Kraken secures preliminary regulatory approval in Kazakhstan
- —AFSA granted Kraken in-principle approval, not a full license
- —Kraken signed a cooperation memorandum with Kazakhstan's digital ministry
- —Only Binance Kazakhstan and Bybit Kazakhstan hold local licenses
- —Bitget, MEXC and HTX announced exits from Russia within a week
Why it matters: Kraken could join Kazakhstan's short list of licensed exchanges while rivals pull out of Russia.
Source: BeInCrypto RU
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