Kazakhstan plans tokenized bond issuance after central bank note sale
Kazakhstan is preparing a tokenized government bond issuance for the first quarter of 2027 as it expands blockchain-based financing tools. The plan follows this month's sale of $22.3 million in tokenized central bank notes and would shift the structure from central bank liabilities to Finance Ministry debt.
Highlights
- Kazakhstan's National Bank plans to issue tokenized government bonds in collaboration with the Finance Ministry, targeting launch in the first quarter of 2027.
- The National Bank sold 50 billion tenge ($112 million) of 91-day tokenized central bank notes at a 15.72% weighted average yield, with demand at 1.4 times supply.
- KASE's digital asset platform utilized Solana blockchain and BitGo custody for the pilot, supporting Kazakhstan’s broader move toward blockchain finance and asset tokenization.
Tokenized debt plan takes shape
As reported by Coindesk, citing the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Governor Timur Suleimenov sets out the plan at the 14th Congress of Financiers in Almaty, saying the bank plans to work with the Finance Ministry on the issuance and that the timing is most likely the first quarter of 2027.Earlier this month, the National Bank completed the country's first placement of tokenized central bank notes, selling 50 billion tenge, or $112 million, of 91-day notes, including 10 billion tenge in tokenized form through the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, or KASE.
The notes carry a weighted average yield of 15.72%, while total demand reaches 1.4 times the amount offered. Kazakhstan's central bank rate as of 2026 stands at 15.75%.
Crypto market expansion and infrastructure test
KASE says its digital asset platform uses the Solana blockchain, with BitGo providing custody infrastructure, although neither has been confirmed as a participant in the planned government bond issuance.The tokenized notes serve as a test of market infrastructure, while the planned bonds would be issued as Finance Ministry debt rather than central bank obligations. The initiative fits into a broader national push into blockchain finance, including an October agreement with Tether to explore stablecoins and asset tokenization, alongside official plans to tokenize real estate and other assets.
Kazakhstan is not alone in examining blockchain-based sovereign debt instruments. Other countries, including Latvia, are also exploring tokenization of their national bonds, pointing to wider interest in using digital asset infrastructure for public financing.
We have also looked at Solana ETF outflows, as SOL’s price weakness coincided with shifting tokenization-related activity on the network.
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