Zhao Changpeng met with Zhaslan Madiyev in Kazakhstan and stated that the local cryptocurrency industry is developing rapidly

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, and old friend Zhaslan Madiyev in Kazakhstan, stating that the local cryptocurrency industry is developing rapidly.

It is reported that Zhaslan Madiyev served as the General Manager of Binance Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2024, and was appointed as the "Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry" starting in May 2024, and then promoted to "Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development" in 2025 and 2026.