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South Africa

Africa · Comprehensive

South Africa runs Africa's most mature digital asset regime. The FSCA's 2022 declaration brought crypto inside the FAIS perimeter, 138+ CASPs are licensed, Directive 9 enforces the Travel Rule, and the first major penalties have landed. It is the continental reference implementation.

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DAI Methodology v2.1 Last updated June 2026
DAI Readiness Score™
83.3
out of 100

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