Franklin Templeton has forecast a significant rise in global adoption of Bitcoin reserves by 2025, emphasizing the role of Bitcoin in solidifying its status as a pivotal digital store of value. This prediction is underpinned by growing institutional and sovereign acceptance, suggesting a marked shift from seeing cryptocurrencies purely as speculative assets to recognizing their broader utility within financial frameworks.
Policymakers in Germany and Hong Kong have already voiced interest in integrating Bitcoin into their national reserves. On December 30, Wu Jiexhuang from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council highlighted the benefits of potentially adopting Bitcoin, inspired by smaller countries like El Salvador and Bhutan, which have begun doing so. Jiexhuang also cited the United States’ recent approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs as a catalyst fostering institutional uptake of the cryptocurrency. Furthermore, he speculated that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s potential push to designate Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset could impact traditional financial markets. Bitcoin supporters, including Strike CEO Jack Mallers, believe Trump might enact an executive order to formally integrate Bitcoin into U.S. reserves.
In Germany, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) has echoed these sentiments, expressing openness to the idea of Bitcoin as a reserve asset. Their 2025 election platform supports the use of distributed ledger technology and even encourages the European Central Bank and the German Bundesbank to consider adopting Bitcoin to fortify Europe’s monetary system. Christian Lindner, the former finance minister and FDP leader, criticized the German government for missing innovations and emphasized the need for a crypto-friendly approach to harness the opportunities offered by Bitcoin.
These developments indicate a growing political and financial shift towards embracing Bitcoin as a strategic component of national financial strategies, potentially reshaping future global monetary frameworks.
