The Law nº 023/2026 of 25/05/2026 regulating virtual asset business was enacted and published in the Official Gazette on 25 May 2026.
Following the enactment of the law, the Capital Markets Authority of Rwanda (CMA) in consultation with the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) developed the draft regulations implementing the law: (i) Regulations on the issuance and admission to trading of virtual assets and (ii) Regulations on licensing, operations and supervision of virtual asset service providers.
In adherence to the best practices that call for public participation, we invite all interested individuals and stakeholder, including virtual asset experts, legal practitioners, professional valuers, auditors, bankers, payment industry and financial market participants, consumers, and investor to review the draft regulations and provide their feedback.
The draft regulations can be accessed on CMA website www.cma.rw and all comments should be submitted via email on virtualassets@cma.rw by 18 November 2026.
In addition to the written comments, CMA will host a stakeholder consultation meeting on 24th November 2026 and more details will be shared on due time.
For any further information or inquiries, please send email to virtualassets@cma.rw
MORE DOCUMENTS
-Draft Regulations on Licensing and Operations of VASPs
-Draft Regulations on Issuance and Admission to Trading of Virtual Assets
-Template for Comments