Overview
- Premier Cho Jung-tai pledged to release an updated central-bank assessment on Bitcoin as a reserve asset together with a full inventory of seized Bitcoin by year-end.
- During a Legislative Yuan session, legislator Ge Rujun pressed officials to modernize their stance and complete the inventory before deciding whether to retain or sell confiscated coins.
- Taiwan holds roughly $600 billion in foreign-exchange reserves with more than 80% reportedly in U.S. Treasuries, a concentration critics link to New Taiwan dollar volatility and regional geopolitical risk.
- Reports from JAN3 and industry media say the government and central bank will study Bitcoin and consider a pilot using seized BTC, but these claims remain developing without independent official confirmation.
- Observers frame the debate as part of a broader reassessment of Taiwan’s economic strategy and digital finance posture, noting strong public sensitivities after past crypto scams.