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62 New Bitcoin Provider Entries in 2026 on El Salvador's BCR Register, After 83 in 2025
Entries by year and the services companies list, from the BCR register.
By Daniel Bradley , · Published 21 Oct 2026 · Data updated 22 Oct 2026
The short version: Entries on the BCR register of bitcoin service providers became available in 19 cases in 2021, 33 in 2022, 41 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 83 in 2025 and 62 so far in 2026 (BCR register ). The first is dated 10 Sep 2021, the latest 15 Oct 2026.
Entries by year available on the register Companies by the date their entry became available. 2021: 19; 2022: 33; 2023: 41; 2024: 47; 2025: 83; 2026: 62 Entries by year available on the register Companies by the date their entry became available 2021 19 2022 33 2023 41 2024 47 2025 83 2026 62 Source: BCR. VASP Tracker Source: BCR, Registro de Proveedores de Servicios Bitcoin (read 22 Oct 2026). Download: SVG · PNG · CC BY 4.0 The date is the one the register gives for each entry becoming available; companies are counted whatever their current status.
Services Listed
Services listed by registered companies A company can list several services. exchange (casa de intercambio): 233; bitcoin wallet: 200; bitcoin custody: 196; payment processing: 172; other services: 67 Services listed by registered companies A company can list several services exchange (casa de intercambio) 233 bitcoin wallet 200 bitcoin custody 196 payment processing 172 other services 67 Source: BCR. VASP Tracker Source: BCR, Registro de Proveedores de Servicios Bitcoin (read 22 Oct 2026). Download: SVG · PNG · CC BY 4.0 Exchange is the most common service (233 companies), followed by wallets (200), custody (196) and payment processing (172).
Sources
BCR, Registro de Proveedores de Servicios Bitcoin registrobitcoin.bcr.gob.sv About the Author
Daniel Bradley press@vasptracker.com
Daniel Bradley is the founder and editor of VASP Tracker. A lawyer by training, he has worked on crypto regulation and compliance since 2017 and built VASP Tracker to answer one question with official sources only: who is actually licensed, where, and by when.
Content on VASP Tracker is information about public regulatory records, not legal advice.
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