Taiwan plans to put Bitcoin on its policy map. Lawmakers have pushed for a full audit of the government’s $BTC exposure and a formal study into adding Bitcoin to national reserves.
Premier Cho Jung-tai pledged a detailed Taiwan reserve-strategy report by year-end 2025. That’s not a casual nod. It’s a signal that $BTC is graduating from ‘risk asset’ to potential sovereign-grade reserve. The motivation is simple enough: diversify a reserve stack still dominated by USD and add a liquid, hard-capped asset with global settlement.
This decision comes after Taiwanese legislator Ju Chun Ko had framed Bitcoin as a ‘digital gold’ hedge to USD concentration back in a May 9 session, signalling political cover for a serious allocation debate.
Today, Taiwan’s FX hoard sits in the hundreds of billions, totalling $602.94B (of which 90% is USD), as per the CBC. So, even a small allocation would be material on the margin. A proper audit also sweeps up seized coins held by agencies following legal cases — inventory that could seed a pilot treasury program instead of being dumped at auction.
This policy change could cause a domino effect. One credible government exploring $BTC reserves tightens the supply narrative and reinforces the ‘digital gold’ idea – particularly in an environment where ETFs have already absorbed a steady flow.
If the report lands on schedule and the door opens to a modest allocation, the market gets another demand vector. Projects building real utility around Bitcoin typically benefit first. That’s the plan for Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), a $BTC-centric Layer-2 aiming to turn store-of-value into a spend-and-build ecosystem.
