Bitfinex Securities Kazakhstan
Investments & exchangesProduct vendor🇰🇿Kazakhstan
Bitfinex tokenized securities in the AIFC sandbox
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- Leadership
- 2 people
About the company
Bitfinex Securities Ltd.
(AIFC, Astana) is the Kazakhstani legal entity for the Bitfinex group's tokenized securities division. It participates in the AIFC FinTech Lab sandbox under AFSA license No. AFSA-G-LA-2021-0012 (issued in 2021) with an active registry status. The division issues and trades securities in tokenized form—a segment where Kazakhstan has emerged as one of the few jurisdictions with a working regulatory framework. The company has no public retail storefront in the Kazakhstani domain and is primarily known through the international Bitfinex structure.
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Astana, Kazakhstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Key people
Leadership
JJL van der VeldeDirector and CEO of Bitfinex Securities Ltd. (AIFC)CEO of Bitfinex; listed in the AFSA public register as Director and CEO of the Kazakhstani legal entity Bitfinex Securities Ltd. since its registration in the AIFC in May 2021.↗JJesse KnutsonHead of Operations at Bitfinex SecuritiesHead of Operations at Bitfinex Securities, a tokenized securities platform with an office in the AIFC; formerly VP of Financial Products at Blockstream, previously worked at Macquarie and Barclays.↗
History and milestones
- June 8, 2023MilestoneAstana International Exchange and Bitfinex Securities signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on initiatives including the dual listing of conventional and tokenized securities and post-trade links.
- May 11, 2021MilestonePrivate company Bitfinex Securities Ltd. registered; assigned BIN 210540900068
Trust and facts
Certifications
AFSA License AFSA-G-LA-2021-0012
AIFC FinTech Lab
