The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (NBKR) and CertiK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sept. 9, 2026, in Bishkek, establishing cooperation on the security of the Digital Som and oversight of digital assets. The framework covers cybersecurity, blockchain security, formal verification, risk management, AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, custody, technical standards, licensing requirements, operational resilience, regulatory supervision, training, and knowledge exchange. Formal verification uses mathematical methods to test whether software meets predefined properties under a specified model, while operational resilience concerns the ability of financial infrastructure to continue operating and recover predictably after disruptions or cyber incidents. The parties will explore security assessments and CertiK’s Supervision and Compliance solutions, but no deployment has been contracted and the MoU does not authorize or license CertiK. The agreement comes amid wider work on digital currency infrastructure and follows CertiK’s reporting of $3.35 billion in Web3-related losses during 2025 and $1.31 billion across 344 incidents in the first half of 2026.