The President of Kazakhstan signed a decree to promote the development of the digital asset industry

According to the official website of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan, the President of Kazakhstan signed the decree "On Measures to Stimulate and Develop the Digital Asset Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan" on July 8, 2026, aimed at building a modern and transparent digital financial services ecosystem.

The core content of the decree covers four major directions: First, to promote the modernization of payment infrastructure and develop mechanisms that support digital assets and stablecoins for cross-border settlement; Second, to encourage the inclusion of cryptocurrency trading within a regulated legal framework, allowing digital assets previously held on unregulated platforms abroad to be voluntarily disclosed and transferred to domestic licensed service providers; Third, to introduce tax incentive policies, exempting personal income tax on profits from digital asset trading conducted through Kazakhstan's regulated infrastructure; Fourth, to allow associated gas from oil and gas fields to be used for self-generated power and allocated to digital mining, to promote regional investment and efficient energy utilization.

In addition, the decree also clarifies the development direction of tokenized financial instruments and national trading infrastructure.