National reserve, sovereign mining to redefine EU’s crypto frontier
In a move that could put France at the forefront of Europe’s digital money push, lawmakers put forward a big bill on October 28, 2025, suggesting the creation of a national BTC Strategic Reserve. Led by Éric Ciotti, head of the center-right Union of the Right and Center (UDR) party, the plan aims to accumulate up to 420,000 BTC, approximately 2% of all BTC in circulation, over the next seven to eight years.
Called “digital gold,” this reserve would guard against money…
