{"id":58328,"date":"2025-11-13T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=58328"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:01:40","slug":"taiwan-goes-bitcoin-govt-eyes-strategic-reserve-and-treasury-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=58328","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Goes Bitcoin: Govt Eyes Strategic Reserve And Treasury Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taiwan edged closer to a formal Bitcoin policy this week after Premier Cho Jung-tai and Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long signaled support\u2014at a minimum\u2014for studying Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, accelerating pro-BTC rulemaking, and piloting treasury exposure using government-seized coins.<\/p>\n

The push was catalyzed by tech legislator Ko Ju-chun, who published the commitments following an interpellation at the Legislative Yuan\u2019s Finance Committee on November 11, 2025, and by statements amplified by Bitcoin infrastructure firm JAN3. While no statutory change has yet been enacted, the on-record commitments mark Taiwan\u2019s clearest move to date toward integrating Bitcoin into sovereign asset and regulatory strategy.<\/p>\n

Taiwan Signals Bitcoin Pivot<\/h2>\n

In remarks and posts summarizing the session, JAN3 called<\/a> it \u201ca major milestone for Bitcoin in Asia,\u201d saying \u201cthe Premier and Central Bank of Taiwan have agreed to study Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, draft pro-Bitcoin regulations, and pilot BTC treasury holdings starting with seized Bitcoin,\u201d crediting Ko\u2019s initiative and support from JAN3 CEO Samson Mow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ko posted via X: \u201cTaiwan breakthrough! Premier & CBC commit to: study Bitcoin as strategic reserve, draft BTC-friendly rules in 6 mos [and] pilot BTC treasury holdings\u2014starting with inventorying seized BTC awaiting auction!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" Taiwan breakthrough! Premier & CBC commit to:
\n1\u20e3 Study #Bitcoin<\/a> as strategic reserve
\n2\u20e3 Draft BTC-friendly rules in 6 mos
\n3\u20e3 Pilot BTC treasury holdings\u2014starting with inventorying seized BTC awaiting auction!
\nLed by @dAAAb<\/a> . #BTC<\/a> fam, let\u2019s make TW the Asia hub! \"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc\"\"\u26a1\"\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/OtczhWt8LK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u79d1\u6280\u7acb\u59d4\u845b\u5982\u921e Ko Ju-Chun (@dAAAb) November 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Finance Committee exchange\u2014posted in full by Ko\u2014centered on two immediate deliverables. First, an inventory and year-end audit of all Bitcoin already confiscated by Taiwan\u2019s judicial authorities, with a view to refraining from near-term disposals and using the stock as a controlled treasury pilot.<\/p>\n

In Ko\u2019s words: \u201ccan we take a step back and discuss whether we can continue to hold these confiscated virtual currencies that do not need to be returned, like other countries?\u201d Premier Cho responded that \u201can inventory is necessary [\u2026] I can say that we\u2019ll give everyone an answer by the end of the year,\u201d while Governor Yang agreed to provide a \u201cdetailed report before the end of the year\u201d setting out both pros and cons of a Bitcoin strategic reserve.<\/p>\n

Those pledges imply a structured report from the Central Bank and Executive Yuan by December 31, 2025, and an inter-agency audit of seized-asset balances over the same window. Second, the committee pressed for a regulatory calendar.<\/p>\n

Ko asked for a six-month window to deliver \u201cBTC-friendly rules,\u201d tying the request to Taiwan\u2019s broader Virtual Asset Service Provider framework and a pending special law that would consolidate licensing, market-conduct, and stablecoin oversight.<\/p>\n

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has been working toward that endpoint: a Draft Act disclosed this spring would require VASP approvals, allow certain financial institutions to run concurrent virtual-asset businesses, and set licensing and internal-control baselines. Business groups and legal commentators have since described the measure as Taiwan\u2019s most comprehensive crypto bill to date and the likely vehicle for any Bitcoin-treasury and custody standards<\/a> that may emerge from the pilot.<\/p>\n

Ko\u2019s case for strategic reserves blended macro and market structure points. He noted that Taiwan\u2019s sovereign asset mix is heavily concentrated in US dollar assets\u2014citing earlier Central Bank testimony\u2014and warned that NT$ appreciation versus USD erodes purchasing power for domestic institutions, pointing to an FSC brief that tied this year\u2019s NT$ moves to depressed bank profits.<\/p>\n

He argued BTC should be treated as additive\u2014\u201cgold and Bitcoin [\u2026] are not mutually exclusive; they can coexist\u201d\u2014and emphasized declining BTC volatility alongside liquidity and seizure-resistance considerations in extreme scenarios. That framing mirrors his public campaign throughout 2025, in which he floated allocations ranging from 0.1% of GDP to as much as 5% of reserves as part of a diversified basket alongside gold and FX.<\/p>\n

The seized-Bitcoin pilot is the near-term hinge. Taiwan has periodically auctioned confiscated crypto; Ko contended that a 2024 batch, if retained, would have appreciated materially given BTC\u2019s price path, and he urged the Executive Yuan to treat such balances as policy sandboxes for custody, accounting, risk, and disclosure\u2014before any net-new purchases are contemplated.<\/p>\n

At press time, BTC traded at $103,674.<\/p>\n

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Taiwan edged closer to a formal Bitcoin policy this week after Premier Cho Jung-tai and Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long signaled support\u2014at a minimum\u2014for studying Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, accelerating pro-BTC rulemaking, and piloting treasury exposure using government-seized coins. The push was catalyzed by tech legislator Ko Ju-chun, who published the commitments following […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-58328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}