Astana Crypto NotesDated notes from the AIFChttps://astanacryptonotes.com/A Running List of Claims Still Waiting for Evidencehttps://astanacryptonotes.com/claims-waiting-for-evidence/https://astanacryptonotes.com/claims-waiting-for-evidence/The standing list I keep, the categories it falls into, and why publishing it is more useful than another prediction.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTChecking Whether an Advertised Pair Is Actually Tradablehttps://astanacryptonotes.com/checking-whether-a-pair-is-tradable/https://astanacryptonotes.com/checking-whether-a-pair-is-tradable/A pair can be listed, visible and effectively untradable. Three checks that take two minutes.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat a New Authorisation Changes for Ordinary Usershttps://astanacryptonotes.com/what-a-new-authorisation-changes/https://astanacryptonotes.com/what-a-new-authorisation-changes/A platform obtaining a licence changes four things for its customers, and most of them are not visible for months.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInfrastructure That Exists Only in a Memorandumhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/infrastructure-in-a-memorandum/https://astanacryptonotes.com/infrastructure-in-a-memorandum/A note on the difference between a signed document and a working system, and why the first keeps being reported as the second.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSupport Response Times, Measured Over Two Weekshttps://astanacryptonotes.com/support-response-times/https://astanacryptonotes.com/support-response-times/A method for measuring something people complain about constantly and nobody records, plus what my own records show.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Quiet Delisting Nobody Announcedhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/the-quiet-delisting/https://astanacryptonotes.com/the-quiet-delisting/Assets are added with a post and removed with a footnote. A note on noticing, and on what a holder should do.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparing Published Fees With Fees Actually Chargedhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/published-fees-versus-charged/https://astanacryptonotes.com/published-fees-versus-charged/A method for checking that a schedule is applied, which takes one transaction and a careful look at the statement.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarket Making on Regulated Venues: What the Books Showhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/market-making-on-regulated-venues/https://astanacryptonotes.com/market-making-on-regulated-venues/Order book depth is public and tells you more about a venue than its marketing does. What to look at and what it means.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTConference Announcements Versus Things That Shippedhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/conference-announcements-versus-shipped/https://astanacryptonotes.com/conference-announcements-versus-shipped/A note on the annual cycle of announcements, and a simple record-keeping habit that makes it legible.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTRegistry Entries Worth Checking Before You Sign Anythinghttps://astanacryptonotes.com/registry-entries-worth-checking/https://astanacryptonotes.com/registry-entries-worth-checking/Four registers, what each one tells you, and the ten minutes that separate a checked counterparty from an assumed one.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhich Services Are Open to Non-Residentshttps://astanacryptonotes.com/which-services-open-to-non-residents/https://astanacryptonotes.com/which-services-open-to-non-residents/Residency determines what a platform may offer you. A note on finding the answer before onboarding rather than during.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Short Note on Verification Times at Two Platformshttps://astanacryptonotes.com/verification-times-at-two-platforms/https://astanacryptonotes.com/verification-times-at-two-platforms/What can and cannot be concluded from a handful of onboarding attempts, and why I publish the method rather than a ranking.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDigital Tenge Pilots: What Was Visible This Quarterhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/digital-tenge-pilots-this-quarter/https://astanacryptonotes.com/digital-tenge-pilots-this-quarter/A note on what can be observed from outside a central bank pilot, and what cannot.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTObserving a Withdrawal End to End on a Licensed Venuehttps://astanacryptonotes.com/observing-a-withdrawal-end-to-end/https://astanacryptonotes.com/observing-a-withdrawal-end-to-end/What each stage of a withdrawal actually consists of, and which stage is responsible when the whole thing takes two days.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBank Partnerships Named in Filings, and Their Current Statehttps://astanacryptonotes.com/bank-partnerships-in-filings/https://astanacryptonotes.com/bank-partnerships-in-filings/Banking relationships are the binding constraint on any platform here. They are announced loudly and discontinued quietly.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTFees Charged by AIFC Platforms, as Publishedhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/fees-charged-by-aifc-platforms/https://astanacryptonotes.com/fees-charged-by-aifc-platforms/A note on reading published schedules, what they usually omit, and the one number that is almost never in them.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Gap Between a Press Release and a Working Servicehttps://astanacryptonotes.com/press-release-versus-working-service/https://astanacryptonotes.com/press-release-versus-working-service/Six stages separate an announcement from something you can use. Most coverage reports stage one as if it were stage six.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTesting Whether a Licensed Platform Actually Accepts Depositshttps://astanacryptonotes.com/testing-whether-a-platform-accepts-deposits/https://astanacryptonotes.com/testing-whether-a-platform-accepts-deposits/A method for checking that a service exists, costing one minimum deposit and about twenty minutes.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNote on a Pilot That Was Announced and Not Yet Observedhttps://astanacryptonotes.com/note-on-an-announced-pilot/https://astanacryptonotes.com/note-on-an-announced-pilot/The standing problem with covering this market: announcements are public, operations are not, and nobody follows up.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhich AIFC Licences Are Live, and What They Permithttps://astanacryptonotes.com/which-licences-are-live/https://astanacryptonotes.com/which-licences-are-live/A note on reading the register rather than the press release, and on the difference between a permission and a service.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT