GoldBod among 20 companies in SEC’s expanded virtual asset sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has increased the number of companies admitted into its virtual asset regulatory sandbox from 11 to 20 as it gathers information to guide the regulation of digital asset services in Ghana. The expansion is intended to give the regulator a broader understanding of the services being offered under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (Act 1154), and help shape the licensing framework for the sector. Speaking at the Africa Virtual Assets Summit 2026, the Acting Director-General of the SEC, Dr James Klutse Avedzi, said the additional companies would provide the regulator with more data on the different activities taking place in the virtual asset industry. He identified tokenisation as one of the services covered by the regulatory framework, describing it as an established licensing category.