Ghana enacts its VASP Act, the third African market to legislate on crypto in 2025
30 December 2025 ·
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Ghana's Virtual Asset Service Providers Act passed Parliament on 19 December 2025 and received presidential assent on 30 December, the third African market to pass major crypto-relevant legislation in 2025, after Nigeria's Investments and Securities Act 2025, which brought digital assets within securities regulation, and Kenya's standalone VASP Act 2025.
The Bank of Ghana and SEC Ghana share the regulatory mandate under the Act, all virtual asset service providers must be licensed, and the law extends to Ghana's large informal crypto market. Supervisory rules are due in phases through 2026.
UpdateGhana's SEC admitted its first sandbox participant, Africoin, on 8 April 2026 (see the related entry).
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