ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s regulated cryptocurrency market surpassed $10 billion in trading turnover in 2025, while the country ranked among the world’s top 10 by the number of applications to international Solana hackathons, highlighting the rapid development of its Web3 ecosystem.
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The regulated crypto market reached $10.58 billion in 2025, up from $320 million in 2023, Deputy Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Gizzat Baitursynov said at a Sept. 15 government meeting. Over the same period, the number of users increased from 53,000 to 215,000.
The growth follows a pilot launched in 2022 with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and financial regulators to establish…
