Brief
Kazakhstan court blocks unlicensed crypto platforms including Coinbase and BingX
The Astana International Financial Centre court barred six exchanges and limited app‑store access after a regulator lawsuit.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) court issued injunctions on Tuesday, prohibiting six crypto platforms from providing digital‑asset services without licences and extending geographic restrictions to Google and Apple app stores, Cointelegraph reported.
The order, announced by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), named BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, Coinbase and WEEX; an amendment three days later removed LBank after its operator blocked access in Kazakhstan.
AFSA said unlicensed platforms lack safeguards such as asset protection and dispute resolution, and warned more than 20 platforms about AIFC rules in 2025. Nine platforms voluntarily restricted app access, while seven intend to seek licences. The authority withdrew claims against the nine but will enforce injunctions against the remaining six.
Key facts
- Kazakhstan's AIFC court barred six crypto platforms from operating without licences (cointelegraph.com)
- The injunction also restricts access to the platforms on Google and Apple app stores (cointelegraph.com)
- AFSA warned over 20 platforms about AIFC rules in 2025 and nine voluntarily limited app access (cointelegraph.com)
Sources
- [1] cointelegraph.com — originally reported as “Kazakhstan Court Orders Curbs on Coinbase, BingX and Four Others”
