Ghana Kicks Off Pilot Crypto Trading as Adoption Inches In

Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Asiama

Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

Ghana’s securities regulator has named 11 companies to pilot virtual asset trading as the country takes steps to adopt cryptocurrency as part of its financial system.

The pilot period to last for 12 months will allow the companies to test their products and services in a controlled environment, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement Tuesday.