Rwanda: Cabinet approved draft law regulating the virtual asset business including cybersecurity requirement for virtual asset service providers
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Cabinet approved draft law regulating the virtual asset business including cybersecurity requirement for virtual asset service providers
On 4 March 2026, the Cabinet approved the draft law regulating the virtual asset business. The draft law would require a virtual asset service provider to put in place systems, processes, controls, policies and procedures to manage cybersecurity ris…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
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