CENTRAL ASIA / KZ CRYPTO FIELD NOTES / NO. 01

Using crypto from Kazakhstan: know the rules first

Since the new law took effect in May 2026, opening an account, funding it in tenge and getting money back out all have clearer boundaries than before — and stricter ones. What follows is the concrete problems you meet on that path, and which practices have already put someone in prison.

  1. 02

    Opening a Binance account from Kazakhstan, start to finish

    Accounts & onboarding · 16 min read

  2. 03

    Buying USDT with Kaspi, and why bank cards get frozen

    Getting money in and out · 11 min read

  3. 04

    Cashing out to tenge: back to your Kazakh bank card

    Getting money in and out · 9 min read

  4. 05

    Where unlicensed P2P crosses the line, starting from a real case

    Rules & regulation · 11 min read

  5. 06

    Binance Kazakhstan and the global platform: which one to use

    Accounts & onboarding · 10 min read

  6. 07

    Checking the AFSA licence register yourself

    Rules & regulation · 9 min read

The other seven

  1. 08

    Taking trade payments in USDT: which leg is the risky one

    Risk & self-protection · 12 min read

  2. 09

    Crypto tax in Kazakhstan: what actually matters

    Rules & regulation · 10 min read

  3. 10

    Verification rejected? Work through it by symptom

    Accounts & onboarding · 8 min read

  4. 11

    Your card is frozen: the first 72 hours

    Risk & self-protection · 9 min read

  5. 12

    What USDT actually is, and why Central Asia leans on it

    Risk & self-protection · 12 min read

  6. 13

    Holding your own crypto: seed phrases, hardware wallets, and how coins are actually lost

    Accounts & onboarding · 11 min read

  7. 14

    Crypto cards in Kazakhstan: what they do and do not solve

    Getting money in and out · 9 min read

Five tools

  1. T1

    Tenge / USDT / yuan cross-rate comparison tool

    Comparison · rates updated daily

  2. T2

    Self-check: personal use, or an unlicensed business?

    Self-test · seven questions

  3. T3

    Licence verification checklist generator

    Checklist · verify on the official site

  4. T4

    P2P counterparty risk self-check

    Self-check · before you confirm

  5. T5

    Crypto glossary: English, Chinese and Kazakh

    Glossary · Chinese, English, Kazakh

If you have got this far and want to open an account: the Editor's pick guide covers the order, the documents and which step the referral code goes in. The code for this site is BN6987; there is a copy button at the top.

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