Despite Kazakhstan’s public pro-crypto stance, the volume of crypto platforms engaged in illicit financial schemes and closed down increased in 2025. Kazakhstan, an emerging cryptocurrency hub in Central Asia, has been cracking down on illicit activity in the cryptocurrency sector, shutting down dozens of crypto platforms this year. Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) has taken down 130 crypto platforms involved in money laundering schemes this year, a spokesperson for the agency told Cointelegraph on Wednesday. The authorities have also seized $16.7 million in various cryptocurrencies linked to these illegal operations, the AFM representative said, confirming local reports from Tuesday. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more