Cryptocurrency was created to break free from banks, but now we are waiting for crypto banks just to be able to use it.

Resolution of the Council of Ministers and the National Bank No. 288/13 of June 9, 2026 "On the Use of Digital Signs (Tokens) as a Means of Payment".

1. Starting July 18, 2026, payments with non-resident companies using tokens will be permitted.
2. Payments will be processed through a cryptobank.
3. Cases where such payments are permitted:

• Payments for the export and import of goods, services, works, and intellectual property in both directions.
• Forex companies will be able to accept and return margin collateral from non-resident clients and process payments with foreign liquidity providers.
• Leasing companies can purchase leased assets from non-residents using tokens, refund prepayments, collect lease payments from foreign clients, and accept tokens when selling returned leased assets abroad.

4. Domestic transactions between residents are not affected; paying with tokens internally remains prohibited.
5. The first cryptobank is expected to emerge in the coming months.
6. This authorization was adopted against the backdrop of recent sanctions. On May 24, the EU prohibited its residents from engaging in any direct or indirect transactions with Belarusian crypto services, including the yet-to-be-issued digital ruble. Consequently, Asia and the Middle East are becoming the primary directions for payments, although restrictions will be encountered there as well.