Mexico City, August 11, 2026. Following an in-depth analysis of corruption cases in Mexico over the past decade, Transparencia Mexicana (which has long advocated for stronger public integrity systems in the country) is calling for a revision of asset and interest disclosure forms to strengthen government and civil society oversight of digital and cryptoassets.
Recognizing both how illegal proceeds of corruption are concealed today and how criminal networks operate, Transparencia Mexicana is also proposing a review of how public officials disclose property and assets held in tax havens.
“Over the past decade, the operational definition of a ‘tax haven’ has broadened to include digital assets — bitcoin, stablecoins, tokens, and even loyalty programs or airline miles,” said Eduardo Bohórquez, Executive Director of Transparencia Mexicana, in presenting the initiative.
The asset disclosure forms currently used by the Mexican government do not allow these digital assets to be recorded clearly or in a structured way (let alone broken down by asset type) and offer no mechanism for tracking them in the event of corruption allegations.
Regardless of the size of a public official’s investments (an amount that can change quickly) it is essential for the public to know when officials hold investments in tax havens. Such holdings can affect the country’s tax revenue and make it easier to conceal assets, undermining the ability to monitor a public official’s financial situation.
While it is a positive step that Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) has taken a firmer stance with taxpayers to strengthen public revenue, Transparencia Mexicana argues that much more remains to be done when it comes to public officials specifically.
The organization highlighted that these measures will also require strengthening the capacity of oversight authorities, which currently have few tools to monitor these assets, a gap that has led some oversight bodies to view such requirements as “cumbersome” in the past.
Amid a wave of corruption cases and allegations concerning the integrity of public officials across the political spectrum, Transparencia Mexicana argues that Mexico needs to rethink its anti-corruption strategy, with particular attention to the relationship between elected officials and criminal groups seeking to intimidate or economically capture them.
Transparencia Mexicana announced it will engage with legislators and anti-corruption authorities to define the regulatory changes needed to make this measure enforceable under the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities in Mexico.