Colombia neither bans crypto nor licenses it, and those are two different facts that a reader has to hold at once. An individual may lawfully buy, hold and sell crypto-assets, and the tax authority treats that as ordinary asset ownership: DIAN's Concepto Unificado on criptoactivos of 17 October 2023 classifies crypto-assets as intangible assets that form part of a taxpayer's patrimonio and can produce taxable income, and it obliges Colombian tax residents to report their holdings every year.
What Colombia does not have is a supervisory regime. On 26 July 2024 the Superintendencia Financiera stated that it does not supervise, regulate, oversee, endorse or grant permits for transactions or business models based on virtual assets, and that dealings in digital or crypto-assets are not part of the financial system.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a ARB perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
11 venues open Arbitrum perps to traders in Colombia.
ApeX
Aster
Avantis
dYdX
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
KiloEx
Lighter
PacificaFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
No crypto-specific rate. DIAN treats crypto-assets as intangible assets (bienes inmateriales o incorporales): holdings are declared in patrimonio at 31 December each year, and profits fall under the ordinary impuesto sobre la renta y complementarios; there is no dedicated crypto regime. Airdrop rewards are the one carve-out the concept names, treated as ganancia ocasional under art. 302 of the Estatuto Tributario.
Trading ARB from Colombia: legal.
Colombia traders can fund Arbitrum positions using Bank transfer (COP).
Colombia residents can trade Arbitrum on 16 platforms, including Aevo, ApeX and Aster.
On Canborsa, traders in Colombia can use up to 10x leverage on Arbitrum.
On Canborsa, Arbitrum trading from Colombia costs 0.07% per side.
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