December 11, 2024
By Our Correspondent
Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao indicated that China is likely to be among the nations that will implement a strategic Bitcoin reserve, potentially mirroring a proposal from the forthcoming United States presidential administration.
During his address at the Bitcoin MENA conference in Abu Dhabi on December 9, Zhao expressed his belief that “smaller countries” would probably be the pioneers in adopting a Bitcoin reserve, although he noted that this transition might occur gradually.
He remarked that China’s stance on cryptocurrency is “harder to predict” due to the government’s lack of transparency. “Trump has not yet assumed office, and the strategic Bitcoin reserve has not been initiated, so I anticipate that once this occurs, we will observe the actions of other countries,” Zhao stated.
Having grown up in China, CZ mentioned that the country could implement policies “really, really fast” if it chose to do so. He acknowledged that while he had not observed any indications of the government accumulating Bitcoin, it is “inevitable” for China to create a strategic reserve: “I would be surprised if [the Chinese government] made an announcement and then followed through — I would be much less surprised if they were to accumulate and then reveal […] They must do it eventually, as it is the only ‘hard’ asset.”
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The establishment of a “strategic national Bitcoin stockpile” was among the campaign promises made by President-elect Donald Trump to participants at a crypto conference in July.
Critics of this initiative have argued that it would primarily benefit Bitcoin holders, likely leading to an increase in price if the US government were to acquire and retain 1 million coins.
Zhao was released from US federal prison in September after serving four months for violating the country’s Anti-Money Laundering laws.
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