# Kazakh Central Bank Opening Reserves to Crypto Assets: Reuters

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Mar 6, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/kazakh-central-bank-opening-reserves-to-crypto-assets-reuters*

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The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to diversify a portion of its $69.4B foreign exchange and gold reserves into crypto assets.

### What's the Scoop?
- **Diversifying With Crypto:** According to Reuters, at a Kazakh [briefing](https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/116488/) on interest rates earlier today, Chair Timur Suleimanov said his central bank will set aside $350M for investment across numerous acceptable digital asset investments, which will extend beyond direct cryptocurrency holdings. As of February 1, the National Bank of Kazakhstan [held](https://nationalbank.kz/en/international-reserve-and-asset/mezhdunarodnye-rezervy-i-aktivy-nacionalnogo-fonda-rk) $69.4B in gold and foreign exchange reserves (the country’s oil-funded "National Fund" held an additional $65.2B in assets).
- **Starting Small:** Deputy Chair Aliya Moldabekova stated that investments will begin in April or May, and emphasized that purchases will start small. “We are not talking about any large investment in cryptocurrencies,” Moldabekova said, according to Reuters. “We are currently selecting companies that deal with digital assets, for example those involved in cryptocurrency infrastructure.”

> 🚨Kazakhstan central bank to invest up to $350M in digital assets; likely to include Bitcoin>Will begin ‌in ⁠April-May>Total central bank FX reserves and gold = $69B>Investment will come from Gold & FX reserves fund, not the sovereign wealth fund [pic.twitter.com/ns9h4MiIfD](https://t.co/ns9h4MiIfD)— matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) [March 6, 2026](https://twitter.com/matthew_sigel/status/2029913111994487173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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