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Coinbase and HTX face access restrictions under Kazakhstan court order

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A default judgment orders six platforms to stop serving Kazakh users without AFSA authorization, while nine others avoided court by restricting access voluntarily Kazakhstan just gave six crypto platforms a choice: get licensed or get out. The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court of First Instance has barred Coinbase , BingX, Bitcoin .com, HTX (formerly Huobi Global), BitMart and WEEX from offering or marketing digital asset services in the country without permission from local regulators. Nine other crypto platforms saw where this was heading and quietly locked their apps for Kazakh users. That move persuaded the regulator to drop its claims against them. The AIFC court issued a default judgment on September 15, 2026. A default judgment is a ruling made without the defendants mounting a defense in court.

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