The Banking Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB)
CNB has approved a proposal to evaluate investment in new classes of assets, including Bitcoin, as part of its international reserve management strategy.
The decision was produced during a meeting today where the Board reviewed a report on its international reserve management by 2024.
The approval is the result of the continuous diversification efforts of the Czech National Bank in the last two years, the Central Bank said.
Governor Aleš Michl proposed the analysis, with the aim of determining whether Bitcoin could improve the diversification and yields of the reserves of the Central Bank. However,
The Czech National Bank clarified that immediate changes will not occur, and the results of the analysis will guide any future step.
This announcement occurs only one day after Michl revealed intentions to allocate up to 5% of the 140 billion euros from CNB to Bitcoin, in an interview with the Financial Times. This assignment could make the Czech Republic the first Western Central Bank to adopt Bitcoin’s maintenance into its balance. Michl emphasized that Bitcoin could specifically offer an innovative approach to the management and diversification of the reserve.
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If it is implemented, the CNB movement could establish a disruptive precedent for central banks worldwide, further highlighting the broader change towards the integration of Bitcoin into traditional reserve strategies. The Central Bank said it plans to reveal any adjustment in its quarterly and annual reservation management reports.
