Polish presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen has promised to establish a Bitcoin reserve if he wins next year’s election, echoing a similar pledge made by US President-elect Donald Trump during his campaign.
In a statement on Nov. 17, Mentzen also reaffirmed his commitment to making Poland more crypto-friendly, following a question about whether he would consider introducing a Bitcoin reserve if elected.
In a previous post, Swap.ly CEO Lech Wilczynski shared an open-source policy called the “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” model, developed by the crypto advocacy group Satoshi Action Fund. He then asked Mentzen if he would support the plan if elected. He said:
The draft bill on the strategic Bitcoin reserve is available for use. There is no point in waiting. Instead of passing a nonsense bill on crypto assets, this should go first before it is too late.
Bitcoin takes center stage in global politics
Poland is set to hold its presidential elections in May. 2025, and one candidate gaining a lot of attention is Mentzen. He has become particularly popular among libertarian and right-wing voters. Meanwhile, during his campaign, Trump made several promises related to cryptocurrency, including creating a “Strategic Bitcoin Stockpile.”
In July, Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced a bill to create a Bitcoin strategic reserve. If passed, the bill would establish a BTC fund designed to help manage the national debt. The plan is to acquire one million Bitcoins over the next five years and hold onto them for at least 20 years.
In 2021, El Salvador made history as the first country to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender officially. Led by President Nayib Bukele, the country has continued to accumulate Bitcoin, with its current holdings totaling 5,748.8 BTC. Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Bhutan has been quietly mining BTC for years. According to Arkham Intelligence, Bhutan’s digital assets are worth approximately $780 million.
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