The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has granted ATAIX Eurasia Ltd (Ataix) a Licence for the full authorisation and supervisory regime, moving the firm from the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) regulatory sandbox into the AIFC’s comprehensive framework for Digital Asset Service Providers. Under the licence, Ataix is authorised to operate a Digital Asset Trading Facility, deal in investments as principal and as agent, and provide custody. Operating under the full regime also allows Ataix to admit digital assets to trading on its own platforms without prior AFSA approval, excluding non-AIFC-issued stablecoins, provided it follows its own Admission of Digital Assets for Trading rules developed pursuant to AIFC Acts. Ataix previously participated in the AIFC regulatory sandbox and was among the first participants in a pilot project for cooperation between crypto exchanges and Kazakhstan’s second-tier banks.
Astana Financial Services Authority 2025-10-17
Astana Financial Services Authority grants ATAIX Eurasia a full licence under the AIFC digital asset supervisory regime
The Astana Financial Services Authority has granted ATAIX Eurasia Ltd a licence, transitioning it from the Astana International Financial Centre regulatory sandbox to a comprehensive framework for Digital Asset Service Providers. This licence permits Ataix to operate a Digital Asset Trading Facility, deal in investments, and provide custody, while allowing it to admit digital assets to trading on its platforms without prior approval, excluding non-AIFC-issued stablecoins. Ataix was previously part of a pilot project for cooperation between crypto exchanges and Kazakhstan’s second-tier banks.