Rwanda: Cabinet approved draft law regulating the virtual asset business including authorisation requirement for tokenisation, initial virtual asset offerings and stablecoin issuance
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Cabinet approved draft law regulating the virtual asset business including authorisation requirement for tokenisation, initial virtual asset offerings and stablecoin issuance
On 4 March 2026, the Cabinet approved the draft law regulating the virtual asset business. Under the draft law, a legal entity would need to obtain approval from the Capital Market Authority of Rwanda before tokenising real-world assets, conducting …
Scope
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2026-03-04
under deliberation
2026-03-31
under deliberation
2026-05-05
adopted
2026-05-25
adopted