Azerbaijan is the case where the state taxes crypto without having built a law for it. What Azerbaijan has not built is a licensing regime for crypto businesses.
Domestic crypto services exist only inside the Central Bank's special regulatory regime, its sandbox, where a participant is expressly exempt from licence and permit requirements for the duration of the trial, serves a capped number of users and is supervised directly. Leveraged derivatives are the opposite picture — regulated in detail and available.
The Central Bank's Margin Trading Rules, approved by Management Board Decision No. 23/2 of 31 August 2021, list cryptocurrency as an underlying asset for contracts for difference and cap retail leverage on it at 2:1, with 100:1 available only to institutional and professional investors, alongside margin-call, stop-out, negative-balance and demo-trading requirements.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a CRCL perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
14 venues open Circle Internet Group perps to traders in Azerbaijan.
ApeX
Aster
Avantis
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
Ondo
Ostium
Pacifica
Paradex
VestFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
14% income tax on the gain, under Tax Code Art. 101.2, as non-entrepreneurial income within the meaning of Art. 99.3.8. Income arises on disposal, and the taxable amount is the price increase between the date the cryptocurrency was acquired and the date it was disposed of.
Trading CRCL from Azerbaijan: legal.
Azerbaijan traders can fund Circle Internet Group positions using Manat (AZN) against virtual assets on the sandbox exchange, Bank transfer in manat to a licensed investment company (margin/CFD account) and Local bank cards.
Azerbaijan residents can trade Circle Internet Group on 17 platforms, including Aevo, ApeX and Aster.
Canborsa offers up to 10x leverage on Circle Internet Group for traders based in Azerbaijan.
On Canborsa, Circle Internet Group trading from Azerbaijan costs 0.07% per side.