This issue is long overdue, and Moldova, compared to its neighbors, lives in the Stone Age, but the country’s authorities continue to delay the legalization of crypto and all related instruments.
Explaining the authorities’ actions, Gavrilitae said that “the solution is not in bans from the state, but in education. At the moment we have some bans on cryptocurrencies. However, the European directives do not provide for a ban, but for regulation – and this is what we are going to do, we regulate, they will be allowed, they can be used”.
At the same time, the minister added that he categorically does not recommend anyone to get involved with cryptocurrencies, “especially without the necessary knowledge – it is a speculative activity at your own risk”
Gavrilita also believes that cryptocurrencies are untenable and overvalued.
“I think value should have substance and economic value behind it. When we draw numbers and think it’s wealth – I can’t recommend anyone to hope they get richer through transactions of imaginary things.”
As of January 2026, there were a whopping 29 million cryptocurrencies in existence, according to Binance, due to the automated creation of hundreds of thousands of new tokens. At the same time, only a few thousand major cryptocurrencies remain active and traded.
As of spring 2026, the capitalization of the global cryptocurrency market fluctuates around $2.5-2.7 trillion.
But this is all – not yet in Moldova.
