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.
A perpetual on SPX 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.
2 venues open SPX6900 perps to traders in Azerbaijan.
Aster
HyperliquidFour 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 SPX6900 from Azerbaijan: legal.
14% income tax on the gain, under Tax Code Art. 101.2, as non-entrepreneurial income within the meaning of Art. 99.3.8.
Azerbaijan traders can fund SPX6900 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 SPX6900 on 4 platforms, including Aster, GMX and Hyperliquid.