Kazakhstan Orders Seven Platforms to Stop Providing Digital Asset Services
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On October 20, 2026, the Astana International Financial Centre Court in Kazakhstan ruled that the operators of Coinbase, HTX, BingX, Bitcoin.com, BitMart, LBank, and WEEX must not provide or promote digital asset services locally until they comply with the licensing regime of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). Kazakhstan’s financial services regulator, AFSA, said it is asking Apple and Google to implement geoblocking for the relevant apps in their local app stores. The report also noted that Kazakhstan had previously blocked the Coinbase website in 2023.
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The Astana International Financial Centre Court ruled that the operators of Coinbase, HTX, BingX, Bitcoin.com, BitMart, LBank and WEEX may not offer or promote digital asset services locally until they comply with the AIFC licensing regime. AFSA said it is asking Apple and Google to geo-block the relevant apps in their local app stores; the country previously blocked the Coinbase website in 2023.
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