Kazakhstan, a leading global center for Bitcoin mining, has established a new regulatory framework requiring large-scale crypto miners to contribute a portion of their mined digital assets to a state-backed reserve in exchange for regulated electricity quotas. The Kazakh government approved the updated rules for what it calls “strategic digital mining” under Government Resolution No. 638. The decision was reported by local news outlet Zakon.kz, referencing documents published in the national legal database PRG.kz.