Bitcoin by region
231 country guides, grouped 8 ways by region, 32 by subregion and 6 by economic bloc. Each hub counts what its members share: where bitcoin is legal, which exchanges are ranked in the most guides, and which payment rails recur. The ranking itself stays on each country guide.
Last reviewed 2026-08-23.
Regions
Europe
48 guidesLegal in 47 of 48, restricted or banned in 1.
North America
10 guidesLegal in 10 of 10.
South America
14 guidesLegal in 13 of 14.
Caribbean
27 guidesLegal in 26 of 27, restricted or banned in 1.
Africa
58 guidesLegal in 44 of 58, restricted or banned in 6.
Middle East
15 guidesLegal in 6 of 15, restricted or banned in 6.
Asia
34 guidesLegal in 20 of 34, restricted or banned in 6.
Oceania
25 guidesLegal in 25 of 25.
Economic and political blocs
Groupings whose membership is a dated fact about the bloc rather than a field on a country record, so each is listed as of a stated date with the bloc's own membership page as its source.
EU
European Union
27 members as of 2026-09-05
EEA
European Economic Area
30 members as of 2026-09-05
GCC
Gulf Cooperation Council
6 members as of 2026-09-05
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
11 members as of 2026-09-05
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
12 members as of 2026-09-05
CARICOM
Caribbean Community
15 members as of 2026-09-05
Frequently asked questions
How are the country guides grouped?
Three ways: 8 regions and 32 subregions, following the region and subregion recorded on each of the 231 country guides, and 6 economic blocs whose members are listed as of a stated date with the bloc's own membership page as the source. A grouping with fewer than two guides gets no hub.
What does a region hub add to the country guides?
Counts across the members that no single guide can give: how many of them list bitcoin as legal, which exchanges are ranked in the most of them, and which payment rails they share. Every number is counted from the guides at build time, so a hub changes in the same build as any guide it lists.
Which blocs are covered?
European Union (EU, 27 members); European Economic Area (EEA, 30 members); Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, 6 members); Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN, 11 members); Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, 12 members); Caribbean Community (CARICOM, 15 members). Membership dates and sources are on each bloc's page.