A striking discussion has arisen in German politics. The right-wing conservative party Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants Bitcoin (BTC) to be included in the national reserves. This would make Germany the first European country to officially recognize the digital currency as a strategic asset.
AfD wants to include Bitcoin in national reserves
AfD has filed a motion to officially include Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. This would allow Germany to instantly position itself as a leader in the European adoption of digital assets.
The AfD is currently the largest opposition party in Germany. In the federal election of February 2025, the party won more than 20 percent of the votes and ultimately won 152 of the 630 seats in the Bundestag.
According to the party, Bitcoin offers unique advantages over traditional reserves such as gold and foreign currencies. AfD states that a national Bitcoin reserve can contribute to a broader distribution of reserves and provide protection against rising inflation in the euro zone.
This German change of course is remarkable, especially given the country’s recent sales policy. In the summer of 2024, the German government sold almost 50,000 Bitcoin for an average of $58,000 each. That sale generated more than 2.8 billion dollars, but retroactively turns out to be an expensive mistake. At the current rate of $112,700, the same amount would be worth more than $5.6 billion. A missed profit of more than 2.8 billion dollars.
Interest in Bitcoin reserves is growing across Europe
Interest in Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset is also growing in other European countries. The motion follows developments in other countries, such as France, where there is also speculation about adding Bitcoin to the reserves of central banks. There, the right-wing party UDR has submitted a bill to build a national Bitcoin reserve of no less than 420,000 BTC. That would amount to two percent of all Bitcoin that will ever exist.
Thierry Baudet also served in the Netherlands. of Forum for Democracy FvD, recently introduced a motion to add the digital currency to the national reserves. However, the House of Representatives firmly rejected this proposal.
In Sweden, two MPs from the Sweden Democrats advocate a similar approach. They want to keep confiscated Bitcoin as a strategic reserve and see BTC as digital gold that offers protection against geopolitical risks.
The Czech Republic’s central bank also considered investing up to five percent of its reserves, worth $7 billion, in Bitcoin at the beginning of this year. Governor AleÅ¡ Michl submitted the proposal to the board of the Czech National Bank. However, the Minister of Finance strongly opposed the idea, due to the large price fluctuations of Bitcoin.
On the other side of the ocean, the United States established a national Bitcoin reserve in March. This was recently significantly supplemented after the Ministry of Justice seized 127,271 BTC. This means that the US government reserve has grown to 325,283 Bitcoin, worth about $36.7 billion at the current price of $112,700.
Source: https://newsbit.nl/grootste-duitse-partij-bitcoin-hoort-thuis-in-onze-reserves/
