Italy, India, Kazakhstan Tighten Grip On Crypto Trading And Advertising
2026 has kicked off with a global tightening of regulations. Countries are moving quickly to close compliance gaps. If 2026 is truly the breakout year for crypto, is this preparation for it? Even SEC Chair Paul Atkins said that “clear legislation and well-defined rules” deliver market certainty.”
To start with, Kazakhstan, the country that has promised to build a “crypto-city,” has cracked down on over 1100 unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms in 2025. The Kazakh regulator, Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM), has shut down illegal crypto exchanges and frozen assets in order to ensure compliance.
According to the statement issued on 12 January 2025, 1135 criminal cases were investigated, 141.5 billion tenge had been…
