KRA poised to cash in as investors reap record crypto gains

In the financial year ending June 2025, KRA eyes a six-fold increase in the collections from the crypto industry to at least Sh60 billion, raising tax revenue by about 2.4 percent.

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is poised to tap the record gains reported in the global market this year, after revamping efforts to tax the traditionally hard-to-tax industry.

Cryptocurrencies – virtual forms of money not issued by a central monetary authority and are traded online – have recorded a historic surge in value this year, fuelled by Donald Trump’s victory in the recent US election.

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