Bitwise CIO Reacts As Czech Republic Considers Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Matt Hougan, the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of American asset management firm Bitwise, has reacted to the news of the Czech Republic’s strategic Bitcoin reserve plans. Having predicted earlier that nation states adoption of Bitcoin will soar this year, Hougan noted that “the dominos start to fall.”

Czech Republic Bitcoin Plans

In a CNN Prima News interview, Aleš Michl, the Governor of the Czech National Bank, revealed they are weighing how to diversify the country’s reserves with Bitcoin. However, he added that there are no active strategies in place to make this move yet.

While Michl said he favors the onboarding of Bitcoin as an asset diversifier for the Czech Republic, he said this decision is not solely his to make. He said there are seven members on the board whose say might also sway the ongoing discussion. Despite the lack of concrete plans, the Governor acknowledged that;

“Bitcoin is an interesting option for diversification against other assets.”

On his part, the Czech Republic National Bank executive said he plans to add just a few Bitcoin units with no plans to make a significant investment. This plan to make Bitcoin a strategic reserve asset aligns with the growing conversations in different nations. While Japan rejected the BTC reserve idea, different states in Switzerland continued to explore the plans.

MicroStrategy bought 258,320 BTC in 2024, and with this, the focus on the top coin has grown over the past few months. While corporate firms are looking to borrow the MicroStrategy playbook, Matt Hougan predicted that governments will firm one of the three insatiable demand sources for Bitcoin this year.

The three sources of insatiable demand in 2025: Companies, ETFs, and Governments. https://t.co/vatSG6wxgF

— Matt Hougan (@Matt_Hougan) January 6, 2025

The Wait on Donald Trump Administration 

The Czech Republic is considering adopting Bitcoin as a strategic asset, marking a major advancement in the idea that started with Donald Trump. During his Presidential election campaign, Trump promised to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the United States. The crypto community is now very expectant following his victory.

On his part, the President-elect is convening a crypto advisory council that will help look into the BTC strategy. Many industry leaders are in support of the plan, highlighting how it can help the country solve its growing debt challenge.

However, the economic viability and longer-term impact on the US Dollar remain a concern that might derail the plans overall. In light of this, Peter Schiff proposed USACoin as an alternative to the BTC reserve plans, as reported earlier by Coingape.

Bitcoin As Biggest Beneficiary

Amid the growing conversations around the adoption of Bitcoin, the coin has a major prospect of continuing to grow. Notably, the top five Bitcoin price predictions for 2025 peg the coin at a range of $200,000 to $500,000, hingeing on its status as a reserve in most nations’ portfolios.

Currently, the coin is down by 4.45% in 24 hours to $97,173.39. The coin dropped from a high of $102,712.48 as investors cooled off from the latest rally.