--- title: "Asset tokenization in Latin America: the country-by-country regulatory map (2026)" url: "https://www.unknowngravity.com/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-latin-america" site: Unknown Gravity published: "2026-08-17T09:34:33+00:00" modified: "2026-08-17T09:34:33+00:00" language: en-US description: "Latin America is tokenizing through three distinct routes: dedicated regimes (Argentina, El Salvador), fintech laws with a perimeter for tokenized securities (Mexico, Chile) and fiduciary structures…" section: "Home > Cryptocurrencies and tokens > Asset tokenization in Latin America: the country-by-country regulatory map (2026)" --- # Asset tokenization in Latin America: the country-by-country regulatory map (2026) BLOG · LEARN WEB3 17 AUG 2026 2 MIN READ [Unknown Gravity](/en/autores-post-del-blog/unknown-gravity) ![Asset tokenization in Latin America: the country-by-country regulatory map (2026)](/wp-content/themes/unknowngravity/assets/cms/667951006e75818d48be6f95_Tokenization%20in%20real%20estate%20header.webp) **Latin America is tokenizing through three distinct routes: dedicated regimes (Argentina, El Salvador), fintech laws with a perimeter for tokenized securities (Mexico, Chile) and fiduciary structures where no specific statute exists yet (Colombia, Ecuador).** Understand the three routes and you can issue in almost any market in the region; misread them and you copy the wrong scheme into the wrong country. This is the map, country by country. ## Dedicated tokenization regimes **[Argentina](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-argentina)**: the CNVs tokenization regime — shares, corporate bonds, financial-trust certificates and CEDEARs with digital representation, PSAVs as the operational piece and a sandbox with extended windows. The regions most active framework for securities. **[El Salvador](/en/articulos/tokenization-in-el-salvador)**: the LEAD law and the CNAD — a bespoke regime with authorisations in weeks, 2-4% costs and dozens of real issuances since 2024. Regulatory speed without equal. ## Fintech laws with a tokenization perimeter **[Mexico](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-mexico)**: Fintech Law + CNBV; tokenized securities go through the Securities Market Law and non-financial assets are structured with the fideicomiso — the figure Mexicans search 27,000 times a month. **[Chile](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-chile)**: Law 21.521 + CMF; securities under the Securities Market Law and NCG 502, non-financial assets via VASP registration. The southern cones most complete regulation. ## The fiduciary route **[Colombia](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-colombia)**: the SFCs PSAV registry, crypto custody opened to supervised banks and trust companies in 2026, and the fiducia mercantil as the de-facto vehicle of tokenized proptech. **[Ecuador](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-ecuador)**: no specific statute or sandbox; the [fideicomiso mercantil](/en/glosario/fideicomiso) of the Securities Market Law is the key, with the trustee as regulated anchor. ## What is the same everywhere Names change (ERIR, PSAV, VASP, fiduciaria, CNAD) but not the anatomy: asset classification, a vehicle with a segregated estate, a token with **transfer restrictions**, verified identity on every transfer, serious custody and a register a regulated entity answers for. That is the [seven-layer platform](/en/articulos/regulated-tokenization-platform) we build, with each countrys legal layer on top. And the cross-cutting piece arriving now: [tokenized money](/en/articulos/bank-stablecoins) to settle against these assets. *Each country guide links its sources; frameworks evolve — verify current status before structuring.* Issuing in the region? [Talk to us](/en/meeting). KEEP READING ## Related articles [17 AUG 2026 Asset tokenization in Argentina: the CNV regime, the sandbox and how to issue](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-argentina) [17 AUG 2026 Asset tokenization in Mexico: the Fintech Law, CNBV and the role of the fideicomiso](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-mexico) [17 AUG 2026 Asset tokenization in Colombia: fiducia mercantil, the PSAV registry and custody](/en/articulos/asset-tokenization-in-colombia)