1.0CryptoSlatehttps://cryptoslate.comGino Matoshttps://cryptoslate.com/author/gino-matos/Sanctions risk is forcing a rethink of reserve safety — and Bitcoin is now in the debaterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zBfI5EdOHX"><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-reserves-access-risk-sanctions-debate/">Sanctions risk is forcing a rethink of reserve safety — and Bitcoin is now in the debate</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-reserves-access-risk-sanctions-debate/embed/#?secret=zBfI5EdOHX" width="600" height="338" title="“Sanctions risk is forcing a rethink of reserve safety — and Bitcoin is now in the debate” — CryptoSlate" data-secret="zBfI5EdOHX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/taiwan-bitcoin-reserve.jpg1200800A Taiwan-focused Bitcoin Policy Institute paper points to a broader shift in the sovereign Bitcoin debate, where governments may start valuing reserve assets less for yield or prestige and more for whether they can still reach and move them in a crisis.