In September 2026, several international tech leaders announced their plans to expand their business in Kazakhstan. Balaji Srinivasan, former technology director of Coinbase, officially moved his community to Astana for operations. Changpeng Zhao, founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, signed three agreements to explore the issuance and regional operation of stablecoins. Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, opened its first regional office in the country and launched an AI laboratory. Venture capitalist Tim Draper and former Google China president Kai-Fu Lee also expressed their appreciation for the country’s tech ecosystem.
Many tech leaders are optimistic about Kazakhstan. Balaji Srinivasan, former technology director at Coinbase, announced that their community has officially opened in Astana, describing the country as “a high-tech nation of confident and intelligent young people” that is recruiting global talents. Changpeng Zhao, founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said he was impressed by the local technology, education, and infrastructure scale, and had signed three agreements to explore stablecoins and regional operations. Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, views Kazakhstan as a major economic power in Central Asia; the company has opened its first regional office there and launched an AI laboratory. Venture capitalists Tim Draper and Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google in China, also expressed their approval of the country.