Signed by President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the law will take effect on January 1, 2026.
According to Reuters, this new legislation sets out clear rules for the creation, storage, use, and circulation of virtual assets. This will define their legal and economic status within Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan Regulates Crypto Mining and Exchanges
Crypto mining will be legal for licensed companies and individuals who register with the Central Bank, while anonymous wallets and transactions are banned under anti-money laundering regulations. The law also limits advertising of cryptocurrencies, requiring full risk disclosures and banning promotions that target minors or promise easy earnings.
Turkmenistan’s legal move parallels regional trends with neighbors like Kyrgyzstan, which recently launched a national stablecoin in partnership with Binance. With vast natural gas reserves and a desert landscape, Turkmenistan seeks to diversify an economy heavily dependent on gas exports to China.
Nobody’s talking about it yet, but when gas giants flip to mining hubs, global hashrate geography gets interesting.
Turkmenistan holds the 4th largest gas reserves and they are legalizing crypto mining and exchanges via presidential decree
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By embracing crypto regulation, the country hopes to stimulate economic growth and join Central Asia’s expanding blockchain ecosystem. For investors and beginners alike, this marks another step toward wider crypto adoption in emerging markets.
More About Crypto Regulation
Australia has introduced the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, requiring cryptocurrency exchanges and custody providers to obtain an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) under existing financial laws.
🇦🇺 Australia introduces legislation to regulate crypto firms under existing finance laws.
The Digital Assets Framework Bill would mandate AFSL licensing for exchanges and custody providers, expanding oversight amid concerns about consumer risks and platform failures.
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— Block Tides (@blocktides) November 27, 2025
This framework addresses past failures like FTX and Celsius by imposing tailored oversight on digital asset platforms, ensuring they meet standards for transparency, asset security, and consumer protection akin to traditional finance. Smaller platforms handling under $5,000 per customer or $10 million annually gain exemptions to foster innovation, while regulators project up to $24 billion in yearly productivity gains from safer digital finance
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