Kazakhstan has passed a law simplifying cryptocurrency mining and trading

We analyze what restrictions have been lifted and what is now permitted.

Kazakhstan officially simplifies cryptocurrency mining and trading

17.11.2025 - 10:20

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Key points:

Kazakhstan has passed a law that simplifies mining and opens the cryptocurrency market to the entire country.
The issuance and circulation of unsecured digital assets is now permitted, and crypto exchanges will be able to operate under license.
Mining will also become available to entrepreneurs and companies without the strict restrictions that were previously in place.

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law that simplifies the rules for mining and trading cryptocurrencies in the country. The president’s press service reported this.

The statement says that the law now regulates the circulation of unsecured digital assets throughout Kazakhstan. Previously, such transactions were only permitted in the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC).

According to the document “On amendments and additions to some legislative acts on artificial intelligence and digitalization,” published in the Senate database, the requirement to sell most of the cryptocurrencies mined in Kazakhstan through the AIFC exchange has been abolished.

The ban on the issuance and circulation of unsecured cryptocurrencies has also been lifted, and exchanges will be able to operate in the country if they have a license. Mining is permitted for individual entrepreneurs and legal entities in Kazakhstan and is no longer considered an activity related to the organization of digital asset circulation. The amendments will come into force 60 days after their official publication.

Earlier, Tokayev instructed to expand the scope of cryptocurrencies. According to experts, only about 5% of investors work within the framework of the AIFC, while the rest operate in the gray sector. The authorities also considered the possibility of opening crypto exchanges, and in the city of Alatau, they plan to allow payment in cryptocurrencies. The National Bank is working on creating a state crypto reserve.

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