Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority plans to serve Apple and Google with court orders aimed at restricting access to six cryptocurrency platforms, including Coinbase, as part of a wider enforcement action against digital-asset services operating without authorization.
AFSA targets six platforms
According to CryptoSlate, the regulator said on Oct. 20 that it intends to send the orders to the operators of the Apple App Store and Google Play. The action relates to services provided in or to users located in the Astana International Financial Centre, or AIFC, a financial jurisdiction in Kazakhstan.
The September 18 variation order covers BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global, also known as HTX, BitMart, Coinbase and WEEX. It follows an original default judgment issued by AFSA on Sept. 15.
LBank was removed from the later order after its operator reported remedial steps. AFSA said LBank had independently blocked access to its services in Kazakhstan, which led the regulator to withdraw its claim against that operator.
The proceedings concern the provision, promotion or marketing of digital-asset services without the necessary authorization in the AIFC or to people located there. The order also addresses the distribution and availability of mobile applications used to provide those services.
What the orders could mean for app access
Apple and Google would become bound by the order once they are formally served. The order also gives each company the ability to seek a change to the order or ask for it to be set aside after acknowledging service.
That mechanism brings the two major app-store operators into the enforcement process, even though the original targets are the crypto-platform operators. Mobile applications are one route through which customers access trading and other digital-asset services, so restrictions on distribution could affect how users in Kazakhstan reach the six platforms.
However, AFSA has not confirmed that Apple or Google has been served. It has also not confirmed that either company has implemented restrictions against the six platforms. The announcement says the orders will be sent to the app-store operators, while the precise technical measures and geographic scope of any restrictions remain unresolved.
The practical outcome for users will therefore depend on whether the orders are served, how the app stores respond and which location settings are applied. The court order itself does not establish that the applications have already been removed or that existing users have lost access.
Wider enforcement effort in Kazakhstan
AFSA said nine other platforms voluntarily restricted access to their applications in Kazakhstan through both app stores. Those platforms are separate from the six operators still covered by the orders, and the voluntary restrictions prompted the regulator to withdraw its claims against them.
The regulator also said seven platforms had indicated that they intend to seek licenses to operate digital-asset trading facilities. AFSA placed the current proceedings in the context of warnings sent to more than 20 platforms during 2025 and court action that began in early 2026.
Coinbase had already faced access restrictions in Kazakhstan in November 2023. The current plan represents a separate enforcement route focused on application distribution under the September 2026 orders.
For the six platforms named in the order, the key issue is not only whether Kazakhstan seeks to limit their services, but also how any restrictions are carried out through third-party app stores. AFSA has not yet provided confirmation that the planned notices have taken effect.
Current market picture
Moneyiar market data at the stated times show mixed performance among the listed digital assets:
- Nexus (NEX) was priced at $0.0000006829, up 2.69% over 24 hours but down 10.79% over seven days, as of Oct. 21, 2026, at 11:14 a.m. +03:30.
- MediBloc (MED) was priced at $0.0028035844, rising 77.59% over 24 hours and 84.22% over seven days, as of Sept. 13, 2026, at 11:38 p.m. +03:30.
- Infinity Ground (AIN) stood at $0.1025293171, down 31.28% over 24 hours but up 48.1% over seven days, as of Sept. 16, 2026, at 1:39 a.m. +03:30.
These figures are Moneyiar market data and cover individual assets rather than the six platforms named in AFSA’s court action.
