Rwanda: Rwanda's Virtual Asset Law Ushers in a New Era of Digital Finance Regulatory Architecture

[New Times] The publication of Law No.

023/2026 of 25/05/2026 regulating virtual asset business ("the law") marks a defining moment in Rwanda's digital finance regulatory journey.

This development is best understood not as a sudden policy shift, but as the formalisation of a trajectory that has gradually moved from caution to structured engagement with virtual assets. ...