Morning Edition · Friday, July 24, 2026Published at 1:23 AM EDT · New York
Kazakhstan Plans a National Crypto Reserve Funded by State Bitcoin Miners
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's two-step plan would channel mining output into a sovereign strategic reserve.

Kazakhstan has laid out a plan to build a national strategic crypto reserve fed by its Bitcoin miners, part of a push by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to move the country deeper into digital assets. The design would direct mining output,…
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