• Unclear exchange-control rules remain a barrier to lawful cross-border virtual asset transactions in Africa despite progress on licensing service providers.
• Growing stablecoin use in cross-border payments, settlement and treasury management makes regulatory uncertainty increasingly consequential for businesses.
• South African courts issued conflicting exchange-control rulings in May 2025 on cryptocurrency and June 2026 on Bitcoin.
• South Africa’s proposed reforms would expressly bring crypto assets within its exchange-control framework, with further consultation and revisions anticipated.

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