Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Kyrgyzstan’s Som-Pegged Stablecoin KGST Lists on Binance

Officials present the BNB Chain token as fully backed, supporting a broader digital‑finance push.

Overview

  • President Sadyr Japarov announced the listing on Dec. 24, calling it landmark news for the country’s crypto strategy.
  • Authorities say KGST is issued at a 1:1 ratio with the Kyrgyzstani som, operates on BNB Chain, and is registered as a digital asset.
  • Officials characterize KGST as the first stablecoin from a CIS country to appear on a major global exchange.
  • The initiative follows months of development, test deployments, and a late‑October smart‑contract audit, with Binance infrastructure support.
  • The rollout aligns with Kyrgyzstan’s new virtual‑assets framework and complements the state’s USDKG gold‑backed token launched on Tron.