Kyrgyzstan's Crypto Boom: Sanctions Fuel Growth in Virtual Assets (osw.waw.pl)

• Virtual currency transactions: over $31 billion in 2025
• Threefold increase from 2024
• Global Crypto Adoption Index: 19th (2024: 76th)

"In 2025, Kyrgyzstan became Central Asia’s leading virtual currency market, with transactions exceeding $31 billion – three times more than in 2024 and well above its nominal GDP. The Global Crypto Adoption Index ranked Kyrgyzstan 19th globally, up from 76th in 2024, driven partly by sanctions evasion."