Rwanda: Chamber of Deputies adopted draft law regulating the virtual asset business including authorisation requirement for tokenisation, initial virtual asset offerings and stablecoin issuance
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Chamber of Deputies adopted draft law regulating the virtual asset business including authorisation requirement for tokenisation, initial virtual asset offerings and stablecoin issuance
On 5 May 2026, the Chamber of Deputies adopted, in plenary session, 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 …
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
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2026-03-04
under deliberation
2026-03-31
under deliberation
2026-05-05
adopted
2026-05-25
adopted