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Kazakhstan: Tether, NBK and Alatau City Authority Sign MoU to Explore Stablecoin

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Published · last updated · 7 Oct 2026 – 9 Oct 2026

On October 7, 2026, Tether, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK), and the Alatau City Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement aims to study international stablecoin models and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). No launch date or blockchain selection has been determined yet.

District: Gate (derived from the type of project)

Key facts

  • MoU signed on October 7, 2026, between Tether, NBK, and Alatau City Authority.
  • Goal: Development of a concept and pilot project for a tenge-pegged stablecoin.
  • Tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) in Alatau, potentially using Tether's Hadron platform.
  • Plan to tokenize projects worth up to $60 million by the end of 2026.
  • Workshops on stablecoin issuance, reserve management, and DLT for NBK specialists.

All sources (7)

  1. National Bank of Kazakhstan, Tether, Alatau City Authority Study Tenge-Pegged Stablecoin And TokenizationNewsCord · · EN
  2. Tether Signs MoU with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority to Explore Stablecoin Use Cases and Asset TokenizationTether.io · · EN
  3. Kazakhstan Taps Tether to Explore a New Tenge Stablecoin Modelnews.bitcoin.com · · EN
  4. Tether, Kazakhstan cenbank mull tenge stablecoin and asset tokenizationTradingView · · EN
  5. Tether'den yeni stablecoin hazırlığıHaberler · · TR
  6. Казахстан и Tether изучат выпуск стейблкоина, привязанного к теңге24.kz (Telegram) · · RU
  7. Tether, Kazakistan’da stablecoin ve varlık tokenizasyonunu araştıracakPara Analiz · · TR

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