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Kyrgyzstan's central bank signs CertiK to secure the digital som CBDC and supervise digital assets, nine days after the president set a December pilot deadline.
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The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic and CertiK have signed a memorandum of understanding covering security for the digital som, Kyrgyzstan's central bank digital currency, plus oversight of the country's wider digital asset sector. The scope runs from code to courtroom: blockchain and digital asset security, security assessments, formal verification, cybersecurity, operational resilience, AML/CFT, custody, security standards, licensing requirements and the possible deployment of CertiK's Supervision and Compliance tooling for ongoing risk monitoring. The timing is not accidental. On 5 September President Sadyr Japarov ordered the central bank to have a basic digital som platform built and piloted by 31 December 2026, with real-world testing in 2027 and a phased national rollout after that. 134 countries are studying a CBDC and three have one live for the public. The digital som has been legal tender since April 2025, which puts Kyrgyzstan closer to the finish line than most of the 134. CertiK says it has protected more than $600 billion of digital assets across 150-plus countries since 2017; its own Hack3d data shows $3.35 billion lost to hacks and scams in 2025 and $1.32 billion in the first half of 2026, with stolen keys and wallets the single most expensive category.