whether it has been put to Congress. It also does not say how the 5% would be assessed, for example on the value of the assets at the moment of declaration.

No statement from the Colombian government or the country's tax authority appears in the report. CriptoNoticias is the only source used for this article, and the proposal has not been confirmed by an official text.