# Proveedor de Servicios de Activos Digitales (PSAD) registration (El Salvador)

Source page: https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/vasp/el-salvador/

The Proveedor de Servicios de Activos Digitales (PSAD) registration is issued by National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) under Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales (Digital Assets Issuance Law), Decreto Legislativo No. 643. The legal decision period is 20 business days for CNAD to evaluate a complete PSAD application. The application fee is USD 5,475. Ownership changes need the regulator's approval before completion.

## At a glance

| Official name | Proveedor de Servicios de Activos Digitales (PSAD) registration [1] |
| --- | --- |
| Issued by | [National Commission of Digital Assets](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/cnad-el-salvador/) |
| Jurisdiction | [El Salvador](https://protegra.io/licensing/jurisdictions/el-salvador/) |
| Licence family | [Virtual asset service provider (non-MiCA)](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/vasp/) |
| Legal basis | Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales (Digital Assets Issuance Law), Decreto Legislativo No. 643 [2] |
| Passporting | Domestic only |
| Application fee | USD 5,475 [1] |
| Statutory decision time | 20 business days for CNAD to evaluate a complete PSAD application [1] |
| Public register | [official register](https://cnad.gob.sv/es/registro-publico/proveedores-de-servicio-de-activos-digitales/) [3] |
| Current holders | At least 42 confirmed by registration numbers PSAD-0051 to PSAD-0097 visible on the live register on 2026-09-24 (the page does not render a stated total or earlier entries); a March 2026 Cointelegraph/TradingView report put the figure at 64 authorised companies [3] |

## What it lets you do

- [Virtual asset exchange (FATF)](https://protegra.io/licensing/activities/vasp-exchange/)
- [Virtual asset transfer (FATF)](https://protegra.io/licensing/activities/vasp-transfer/)
- [Virtual asset safekeeping (FATF)](https://protegra.io/licensing/activities/vasp-custody/)

- **Virtual asset exchange (FATF).** Exchanging virtual assets for fiat currency or for other virtual assets as a business, as defined in the FATF glossary.
- **Virtual asset transfer (FATF).** Conducting transactions that move virtual assets between addresses or accounts on behalf of another person.
- **Virtual asset safekeeping (FATF).** Safekeeping or administering virtual assets, or instruments enabling control over them, for another person.

## Where it is valid

_Valid in El Salvador._

## Cost

_Regulatory costs from the official sources above. Professional fees, staff, office and audit come on top and depend on the business model._

## How long it takes

Statutory: 20 business days for CNAD to evaluate a complete PSAD application [1]. Observed: not published. The statutory clock usually starts only when the regulator treats the application as complete, and pauses while it waits for answers to its questions.

## Buying a company that already holds it

**.**

Ready-made companies holding this licence: [see verified positions](https://protegra.io/companies/crypto-digital-assets/).

## Laws behind it

- [Digital Assets Issuance Law (Legislative Decree No. 643)](https://protegra.io/licensing/laws/sv-digital-assets-issuance-law/): Decreto Legislativo N.º 643

## Getting this licence

Protegra handles this licence end to end: [crypto licensing in El Salvador](https://protegra.io/salvador): process, timeline and our fee.

## Sources

1. [cnad.gob.sv: register as digital assets service provider dasp](https://cnad.gob.sv/how-to-register/register-as-digital-assets-service-provider-dasp/): retrieved 2026-09-24
2. [cnad.gob.sv: 1. Ley de Emision de Activos Digitales DL 643 (PDF)](https://cnad.gob.sv/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.-Ley-de-Emision-de-Activos-Digitales-DL-643.pdf): retrieved 2026-09-24
3. [cnad.gob.sv: proveedores de servicio de activos digitales](https://cnad.gob.sv/es/registro-publico/proveedores-de-servicio-de-activos-digitales/): retrieved 2026-09-24

Last verified 2026-09-24 · Author: Danil Marmysh · Reviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova · © Protegra. Data: CC BY 4.0, cite "Protegra Licensing Atlas". Not legal advice.