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New era: Kenya’s digital billions are already here. Who will claim them?
Chainalysis data cited in Absa research shows that Kenya accounted for over $18 billion of the more than $205 billion in digital asset value received across Sub‑Saharan Africa from June 2024 to 2025 ranking fourth in the region.
Kenya has now concluded public consultations on the Draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026. The rules will operationalise the VASP Act passed last November and, for the first time, bring Kenya’s digital asset economy under the protection of law.
What is often interpreted as regulatory constraint is, in fact, recognition that an emerging market has matured into economic relevance.
