Algeria is the flat case among the countries we cover: the prohibition is statutory, it is short, and it is explicit. Article 117 of Law No. 17-11 of 27 December 2017 on the Finance Act for 2018, published in the Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne No. 76 of 28 December 2017, reads in the French edition: 'L'achat, la vente, l'utilisation et la detention de la monnaie dite virtuelle est interdite' — the purchase, the sale, the use and the holding of so-called virtual currency are prohibited. The article then defines virtual currency as the currency used by internet users over the web, characterised by the absence of a physical medium such as coins, banknotes, cheque payments or bank-card payments, and closes by providing that any breach is punished in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a LIT perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
The legal status above rules out a trading route for Lighter exposure from Algeria.
General capital gains tax on resident individuals is 15%, with a reduced 5% rate for reinvested capital gains.
Trading LIT from Algeria: banned.
General capital gains tax on resident individuals is 15%, with a reduced 5% rate for reinvested capital gains.
Crypto platforms cannot legally serve Algeria residents.
From Algeria, you can fund a Lighter position using P2P Marketplace (USDT), Mobile Money (BaridiMob) and Bank Transfer (CCP).
Perpetual markets for stocks, gold, indices and pre-IPO names — settled on-chain, no wallet-to-exchange transfers.
