Kazakhstan, in a bid to crave its space in the global crypto ecosystem, has announced new developments in recent days. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s government there has decided to give proper electricity access to crypto mining firms to scale their operations. In exchange, these mining firms will have to deposit a portion of their mined tokens to a national crypto reserve.
Government Resolution No. 638 detailing Kazakhstan’s crypto mining and strategic reserve plan was published in the PRG.kz legal database on July 18, official documents show.
Under the rules, Kazakhstan will open the access to electricity quotas at regulated tariffs to crypto miners. However, miners who wish to tap into government provisions, will first need to meet strict infrastructure requirements.
To qualify, BTC mining facilities will have to operate a data center with at least 150 megawatts (MW) of capacity and run hardware delivering a minimum of 150 terahashes per second (TH/s) per device.
Companies running crypto mining operations will also have to maintain technically sound staff, so that the provided resources are not wasted and used efficiently, the government said. The companies will have to also be up-to-date with tax laws and payments.
“The quota for a digital miner carrying out strategic digital mining is determined by the decision of the commission upon consideration of the digital miner’s application,” the government document said.
Mining firms have also been allowed to request higher electricity quotas, provided they meet additional government-mandated criteria.
According to the regulations, “A digital miner conducting strategic digital mining shall annually, no later than April 1 of the year following the reporting year, submit to the authorized body a report on the results of an independent audit of the financial statements of activities related to strategic digital mining.”
The government warned that if a mining firm is found to be transferring fewer digital assets than required in an independent audit, it would have to send the missing amount to the Astana Hub within 30 calendar days. The Astana Hub is Kazakhstan’s state-sponsored hub for IT startups and tech companies, based in the capital city of Astana.
Kazakhstan-based media outlets reported these rules will be enforced on August 1, 2026.
As of December 2025, data by Hashrate Index positioned Kazakhstan on the ninth place of the world’s top ten BTC mining nations. The activity — that requires advanced computers for advanced algorithmic work needed to mine BTC — is often critized for being power intensive and harmful to the environment.
Along with Kazakhstan, only a handful of countries like the U.S., Russia, and the UAE are also crypto mining hubs, as per Hashrate Index.
Source: Hashrate Index
Kazakhstan has been taking a hollistic pro-crypto approach for a while now.
Earlier in July, the country said it would be offering tax breaks for regulated crypto activity under a new presidential decree covering digital assets and market oversight. The decree places crypto tax incentives at the center of the latest digital asset plan for the growing sector.
