Regulate crypto industry to curb tax evasion, fraud

Kenyan retail investors held cryptocurrencies worth an average of Sh2,076 ($16.08) each last year. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

The proposed legislation seeking to have the cryptocurrency industry players pay their fair share of taxes is a step in the right direction.

While the sector remains largely unregulated, there is an urgent need to prevent it from becoming a legal path for tax evasion and fraud.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.