In his Address titled “Kazakhstan in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” delivered to the nation, President Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev unveiled a rapid digitalization and crypto‑asset agenda aimed at turning Kazakhstan into a fully digital country within three years.
Kazakhstan Plans Strategic Crypto Reserve as Part of Rapid National Digitalization Agenda
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Tokayev called for swift passage of a Digital Code to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), platform economics, and big data, and proposed creating a Ministry of AI and Digital Development at the deputy prime‑minister level. He directed the Government and National Bank to design a $1 billion high‑tech investment program and accelerate a banking law to boost fintech, competition, and digital asset circulation. He urged wider use of the digital tenge across state and local budgets and state holdings and recommended establishing a State Fund for Digital Assets under the National Bank’s investment arm to build a strategic crypto reserve. He also emphasized strengthening cyberdefenses, anti‑fraud measures, and biometric ID systems.
