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Coins•6h ago

Kraken Parent Payward Secures In-Principle Regulatory Approval for Kazakhstan Expansion

Key Highlights Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has received in-principle regulatory approval from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) in Kazakhstan. The preliminary permissions for Payward Kazakhstan cover digital asset trading, investment dealing as both principal and agent, and digital asset custody within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). A formal customer ...

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Coins•Oct 20, 2026

Kazakhstan Court Bans Coinbase and Five Other Firms From Offering Unlicensed Crypto Services in Astana International Financial Centre

Key Highlights: Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) obtained court injunctions against Coinbase, BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, and WEEX for operating without authorization within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). The injunctions are limited to the AIFC jurisdiction and do not constitute a nationwide crypto ban across Kazakhstan, as clarified in a September ...

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