Although the bill would allow the National Bank of Ukraine to acquire crypto assets like Bitcoin as part of state reserves, it would not require the bank to do so.
Ukrainian lawmakers have introduced a draft bill that would allow the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to include cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in the country’s reserves.
Submitted to Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on Tuesday, bill number 13356 proposes amendments to the law “On the National Bank of Ukraine” regarding the inclusion of crypto assets alongside gold and foreign currencies.
While authorizing the central bank to acquire cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) as part of state reserves, the bill would not require the authority to do so, according to Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a member of parliament who confirmed the introduction of the bill on his Telegram channel.
