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Kenya Crypto Rules: Stablecoin Interest Banned, Nov Deadline
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Kenya's Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, gazetted July 2026, ban stablecoin interest payments and impose a 4 November 2026 licensing deadline for existing crypto operators. The framework splits supervision between the Central Bank (fiat conversion, stablecoins) and Capital Markets Authority (exchanges, tokenization), applies to offshore platforms serving Kenyan users, and sets tiered capital requirements from KSh30m to KSh300m depending on licence type.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 2 sources have reported it between 28 Jul 2026 and 29 Jul 2026.
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Kenya has just closed off stablecoin interest as a business model and enforced a 16-week licensing cliff—operators serving Kenya now have a hard exit or a hard licence cost. The $2.3 million capital floor for stablecoin issuers prices out bootstrapped projects and forces a choice: meet the regulatory gate or abandon a $19 billion market.
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2 sources · first reported 28 Jul 2026 · latest 29 Jul 2026
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