Key Insights
- Congressman Eros Biondini has introduced a bill to create the “Reserva Estratégica Soberana de Bitcoins” (RESBit), proposing to allocate up to 5% of Brazil’s $372 billion international reserves to bitcoin.
- The proposed reserve aims to enhance Brazil’s economic resilience against currency fluctuations and geopolitical uncertainties.
BRASILIA (MarketsXplora) – Brazilian lawmakers have introduced groundbreaking legislation to establish a national bitcoin reserve, potentially allocating up to 5% of the country’s international reserves to cryptocurrency.
Congressman Eros Biondini unveiled the “Reserva Estratégica Soberana de Bitcoins” (RESBit) bill on Monday, proposing a strategic approach to diversifying Brazil’s approximately $372 billion international financial assets.
The proposed legislation argues that a bitcoin reserve could bolster the nation’s economic resilience against currency fluctuations and geopolitical uncertainties. Biondini’s bill points to precedents such as El Salvador’s bitcoin legal tender adoption and recent U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF approvals as innovative national strategies.
Analysts from Presto Research drew parallels with U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis’s Bitcoin Act 2024, which outlines a pathway for bitcoin holdings at the federal and state levels.
“The nation-state race for a bitcoin ‘landgrab’ has begun,” the analysts noted, suggesting Brazil is unlikely to be the last country exploring such strategies.
The proposal follows recent legislative efforts in the United States, including a Pennsylvania lawmaker’s initiative to enable state treasurer bitcoin investments.
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