Ready-Made Crypto Company in El Salvador
Acquiring a company that already holds a live crypto authorisation is the quickest route to a lawful digital-asset operation — in a country where licensed token activities are taxed at zero percent.
El Salvador made history as the earliest state to give Bitcoin legal-tender status, and it remains a rare place that governs virtual assets through its own purpose-built statute rather than borrowed banking rules. Building a licence yourself stretches across several months of policy drafting, supervisory review, and registry filing. A ready-made crypto company skips that entire stage: you take over a corporate vehicle that already carries an active permit, arrives with a spotless track record, and may trade the moment its shares change hands.
AMS Europe runs the transaction from start to finish — locating the right firm, verifying it, moving ownership across, and staying on after the deal closes.
Choosing El Salvador for a digital-asset venture
A law written specifically for digital assets
Two statutes shape the local market: the Bitcoin Law (Ley Bitcoin), in force since 2021, and the Digital Assets Issuance Law (Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales, or LEAD), adopted in 2023. Nothing here relies on a legal grey zone or on financial rules bent to fit — providers of token services follow dedicated legislation with rules spelled out plainly.
Fiscal relief for authorised operators
Under Article 36 of the LEAD statute, registered providers receive defined fiscal relief: earnings tied to licensed digital-asset work fall outside income tax, while swapping one asset for another carries no VAT. Revenue generated beyond the permitted scope stays subject to the country’s standard taxation.
A short runway to launch
Getting a fresh provider onto the register typically runs three to six months once the paperwork is ready. Taking over a ready-made company that already owns a live permit collapses that timeline down to a share purchase and a notice filed with the supervisor.
A dollar economy that welcomes non-residents
Because the US dollar is the national currency, an international operator faces neither exchange exposure nor conversion friction. Overseas investors may hold a Salvadoran firm outright, up to the full 100 percent.
The crypto authorisations issued in El Salvador
The jurisdiction operates two licensing tracks side by side, and telling them apart matters before you settle on a company.
The DASP permit (Digital Asset Service Provider)
Granted by the National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) on the basis of the LEAD statute, this authorisation reaches across a wide field of work: swapping tokens for currency or for other tokens, running a trading venue, dealing in digital-asset derivatives, holding client assets in safekeeping, moving assets between wallets, and accepting and filling orders. Exchanges, brokers, custodians, and trading platforms all sit under this permit.
The BSP permit (Bitcoin Service Provider)
Granted by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) under the Bitcoin Law, this track applies to everything built around Bitcoin — brokerage, intermediation, payments, and wallet provision. An operator that touches both Bitcoin and other tokens will normally carry the two permits together.
Ready-made crypto companies offered by AMS Europe
We keep a rotating shelf of Salvadoran firms that already hold live permits of either kind. Because the line-up changes, the current roster — with each company’s parameters and asking price — is shared on request.
Price
from €50,000
An incorporated entity carrying an active DASP entry in the CNAD register, backed by a clean, never-traded history.
What you receive:
- a firm that already holds a live DASP permit;
- clearance to run exchange, trading-venue, custody, transfer, and order-filling functions (the exact reach varies by company);
- a vetted corporate past with zero clients and zero obligations;
- end-to-end handling of the share transfer and all CNAD correspondence;
- transfer of every corporate record and account.
The final figure turns on the particular firm — when it was incorporated, how wide its permit runs, and which operations and activities it covers.
Price
from €20,000
A firm carrying a live BSP entry at the Central Reserve Bank — a quicker, lighter-cost way into the Bitcoin niche.
What you receive:
- a firm that already holds a live BSP permit;
- clearance for Bitcoin brokerage and intermediation;
- an unblemished corporate past plus a current accounting and tax profile;
- support through the transaction and the notice to the supervisor.
The final figure turns on the particular firm — when it was incorporated, how wide its permit runs, and which operations and activities it covers.
Extra services for crypto operators
Pre-purchase due diligence
We examine the corporate past, confirm the permit’s standing on the register, rule out hidden obligations, and screen for sanctions exposure — all before your signature goes anywhere.
AML compliance and officers
We draft and refresh AML/KYC policies and assist in installing AML Officer / MLRO roles, then enrol them with the Financial Investigation Unit (UIF).
Crypto bookkeeping and filings
We maintain the digital-asset accounting and put together the recurring reports the supervisor and the tax office expect.
Opening a bank account
We track down banks and payment institutions open to token businesses, assemble the application dossier, and walk the corporate account setup through to approval.
Local footprint and substance
We put in place a registered address, on-the-ground representatives, and whatever operational presence in El Salvador the supervisor calls for.
How AMS Europe approaches ready-made company deals
The permit gets checked, never assumed
Ahead of any transaction we look up the firm’s entry in the supervisor’s register and confirm exactly how far its clearance stretches. What you pay for is a permit that truly exists and matches the operations you intend to run.
Nothing bought sight unseen
Each firm passes through legal and financial due diligence — corporate past, obligations, ultimate owners, sanctions exposure. Anything troubling comes to light ahead of signing rather than afterward.
Lower regulatory and banking exposure
We shape the deal so the change of owner clears the supervisor without friction and the firm keeps its access to banking. A tidy history and a sound structure are what make later account opening possible.
A single provider across the whole journey
Sourcing, due diligence, the transaction itself, dealings with the supervisor, and the launch all sit with one team. Should a cross-border structure be called for, we fold in licensing across other jurisdictions as well.
Cover for the essential compliance seats
We help staff the required posts — AML Officer, MLRO, local representatives — so the firm satisfies the rulebook right after the handover.
A support framework once the deal is done
Our involvement carries past the document handover into bookkeeping, filings, the AML function, and banking, carrying the firm through to a working operational state.
What buying a ready-made crypto company involves
The path is organised around clear checkpoints, moving from picking a firm to switching it on. Here is a walk-through of the main stages, with honest timings.
Picking a firm and screening the buyer
Rough timing: within a week
Together we go over the business model, pin down which permit fits, and draw up a shortlist from the standing roster. Alongside this, buyer KYC gets under way — since the supervisor scrutinises the standing of incoming owners, that dossier is put together early.
Covers:
- a look at the business model and the breadth of permit required
- the pick between DASP, BSP, or a pairing of both
- a shortlist of candidate firms drawn from the roster
- gathering KYC paperwork for the buyer and the ultimate owners
Diligence on the firm
Rough timing: one to two weeks
A legal and financial read of the chosen firm before any agreement is inked.
Covers:
- confirming where the permit stands on the supervisor’s register
- going through corporate records and the ownership chain
- checking that no debts, clients, or obligations sit behind it
- sanctions and reputational screening
Framing the transaction
Rough timing: roughly a week
We lock down the buying terms and safeguard the money.
Covers:
- the share purchase agreement
- terms of transfer and the seller’s warranties, agreed
- escrow arrangements and the order of settlement
- a plan for handing over corporate control
Moving ownership and clearing the supervisor
Rough timing: down to the supervisor
We carry the ownership across and take the changes through the regulator.
Covers:
- the share transfer and refreshed corporate records
- updated details for ultimate owners and directors
- notice to the supervisor (CNAD or BCR) and shepherding the changes through approval
- handing over accounts and corporate documents
Support once the deal closes
Rough timing: continuous
After closing we help bring the firm up to a working footing.
Covers:
- standing up bookkeeping and reporting
- switching on the AML function and seating compliance officers
- support with getting bank accounts opened
- backing for local presence and substance
What the incoming owner of a crypto company must weigh
Buying a ready-made firm does not wipe away what the supervisor asks — it merely moves the burden from “win the permit” to “keep the permit alive.” The new proprietor should bear in mind:
Owner transparency
A sound business standing, with no criminal history and no sanctions bars against shareholders and directors.
The AML function
Working AML/KYC policies plus compliance officers enrolled with the UIF; as a practical matter, the supervisor looks for at least one of them to reside in El Salvador.
A local footprint
A registered address inside the country, though foreign ownership itself stays unrestricted.
Reporting duties
Steady reporting to the supervisor and ongoing transaction monitoring, with an outside audit once set thresholds are passed.
Financial standing
Proof the firm can carry the declared line of work on a durable footing.
FREQUENT MISSTEPS
WHEN BUYING
Across AMS Europe’s casework, the deals that go wrong usually trace back to four slips — and every one of them is headed off before the deal, not once it is done.
Trimming due diligence — inheriting a firm with unsettled obligations or a permit absent from the register?
The permit’s breadth not lined up with the model — no custody clearance while meaning to hold client funds?
Playing down what comes after closing — quarterly filings and the AML function draw on resources from day one?
Parking the banking question until later — yet a token-business account needs a prepared file and time?
Ready to buy a company that already holds a crypto permit?
AMS Europe will pair a firm to your business model, verify its background and its permit, frame the transaction, and organise the change of ownership together with the supervisor notice.
FAQ: ready-made crypto company in El Salvador
How does a DASP permit differ from a BSP one?
CNAD grants the DASP permit under the LEAD statute, and it spans digital-asset work broadly — exchange, trading venues, custody, derivatives, transfers. The Central Reserve Bank grants the BSP permit under the Bitcoin Law, covering Bitcoin services such as brokerage, intermediation, and payments. A venture handling both Bitcoin and other tokens generally needs the pair.
By how much does buying a ready-made firm beat licensing from zero?
Registering a brand-new provider tends to run three to six months, policy drafting and supervisory review included. With a ready-made firm the permit is already live — all that is left is the share purchase, the fresh owner’s vetting, and the notice to the supervisor.
Can a foreign national own a Salvadoran crypto company in full?
Yes — Salvadoran law permits complete foreign ownership. The firm does need a registered address within the country, and the ultimate owners have to clear the supervisor’s checks.
Which taxes fall on a crypto company in El Salvador?
For registered providers, Article 36 of the LEAD statute lifts income tax off earnings from licensed digital-asset work, and swapping digital assets attracts no VAT. Income earned outside the licensed scope is taxed the ordinary way.
Which duties kick in after the purchase?
Keeping AML/KYC policies and UIF-enrolled compliance officers in place, reporting to the supervisor on schedule, monitoring transactions, and holding ultimate-owner records current. AMS Europe can shoulder these duties on your behalf.