Argentina commits to OECD crypto tax reporting framework by 2029
Sep 16, 2026
Argentina has committed to implementing the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and starting the automatic exchange of information on crypto transactions by September 2029, bringing the country into a system now backed by 77 jurisdictions.
The OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes said on Sept. 14 that Argentina had formally committed to CARF, a framework developed with G20 countries to extend cross-border tax information exchanges to crypto assets.
Argentina will begin CARF exchanges by September 2029
Argentina becomes the 77th jurisdiction to formally commit to CARF, with participating countries scheduled to start exchanges in 2027, 2028 or 2029, depending on their implementation timetable.
Crypto exchanges will face CARF reporting requirements
CARF is mainly directed at crypto-asset service providers that facilitate transactions for customers, including centralized exchanges and brokers. Depending on their activities, some other service providers can fall within the reporting framework.
Reporting providers are required to collect identifying information about users covered by the system and transaction information that can later be exchanged between participating tax authorities.
Argentina already requires crypto service provider registration
The CARF commitment comes after Argentina spent the past two years building a domestic regulatory structure for crypto businesses.
Argentina introduced a mandatory registry for virtual asset service providers in 2024 after lawmakers amended the country’s regulatory framework. The rules require businesses involved in activities such as buying, selling, sending, receiving, lending or trading crypto assets to register with the relevant authorities.
The registration system covers local businesses and foreign companies operating in Argentina. At the time, National Securities Commission President Roberto Silva said unregistered providers would not be allowed to operate in the country.
The framework has since brought major exchanges into Argentina’s regulated crypto market. Bitget, for example, secured Virtual Asset Service Provider registration with the National Securities Commission in June 2026. The registration subjects the exchange to compliance and reporting obligations involving Argentina’s Financial Information Unit and other authorities.
Argentina’s crypto market remains heavily concentrated in stablecoins. Data cited in September showed that stablecoins accounted for 94% of peso-denominated volume across the currencies tracked by Artemis, while adoption research cited by a16z Crypto estimated that roughly one in five Argentines uses cryptocurrency.
The country’s financial groups have begun developing peso-denominated digital assets. BIND Group and Petersen Group were working on separate peso stablecoin projects in July, targeting uses including programmable treasury payments, collateral management and onchain settlement.
CARF gives tax authorities cross-border transaction data
Argentina’s 2029 timetable places it behind jurisdictions preparing to exchange CARF information sooner.
The United Kingdom began implementing the framework in January 2026, with tax authorities expected to start receiving customer information collected by crypto service providers in 2027. European Union platforms have similarly begun collecting identities, tax identification numbers and transaction records under DAC8, with their first full-year reports due in 2027.
South Africa’s first CARF reporting period runs from March 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2027. Its tax authority has said individual taxpayers do not file CARF reports directly, although they remain responsible for declaring taxable crypto transactions under existing tax rules.
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