[CZ Meets with Zhaslan Madiyev in Kazakhstan, Highlights Rapid Growth of Local Cryptocurrency Industry] Binance founder CZ met with Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, as well as his old friend, Zhaslan Madiyev, and noted the rapid development of the local cryptocurrency industry. It is reported that Zhaslan Madiyev served as the General Manager of Binance Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2024. Starting in May 2024, he was appointed as the 'Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry,' and later promoted in 2025 and 2026 to 'Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development.'