The Taiwanese Government and the Central Bank have begun exploring the possibility of including Bitcoin among the country’s strategic reserve assets.
Taiwan Considers Including Bitcoin in Its Strategic Reserves
In this context, legal and technical regulations are being prepared to integrate digital assets into national reserve policies.
Authorities aim to launch a Bitcoin-backed pilot program in the first phase of the plan.
In this pilot, confiscated Bitcoin currently held by the government and awaiting auction will be considered a test reserve position. This could make Taiwan one of the first Asian countries to test Bitcoin directly in strategic reserves.
Experts say this step could boost Taiwan’s financial innovation capacity and enable the country to take a leading role in digital asset policy.
Additionally, it is evaluated that Bitcoin reserves can create currency diversification in the long term and serve as protection against geopolitical risks.
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported that the research is still in its early stages, but depending on the results, the possibility of creating an official Bitcoin reserve may be on the agenda.
This development indicates that the global trend towards state-level digital asset integration is also gaining momentum in Asia.
*This is not investment advice.