There are six platforms on the list: Coinbase, Huobi Global (HTX), BingX, Bitcoin.com, BitMart and WEEX. The ruling was issued on September 15; initially there were seven platforms: LBank was removed from the case on September 18 after it itself closed access to its services in Kazakhstan. Under the clarified ruling, the operators pay jointly and severally about 1.995 million tenge in court costs.
The distribution of mobile applications is also restricted: the ruling is ordered to be sent to Google and Apple, which may mean targeted app store blocks by geography.
The AFSA campaign has been ongoing since 2025. First, written warnings to more than 20 platforms about AIFC licensing requirements, and in early 2026 - lawsuits against those who continued to operate without permission. Nine platforms voluntarily closed access, and the claims against them were dropped; another seven stated they would obtain a license. The remaining six received a court injunction. AFSA head Yevgeniya Bogdanova called this the result of lengthy supervisory work against unlicensed services and their advertising.
Context: the digital assets law was adopted in February 2023 and created a separate regime for licensed crypto companies within the AIFC; outside it, supervision follows national rules. Since May 2026, AFSA has coordinated supervision with the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
The exchanges' global operations are not prohibited, and client assets are not frozen. But the court explicitly stated: clients of unlicensed platforms have no protection for asset custody, disclosure, complaints and dispute resolution. Whether these six will pursue a license has not yet been announced.
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