#FranceBTCReserveBill

🇫🇷 France Bitcoin Reserve Bill — Summary

France’s UDR party (led by Éric Ciotti) introduced
a historic crypto bill on 28 Oct 2025, aiming to create a National
Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and position Bitcoin as “digital gold” for
financial sovereignty. Although the bill has low chances of passing (UDR
holds only 16/577 seats), it’s the first comprehensive pro-Bitcoin legislation
in France.

🔑 Key Points

Bitcoin
Reserve Target:

Acquire up to 2% of BTC supply (~420,000 BTC) over 7–8 years

→ Would surpass U.S. government holdings.
Why?

Strengthen economic independence, hedge against traditional systems, and
support crypto innovation.
How
It’s Funded:

State-run
Bitcoin mining using nuclear & hydro energy surplus
Keeping
seized BTC
Daily
BTC purchases (~€15M) via public savings programs
Possible
tax payments in BTC (pending legal approval)

Energy
& Mining:

Builds on 2025 mining pilot with tax incentives for efficient BTC
mining.
Stablecoin
Push:

Encourages euro-backed stablecoins to compete with Visa/Mastercard
for low-value payments.
EU
Conflict:

Contrasts EU’s digital euro agenda by emphasizing decentralized
crypto.

📈 Impact & Outlook

Could boost
BTC adoption in Europe.
But political
support is weak, so probability of passing is low.
Signals
growing sovereign interest in Bitcoin globally.