March 05, 2025
By Our Correspondent
US President Donald Trump’s decision to strategic national reserve of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has aroused heated discussions around the world and is expected to significantly affect the policy direction of central banks and public sectors around the world in the near future. At the same time, drafts of stablecoins in various countries are also being formulated and studied in full swing. This forum, to be held on March 13 in Taipei, brings together experts from monetary policy, finance, and economics, and invites top experts, academicians, and practitioners from all parties to the forum to bring forward-looking perspectives and look forward to how Taiwan can adapt to the new era of Bitcoin national adoption and develop innovation and supervision strategies.
This forum will focus on the analysis of the national reserve of Bitcoin from a professional perspective, and discusses this national strategic issue with Taiwan’s top economics, monetary science, finance masters, and virtual asset experts.
Prof. Chen Chong
As per the itinerary, a short opening speech by former Premier of Executive Yuan, Professor Chen Chong will discuss the possible opportunities and impacts of digital assets based on today’s international geopolitics and economic landscape. The first keynote speech will be conducted by Professor Cristina Y. Liu, former Minister of Finance, who will analyze the definition and principles of national reserves from a monetary perspective, as well as the possibility of Bitcoin serving as a national reserve.
Prof. Cristina Y. Liu
The first panel will be hosted by Professor Liu, who will continue the analysis of the keynote speech, and discuss the definition of the nature of Bitcoin and whether it can be used as a specific form of foreign exchange reserves with Professor Xu Jiadong, the Jeffrey Koo Memorial Chair Professor of Soochow University and former deputy governor of the Central Bank, Chairman Wu Zhongshu of the Taiwan Economic Research Institute, Senior Consultant of TAITRA James Lee, and lawyer Lin Hongyu, Chairman of the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Development Association.
The second panel will focus on the intrinsic value of Bitcoin. Professor Xu Peiling, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Fintech of CTBC Business School, Liu Yicheng, Chief Technology Officer of CTBC Financial Holdings, Liu Shiwei, Founder and CEO of MaiCoin Group, and Zheng Guangtai, Founder and CEO of BitoPro, will analyze whether Bitcoin has application value from the perspective of finance and investment.
The second keynote speech will be delivered by Legislator with a strong background of science and technology, Dr. Ko Ju-Chun, who will share his experience of attending Trump’s inauguration and his reflections on the direction of U.S. virtual asset policy.
Dr. Ko Chu-Jun
The third panel will focus on the recent adoption policy of stablecoins for virtual currencies that the central banks are also developing. Chen Chong, Chairman of the New Generation Financial Foundation and Chair Professor of Soochow University, Dai Jiquan, President of social media group TechOrange and former Chairman of EasyCard Company, Wen Hongjun, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Taiwan Fintech Association, and Professor Lin Mengxiang, Director of the Department of Financial Technology Applications at Mingchuan University, will discuss this common trend between Taiwan and governments of other countries, and discuss the opportunities and challenges of stablecoins.
The last panel will take a comprehensive perspective, with venture capital and industry experts Acorn Park Pacific Venture Fund partner Wu Dewei, Kyber Capital Founder and CEO Hu Yitian, CTBC Financial Holdings Chief Economist Professor Lin Jianfu, and Binance International Compliance Manager Ken Chien to speculate on the latest trends in the international virtual asset market and Bitcoin.
