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Taiwan Pioneers Bitcoin as Strategic Reserve Using Confiscated Assets

The Executive Yuan (Taiwan’s Cabinet) and the Central Bank have announced an initiative to study and pilot the inclusion of Bitcoin in their strategic financial reserves.

This move, championed by legislator Dr. Ju-chun Ko, involves initially funding the pilot program with confiscated Bitcoin acquired from legal cases. The proponents view this as a way to diversify Taiwan’s financial reserves, potentially decreasing reliance on the US dollar, and bolstering Bitcoin’s recognition as a global reserve asset.

Premier Cho Jung-tai has set a goal to deliver a comprehensive report on the pilot’s findings by the end of 2025. Industry figures, like Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, view this legislative momentum as a significant shift in Asian financial strategy.

November 2025, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
Vaibhavv Ali

Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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