In fact, Binance obtained the provisional approval from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) in August 2022 to operate a digital asset exchange and provide custody services at the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). At that time, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng mentioned that the National Bank of Kazakhstan would integrate and test its central bank digital currency, the digital tenge, on the BNB Chain.
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