The turmoil in Kazakhstan has dealt a blow to cryptocurrencies, because the country is the world's second-biggest bitcoin mining hub. The prices of Kazakh exports like crude oil and uranium are also surging, during the most violent protests in the country in years. They've broken-out at a time when the supply of both commodities is under pressure, pushing-up inflation in major economies.

Assel Tutumlu koined us from Nicosia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. She's a Central Asia and Kazakh affairs analyst at the Near East University.

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