The post German Political Party Proposes National Bitcocom. Bitcoin A political spark from Berlin has sent fresh energy through Europe’s digital-asset conversation. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has put forward a proposal urging the government to treat Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset a move that, if ever adopted, would place Europe’s largest economy on an entirely new monetary trajectory. The idea appeared in parliament on October 29, wrapped in economic anxiety and political ambition. AfD lawmakers framed Bitcoin not as a speculative token but as a tool of national defense protection against inflation, fiscal mismanagement, and what they see as creeping overreach from Brussels and the European Central Bank. JUST IN: 🇩🇪 Germany’s second-largest party, AfD, introduced a motion to build a #Bitcoin reserve. pic. twitter. com/TeM4yUoIVe Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) October 29, 2025 Germany’s Bitcoin U-Turn? Ironically, the proposal arrives just months after Berlin liquidated almost 50, 000 BTC seized in past criminal cases. Those coins were sold near $54,000, a price that looks painfully low now that Bitcoin trades roughly twice as high. Had the state held, the stash would be worth more than $5 billion today a detail that has fueled the online uproar surrounding the AfD motion. “Politicians mocked Bitcoin until it doubled after they sold,” one user on X wrote, capturing the frustration that many German crypto supporters feel toward the government’s earlier decision. From Opposition to Opportunity AfD, long skeptical of centralized monetary power, has found new ground in Bitcoin. Its recent motion titled Recognizing the Strategic Potential of Bitcoin pushes for lighter regulation, long-term tax exemptions on BTC holdings, and official recognition of the asset as “stateless money.” The party argues that Germany must encourage ownership rather than taxation if it hopes to lead the next financial cycle. The initiative contrasts sharply with mainstream German policy, which.