Taiwan is moving closer to becoming the first country in Asia to explore Bitcoin as part of its official reserves. According to new disclosures referenced by Bitcoin Magazine on November 12, 2025, both the Central Bank of Taiwan and the Executive Yuan have formally agreed to study the feasibility of holding Bitcoin and will begin pilot programs using seized BTC.
The approval follows months of political pressure from Legislator Ko Ju-Chun, who first proposed in May 2025 that Taiwan allocate a portion of its strategic reserves to Bitcoin.
JUST IN: Taiwan Congress Legislator announces its central bank has committed to studying "#Bitcoin as strategic reserve" 🇹🇼
They also committed to piloting a BTC treasury 🚀 pic.twitter.com/KvbbkBY3Y4
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) November 12, 2025
Ko has repeatedly argued that Bitcoin’s decentralized architecture, resistance to censorship, and insulation from geopolitical pressures make it an ideal financial hedge for a nation positioned at the center of escalating global tensions.
Under the new plan, the central bank will conduct a detailed assessment of how Bitcoin reserves could be managed, stored, and integrated into Taiwan’s financial system. As part of the initial phase, the government will test holding seized Bitcoin, effectively treating the assets as a live pilot before any broader deployment.
Taiwan’s exploration places it within a rapidly expanding global movement. El Salvador and Argentina have already incorporated Bitcoin into financial planning, while the United States established a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve through an executive order earlier in 2025. If Taiwan proceeds beyond the pilot stage, it would mark one of the most significant endorsements of Bitcoin by an Asian government to date, signaling a shift in how sovereign nations think about digital assets in their long-term economic strategies.