Ghana is moving towards regulating its fast-growing cryptocurrency industry, which has seen significant expansion in recent years.
According to Bloomberg, the Bank of Ghana is currently developing a regulatory framework aimed at governing the digital asset space, which it intends to present to Parliament by September 2025.
The move is in response to rising demand for cryptocurrencies in the West African country.
As reported by TronWeekly, Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Asiama stated that the government is planning to license cryptocurrency platforms.
This initiative aims to ensure the country generates revenue from the digital assets sector while helping to stabilise its national currency.
In 2025, the Ghanaian cedi has appreciated by more than 40% against the US dollar, following a nearly 20% depreciation in 2024.
However, this currency volatility has posed challenges to the central bank’s efforts to control inflation.
Cryptocurrency usage is increasingly popular in Ghana, where approximately 17.3% of adults, around 3 million people, own digital assets, according to Zawya (June 2024).
The widespread use of digital currencies, much of which remains unreported, has raised concerns over their impact on the national financial system.
Many transactions go undocumented, making it difficult for the government to track money flows.
The Bank of Ghana is concerned that the unchecked use of digital assets could worsen financial instability.
Unrecorded cryptocurrency usage is not reflected in national accounts, hindering the central bank’s ability to implement effective monetary policy.
Licensing digital asset platforms is viewed as a necessary step to improve transaction oversight and reinforce economic controls.
In the 12 months leading up to June 2024, crypto transactions in Ghana reached US$3 billion, part of a broader US$125 billion digital asset investment across sub-Saharan Africa, according to Del Titus Bawuah, CEO of Web3 Africa Group.
This surge in activity has intensified pressure on the central bank to establish clear regulatory guidelines.
Through the planned framework, Ghana aims to bring greater transparency and accountability to its emerging digital assets market.
The government hopes this effort will support sustainable growth in the sector, while safeguarding the country’s financial stability.
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