NBKR Signs CertiK to Secure Kyrgyzstan's Digital Som Ahead of a December Pilot Deadline
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.
A Kyrgyzstan central bank has signed an agreement with a leading Web3 security firm, CertiK, to help develop and secure a digital currency called the som ahead of a December 2026 pilot deadline. The memorandum of understanding outlines a framework for the firm to provide engineering support, including blockchain and digital asset security, security assessments, and regulatory advisory services.
The digital som is already a legal tender, which is further than 131 of the 134 countries studying a central bank digital currency (CBDC) have gone. The digital currency pilot will begin by connecting commercial banks for interbank transfers, followed by integrating the Central Treasury for government and social payments, and finally testing offline and low-connectivity transactions before any national launch.
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