Taiwan edged closer to a formal Bitcoin policy this week after Premier Cho Jung-tai and Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long signaled supportâat a minimumâfor 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 an interpellation at the Legislative Yuanâs 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 Taiwanâs clearest move to date toward integrating Bitcoin into sovereign asset and regulatory strategy.
Taiwan Signals Bitcoin Pivot
In remarks and posts summarizing the session, JAN3 called it âa major milestone for Bitcoin in Asia,â saying âthe 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,â crediting Koâs initiative and support from JAN3 CEO Samson Mow.
Ko posted via X: âTaiwan breakthrough! Premier & CBC commit to: study Bitcoin as strategic reserve, draft BTC-friendly rules in 6 mos [and] pilot BTC treasury holdingsâstarting with inventorying seized BTC awaiting auction!â
Taiwan breakthrough! Premier & CBC commit to:
1⣠Study #Bitcoin as strategic reserve
2⣠Draft BTC-friendly rules in 6 mos
3⣠Pilot BTC treasury holdingsâstarting with inventorying seized BTC awaiting auction!
Led by @dAAAb . #BTC fam, letâs make TW the Asia hub!⊠pic.twitter.com/OtczhWt8LK
â ç§æç«ć§èćŠé Ko Ju-Chun (@dAAAb) November 12, 2025
⊠The Finance Committee exchangeâposted in full by Koâcentered on two immediate deliverables. First, an inventory and year-end audit of all Bitcoin already confiscated by Taiwanâs judicial authorities, with a view to refraining from near-term disposals and using the stock as a controlled treasury pilot.
In Koâs words: âcan 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?â Premier Cho responded that âan inventory is necessary [âŠ] I can say that weâll give everyone an answer by the end of the year,â while Governor Yang agreed to provide a âdetailed report before the end of the yearâ setting out both pros and cons of a Bitcoin strategic reserve.
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.
Ko asked for a six-month window to deliver âBTC-friendly rules,â tying the request to Taiwanâs broader Virtual Asset Service Provider framework and a pending special law that would consolidate licensing, market-conduct, and stablecoin oversight.
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 Taiwanâs most comprehensive crypto bill to date and the likely vehicle for any Bitcoin-treasury and custody standards that may emerge from the pilot.
Koâs case for strategic reserves blended macro and market structure points. He noted that Taiwanâs sovereign asset mix is heavily concentrated in US dollar assetsâciting earlier Central Bank testimonyâand warned that NT$ appreciation versus USD erodes purchasing power for domestic institutions, pointing to an FSC brief that tied this yearâs NT$ moves to depressed bank profits.
He argued BTC should be treated as additiveââgold and Bitcoin [âŠ] are not mutually exclusive; they can coexistââand 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.
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 BTCâs price path, and he urged the Executive Yuan to treat such balances as policy sandboxes for custody, accounting, risk, and disclosureâbefore any net-new purchases are contemplated.
At press time, BTC traded at $103,674.
