Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has recommended that Kyrgyzstan consider Bitcoin and BNB as the first assets in building its National Crypto Reserve.

His May 5 suggestion followed an invitation to join the country’s National Crypto Council, marking a notable step in the nation’s engagement with digital assets.

Zhao visited Kyrgyzstan at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov. The two held discussions over two days by Lake Issyk-Kul, where they explored the potential of blockchain technology in the country’s economic strategy.

President Japarov said:

“We presented Kyrgyzstan’s potential in developing a digital economy and demonstrated the richness of our culture and the uniqueness of our national identity through a specially…