Kazakhstan Central Bank plans $350M allocation to crypto-linked assets
|- The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to allocate up to $350 million to crypto-related investments.
- The bank will primarily target shares in crypto infrastructure firms and crypto-linked index funds rather than direct investment into digital assets.
- The initiative represents a cautious strategy to gain exposure to the digital asset sector amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Kazakhstan's central bank plans to allocate up to $350 million from its reserves into crypto-related investments, focusing on digital asset infrastructure firms and index funds rather than direct crypto purchases.
Kazakhstan to channel $350M of national reserves into digital asset sector
Kazakhstan's central bank Governor Timur Suleimenov announced that the bank is set to divert up to $350 million from its Gold and foreign exchange reserves into crypto-related assets, according to a Reuters report on Friday.
During a briefing on interest rates, Suleimenov emphasized that the investments will target shares in high-tech crypto infrastructure firms and crypto-linked index funds.
"We are currently developing a list of instruments in which we will invest. This includes not only cryptocurrency itself [...] [but] shares of high-tech companies related to cryptocurrencies and digital financial assets, index funds and other instruments that exhibit similar dynamics to crypto assets," Suleimenov stated.
The strategy aims to capitalize on the growing digital asset sector, with deployments expected to commence in April or May. This portfolio represents a small portion of Kazakhstan's substantial reserves, which stood at nearly $70 billion as of early February.
Kazakhstan's central bank Deputy Chair Aliya Moldabekova clarified that the planned digital asset investments will not be largely directed toward cryptocurrencies. Instead, the initiative will focus on companies involved in digital asset infrastructure and related services, reflecting a more cautious institutional approach to the sector.
"We are not talking about any large investment in cryptocurrencies. We are currently selecting companies that deal with digital assets. For example, those involved in cryptocurrency infrastructure. We are currently in the process of selecting such companies," Moldabekova said.
The decision comes amid global economic uncertainties following extended Middle East geopolitical tensions.
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