最新报道:Kazakh authorities shut down 130 unlicensed crypto platforms and seized $16.7 million in digital assets during an anti-money laundering crackdown, while uncovering 81 crypto-to-cash networks handling over $43 million. The Financial Monitoring Agency reported $24.1 billion in ATM withdrawals, prompting new controls including identity verification for payments above $913 and plans for mandatory biometric authentication. Cybersecurity expert David Sehyeon Baek described the measures as "one of the boldest experiments in tying physical identity to financial transparency," warning they could become surveillance tools without proper oversight.