Aleš Michl, the governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB), has expressed openness to including Bitcoin as part of the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
This reflects a growing interest among government institutions in digital assets as a potential savings and diversification tool.
In an interview with CNN Prima News, Michl suggested that acquiring “a few Bitcoin” could serve as a diversification measure, though he emphasized it would not constitute a significant investment for the bank.
Any decision to add Bitcoin to the CNB’s reserves would require approval from the bank’s seven-member board.
Addressing the possibility, Janis Aliapulios, an adviser to the board, clarified that while Bitcoin is not currently part of the bank’s plans, the governor is open to revisiting the idea in the future.
For now, the CNB’s diversification strategy focuses on increasing its gold holdings.
According to Aliapulios, the bank plans to raise the share of gold in its total assets to approximately 5% by 2028.
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