2026-01-13 13:02:35

#策略性加码BTC Kazakhstan's financial regulators' wave of major actions in 2025 has completely shaken up the local crypto trading scene.

According to official data, the financial regulatory authorities under President Tokayev recently launched a large-scale crackdown—22 underground cryptocurrency exchange points nationwide were lawfully shut down, and in cooperation with police intelligence efforts, over 1,100 online illegal trading channels were closed in one go. Even more severely, nearly 20,000 so-called "ghost cards" were frozen during the operation—these seemingly ordinary bank cards all pointed to the same black industry chain: money laundering groups use them as proxy payment tools to help illegal funds be laundered into legitimate income.

From offline underground exchange dens to online virtual trading channels, and layered transfers through physical cards, this enforcement can be described as multi-dimensional and full-chain rectification. The trading flows of mainstream cryptocurrencies like $ETH and $BTC were tracked one by one, exposing the entire criminal economic industry chain.

Cryptography itself represents innovation, but when it is used for money laundering, it is no surprise that regulators take a tough stance. As global attitudes toward cryptocurrency regulation become increasingly strict, could similar regional crackdowns become the new normal? The Eurasian region's fight for financial security has just begun.

What do you think about this regulatory storm? Leave a comment below to discuss.

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DecentralizedElder

· 3h ago

Hazi, this move is indeed fierce, but it can actually purify the market. With fewer bad actors, the legitimate players will have a better chance to survive.

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consensus_failure

· 3h ago

Kazakhstan's recent actions are indeed fierce, but to be honest, we should support efforts to combat money laundering. However, 1,100 transaction channels? It feels like the numbers are exaggerated a bit. --- 20,000 ghost cards frozen—how much black market activity would that require to reach such a scale... Regulatory crackdown is strict, but can the real big fish escape? --- Honestly, we need to separate compliance from innovation. Don't demonize all on-chain activities—that's the long-term healthy path. --- Eurasia is at war. What does the US say? It seems that regulatory attitudes are truly becoming synchronized worldwide. --- Wait, the title #策略性加码BTC#—what does that have to do with Kazakhstan's crackdown? Marketing tactic?

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VCsSuckMyLiquidity

· 3h ago

Kazakhstan really dares to act. Now 22 underground hideouts are shut down at once, feeling like the global regulatory environment is tightening more and more.

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GweiObserver

· 3h ago

Kazakhstan's move is indeed aggressive, but to be honest, the money laundering issue should be addressed. True builders should have long since distanced themselves from that black market.

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WagmiAnon

· 3h ago

Kazakhstan's recent moves are a bit aggressive, but to be honest, we still need to crack down on money laundering. We have to keep the crypto industry clean.

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RugResistant

· 4h ago

nah this is exactly what happens when you don't sanitize your transaction trails... 20k ghost cards? that's not a crackdown, that's a masterclass in how bad the operational security got. people were literally waving red flags everywhere lol

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LiquidityHunter

· 4h ago

20,000 cards frozen, over 1,100 channels closed... This scale of data is quite interesting; how large must the liquidity gap be?

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