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The Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2025 took effect on November 4, 2025. The Central Bank of Kenya and Capital Markets Authority are responsible for licensing and supervising VASPs. The November 2025 official notice said no providers had yet been licensed under the Act; that dated statement does not prove a platform's current status. Verify the legal entity, service, and current licence directly before sending funds.
Official source: Kenya Law: Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025, commenced 4 November 2025 · Central Bank of Kenya and Capital Markets Authority: VASP Act 2025 commencement
Digital asset tax: 3% of transfer or exchange value
Official source: Kenya Law: Income Tax Act section 12F and digital-asset tax rate
SEC rules cover virtual-asset service providers, exchanges, custodians, and offering platforms. The SEC directory includes registered operators and incubation-program participants; verify current status and do not confuse programme participation with final registration. CBN guidelines govern how banks and other institutions relate to VASPs, but do not permit banks to hold, trade, or transact in virtual currencies on their own account.
Official source: SEC: digital-asset and VASP rules · SEC: registered FinTech operators and ARIP participants · CBN: bank-account guidelines for VASPs
Taxable virtual-asset transactions
Official source: Nigeria Revenue Service: Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025, virtual-assets schedule · Nigeria Revenue Service: 2026 virtual-assets taxation guidelines and applicable individual or company rates · Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria: 2026 individual annual income-tax return deadline
Rate: Verify
Deductible: Section 12F defines transfer or exchange income by gross fair-market-value consideration. We do not publish an individual cost or loss formula from this rule.
Deadline: When a platform or facilitator deducts this tax, it must remit it and file a return within five working days. Confirm your personal filing with KRA.
Official source: Kenya Law: Income Tax Act section 12F and digital-asset tax rate
Rate: Verify
Deductible: Verify
Deadline: The Joint Revenue Board's 2026 guidance says taxable individuals file the annual return by 31 March of the assessment year for the preceding period. Confirm your state's competent authority and whether your crypto activity creates an obligation.
Official source: Nigeria Revenue Service: Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025, virtual-assets schedule · Nigeria Revenue Service: 2026 virtual-assets taxation guidelines and applicable individual or company rates · Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria: 2026 individual annual income-tax return deadline
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