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Taiwan legislator Ju-Chun "JC" Ko discusses the potential for Bitcoin to be included in national reserves and the implications of Taiwan's new digital asset regulations.

🎙️ Should Bitcoin become part of a nation's strategic reserves? At WebX 2026 in Tokyo, Taiwan legislator Ju-Chun "JC" Ko joins David Sencil to discuss Taiwan's evolving approach to Bitcoin, stablecoins, and digital asset regulation. As the first member of Taiwan's parliament to publicly disclose owning Bitcoin, Ko explains why Taiwan's new Virtual Asset Service Provider Act could bring much-needed regulatory clarity to the industry. He also shares why he believes Bitcoin deserves consideration as part of Taiwan's national reserves and how a Taiwan dollar-denominated stablecoin could shape the country's financial future. The conversation also explores the convergence of AI and blockchain, with Ko arguing that AI agents will require digitally native money, identity, and payment infrastructure to power the next generation of the internet. Topics include: Taiwan's Virtual Asset Service Provider Act Why Bitcoin belongs in national reserves The case for a Taiwan dollar stablecoin Taiwan's reliance on U.S. dollar assets AI agents and blockchain infrastructure The future of digital assets and financial innovation A wide-ranging discussion on Bitcoin, crypto regulation, stablecoins, AI…

People in this episode

Host: David Sencil

Guest: Ju-Chun "JC" Ko

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• Taiwan
• digital assets
• regulation
• stablecoins
• AI and blockchain
• financial innovation

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Taiwan
• stablecoin
• digital assets
• regulation
• AI
• blockchain
• Virtual Asset Service Provider Act

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taiwan, WebX, Taiwan's parliament, Taiwan's Virtual Asset Service Provider Act, U.S. dollar

Places: Tokyo

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