REGULATION | Ghana Sets Up 5-Agency Committee to Coordinate Virtual Asset Regulation Oversight

Ghana has established a five-agency committee to coordinate oversight of the country’s growing virtual asset sector as regulators work toward fully implementing a new crypto law by 2027.

The Virtual Assets Coordinating Committee brings together

• the Bank of Ghana,
• Securities and Exchange Commission,
• Finance Ministry,
• Cyber Security Authority, and
• the Financial Intelligence Centre.

Bank of Ghana Governor, Johnson Pandit Asiama, who chairs the committee, said regulators were developing operational guidelines and running policy sandboxes ahead of full implementation of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025.

The committee will focus on

• regulatory coordination,
• information sharing, and
• risks including money laundering, terrorist financing,
• cybersecurity,
• consumer protection, and
• financial stability.

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Ghana’s parliament passed the virtual asset legislation in December 2025 creating a framework under which virtual asset businesses must be licensed or registered by the relevant regulator. The law divides responsibilities between the central bank and securities regulator depending on the activity.

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