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CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge firm on crypto trade ban in the country. www.theexchange.africa

The CBK has also issued circulars to local commercial banks warning them against dealing with cryptocurrencies transactions or face penalties for non-compliance.

The last circular was issued in 2018 and has remained in action up until now.

While delivering the monetary policy announcement where the monetary policy committee retained the base lending rate at seven per cent for the 12th time, Dr Patrick said that their position had not changed on any of the crypto products in the market.…