NBKR and CertiK sign MoU on Digital Som security

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic and CertiK signed a MoU on Digital Som security and digital asset supervision. Sanzhar Abdygaziev signed the agreement for the NBKR. CertiK representatives also signed it. The parties signed the agreement in Bishkek on Sept. 9, 2026. The parties plan to exchange expertise in cybersecurity, blockchain security, digital assets, regulatory supervision, and risk management. The cooperation covers the Digital Som, which is the NBKR's central bank digital currency initiative. The parties plan to explore security assessments, formal verification, cybersecurity controls, and operational resilience measures during the platform's development and testing. The framework also covers AML/CFT practices, transaction monitoring, digital asset custody, technical security standards, and licensing requirements. The parties plan to analyze digital asset risks and compliance trends. The NBKR and CertiK will explore the potential use of CertiK's Supervision and Compliance solutions for risk monitoring and regulatory oversight. CertiK Compliance includes AML screening, fund tracing, threat intelligence, compliance reporting, and assessments related to assets and counterparties. CertiK Supervision supports monitoring of virtual asset service providers, tokens, wallets, and transactions. Any deployment of these tools remains exploratory and has not been announced as a contracted implementation. The agreement also includes training and knowledge exchange. It does not constitute a license or authorization of CertiK by the NBKR. According to CertiK's Hack3D reports, Web3-related losses reached $3.35 billion in 2025. CertiK reported $1.31 billion in losses across 344 incidents during the first half of 2026. Wallet compromise accounted for more than $444 million of those losses. Code vulnerabilities accounted for $152 million.