China Bitcoin reserves: What happens if it follows the US playbook?

If China has not yet sold its 195,000 Bitcoin seized from the PlusToken Ponzi scheme, it could use the funds to make a reserve rivaling the US.

Update March 7, 11:32 am UTC: This article has been updated to add Jan3 CEO Samson Mow’s X post.

As the United States moves forward with its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, speculation is growing over whether China will respond with its own national crypto strategy.

On March 7, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and a “Digital Asset Stockpile.” The reserves will initially be funded using Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets seized in government criminal cases.

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