Kenya: CBK – Licensing of Crypto Service Providers to Begin After New Regulations Are Issued

Nairobi — The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says the licensing of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) will only begin once new regulations under the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2025 are issued.

In a statement on Tuesday, the regulator clarified that neither CBK nor the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has licensed any VASPs to operate in or from Kenya under the new law.

The clarification comes after the Act–gazetted on October 21 and effective from November 4–formally brought…