New Zealand: Crypto Trading Rules & Available Platforms

New Zealand's regulator currently permits crypto trading.

Asset classes on Canborsa

Crypto perps

52 markets ›

Stock & pre-IPO perps

26 markets ›

Commodity perps

4 markets ›

Index perps

4 markets ›

There is no crypto-specific tax rate in New Zealand. Cryptoassets are treated as a form of property, and amounts from selling, trading or exchanging them are, in most cases, taxable income — so they fall into the ordinary progressive individual income tax scale, which Inland Revenue publishes as 10.5% on income to $15,600, 17.5% to $53,500, 30% to $78,100, 33% to $180,000 and 39% above $180,000 from 1 April 2025.

Crypto trading in New Zealand is legal.

New Zealand residents can choose from 31 platforms, including Aevo, ApeX and Aster.

Identity verification before an account is usable is a legal obligation on the venue, and from 2026 a second, tax-driven layer sits on top of it.

On derivatives: New Zealand's rules for leveraged crypto derivatives are unclear: retail investors are not clearly permitted to trade them, and they are not clearly barred either.