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Key Numbers

• 4 November 2026: existing virtual asset service providers in Kenya must comply with the VASP Act 2025 by 4 November 2026 (s. 47; date calculated). Kenya Law
• 0: no VASP licence register has been published by the CBK or the CMA; the CMA licensee directory has no virtual-asset category (checked 22 Oct 2026). CMA
• 105 days: between the final Regulations (22 July 2026) and the deadline. Kenya Law
• 9 of 10: licence categories whose minimum capital was cut between the March 2026 draft and the final rules; total KSh 1,512.5 million → KSh 640 million. draft, final
• KSh 25 million: maximum fine for a company operating without a licence. s. 40(3)

Analysis

• 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.

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