Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has signed a second memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan, this time focusing on “the safe development of virtual asset markets” in the Central Asia country.
The crypto exchange signed the MoU with the country’s Financial Monitoring Agency on October 3, 2022 in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Binance in a statement on Tuesday furthern noted that the new memorandum is targeted at creating “a long-term and sustainable platform for cooperation.”
“The main focus of the MOU is on building pathways for cooperation and mutual support in areas such as exchange of information about digital assets’ movement, detecting and tracking assets obtained by criminal means, as well as those intended for the legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds and the financing of terrorism,” Binance explained.
The exchange further said the MoU is part of efforts to implement its new Law Enforcement Training Programme under which it has held workshops in the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, among other countries.
Binance said the programme was designed to help law enforcement teams across the world in detecting financial and cybercrimes.
Meanwhile, In May, Binance signed a MoU on the development of distributed ledger technology with Kazakhstan following the visit of Binace CEO, Changpeng Zhao, to the country.
The memorandum was signed with the country’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry headed by Bagdat Musin.
Speaking on the meeting, Musin had said both parties discussed the possibility of creating a blockchain-focused venture capital fund and academy to raise local talents in the country’s financial hub to global standards.
“We really believe Kazakhstan can become a regional hub for international players in the crypto world,” Musin added.
Binance in Kazakhstan
Binance’s new MoU comes a few days after the crypto exchange secured a permanent license to operate as a digital asset service provider in Kazakhstan.
The crypto exchange said the license was granted by the AIFC Financial Services Authority (AFSA), the independent regulator of Kazakhstan’s financial hub, the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).
The license also Binance the permission to provide custody…
