Kenya Crypto Regulation Analysis

Explainers on Kenya's VASP Act 2025, its Regulations and the 4 November 2026 deadline.

• Kenya's Crypto Licensing Deadline Is 4 November 2026, and No Licence Register Has Been Published

  22 Oct 2026 · What section 47 of the VASP Act requires, the 30-day decision clock, and what happens to unlicensed operators.

• Kenya Crypto Licence Costs: KSh 100 Million for an Exchange, KSh 300 Million for a Stablecoin

  22 Oct 2026 · Capital and fees for all ten categories, how the final rules cut the March draft, and the multi-licence formula.

• Kenya's Crypto Rules Reach Foreign Exchanges: Office, CEO and a Stablecoin Listing Ban

  22 Oct 2026 · The “in or from Kenya” test, what a foreign group must set up locally, and the rule on listing stablecoins.

• Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa: Three Crypto Licensing Regimes at Three Different Stages

  22 Oct 2026 · Regulators, status, penalties and the FATF background compared, from official lists.