Tether and Kazakhstan's central bank will study a tenge stablecoin and an Alatau tokenization pilot. The deal leaves issuer, reserves and launch timing open.
Kazakhstan's strategic mining rules are now in force, requiring participating crypto miners to transfer 10% of qualifying net mined assets to a state-linked fund for national crypto-reserve investment.
Kazakhstan looks to convert $350 million from gold reserves into Bitcoin and other crypto assets, joining the global shift toward digital sovereign reserves.