On December 30, PANews reported that Christian Lindner, the chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and former finance minister of Germany, called for the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Deutsche Bundesbank to include cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in their reserves. He mentioned that the U.S. government is adopting an aggressive approach to crypto assets and is considering whether the Federal Reserve should incorporate cryptocurrencies into its reserves. Lindner stated that Europe needs to avoid being surpassed by the U.S. in this area and suggested reviewing the inclusion of crypto assets as part of reserves in Frankfurt to enhance the resilience of the reserves. He emphasized that crypto assets have become an important component of global wealth growth.
