The post France Lawmaker Pushes Plan to Make Bitcoin a National Asset appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News French lawmaker Éric Ciotti announces a bold plan to make Bitcoin part of the nation’s financial foundation. His newly proposed bill calls for France to treat Bitcoin as a strategic national asset similar to “digital gold” and integrate it into the country’s economy. The proposal, presented to the National Assembly in October 2025, positions France …The post France Lawmaker Pushes Plan to Make Bitcoin a National Asset appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News French lawmaker Éric Ciotti announces a bold plan to make Bitcoin part of the nation’s financial foundation. His newly proposed bill calls for France to treat Bitcoin as a strategic national asset similar to “digital gold” and integrate it into the country’s economy. The proposal, presented to the National Assembly in October 2025, positions France …
France Lawmaker Pushes Plan to Make Bitcoin a National Asset
2025/10/28 19:41
The post France Lawmaker Pushes Plan to Make Bitcoin a National Asset appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
French lawmaker Éric Ciotti announces a bold plan to make Bitcoin part of the nation’s financial foundation. His newly proposed bill calls for France to treat Bitcoin as a strategic national asset similar to “digital gold” and integrate it into the country’s economy.
The proposal, presented to the National Assembly in October 2025, positions France as a potential European leader in adopting digital assets.
Details of the Bitcoin Bill
The bill, led by Ciotti and the Union of the Right and Center Party (UDR), proposes creating a national Bitcoin Strategic Reserve. The plan aims to acquire up to 2% of the total Bitcoin supply, about 420,000 BTC, over the next 7–8 years, making France the first European country to treat Bitcoin as “digital gold.”
The legislation outlines several funding sources for the reserve:
- Public Bitcoin mining using France’s surplus nuclear and hydroelectric energy
- Retaining Bitcoin seized in judicial actions.
- Allocating a portion of funds from popular savings products, like “Livret A,” for daily Bitcoin purchases.
- Allowing citizens to pay some taxes in Bitcoin, pending constitutional approval.
Ciotti believes Bitcoin and crypto can strengthen France’s independence, especially amid tensions with countries like the U.S., which are attempting to buy French crypto mining firms.
Other Big Crypto Moves
Beyond the creation of a sovereign Bitcoin reserve, the bill includes additional moves to foster digital asset adoption,
- Euro Stablecoins: Ciotti wants France to allow euro stablecoins—digital coins pegged to the euro, for small payments (up to €200 each day), tax-free.
- No to “Digital Euro”: The bill pushes back against the EU’s plan for a government-controlled digital euro. Ciotti worries that it could threaten privacy and personal freedom
- Support for Crypto Industry: The proposal suggests lower electricity taxes for miners and easier ways for big investors to buy Bitcoin.
Political Challenges Ahead
Making these big changes won’t be simple. Ciotti’s party only has 16 out of 577 seats in parliament. Thus, many analysts say the bill may struggle to pass because the UDR holds few seats in the National Assembly.
Still, its proposal puts France at the heart of Europe’s debate on how cryptocurrencies fit into national finance.
Even if it doesn’t pass, Ciotti’s plan marks a major step toward bringing Bitcoin into mainstream politics. France now joins a small group of countries exploring how to include crypto in their national economies.
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