Spot crypto is legal and regulated: the Law on Crypto Assets (ՀՕ-159-Ն), adopted 29 May 2025, signed 23 June 2025 and in force since 4 July 2025 (amended by ՀՕ-515-Ն of 17 December 2025), regulates public offers and purchase and sale of crypto-assets, defines ten types of crypto-asset service, and hands regulation and supervision of the market to the Central Bank of Armenia. The prohibition is aimed at unlicensed providers, not at holders: a resident may own or trade spot crypto, and the Tax Code now names crypto-assets as a distinct category of property.
Leveraged derivatives are a separate track. Article 1(3) excludes from the crypto law any crypto-asset that answers the securities-law definition of a security or a derivative financial instrument, so crypto perpetuals and CFDs are governed by the Law on the Securities Market and require investment-services authorisation.
A perpetual on AAVE tracks price and does not confer ownership of the underlying — the same contract mechanics apply in every jurisdiction; what differs by country is legal status and funding rails.
12 venues open Aave perps to traders in Armenia.
ApeX
Aster
Avantis
Ethereal
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
Pacifica
ParadexFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Individuals: 0% on disposal of ordinary crypto-assets — that income is a deducted (exempt) income under Tax Code Art. 147(1)(16.1). The two carve-outs, NFTs and crypto received automatically as a mining or validation reward, are taxed at 1% under Art. 150(9.1) ('եկամտային հարկը հաշվարկվում է մեկ տոկոս դրույքաչափով'). Disposal of a crypto-asset is exempt from VAT under Art. 64(59).
Trading AAVE from Armenia: legal.
Central Bank of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետության կենտրոնական բանկ, CBA).
From Armenia, you can fund an Aave position using Bank transfer (AMD) through an Armenian bank, A CBA-licensed crypto-asset service provider as the on-ramp and Local bank cards.
Canborsa offers up to 20x leverage on Aave for traders based in Armenia.