The deputy of the Swedish Parliament Ricard Nordin proposed the Minister of Finance Elisabeth Svantesson to consider the possibility of forming a national reserve of bitcoins at the expense of funds confiscated during criminal investigations.

The parliamentarian said that bitcoin may become one of the tools for financial stability and protection of the country’s economy from inflation. Politician Offered The Minister of Finance to follow the US experience where practical steps are already being taken to form a national reserve of bitcoins.

Nordin said that according to the Swedish law enforcement agencies, the state has now at the disposal of about 1,500 bitcoins, withdrawn in the framework of cases related to the illegal trading of drugs in the darknet, laundering of money and cybercrime. For example, in 2023, during the investigation of the financial fraud scheme, about 200 bitcoins were seized.

Nordin said that, according to preliminary data, the cost of confiscated crypto acts can be estimated at about $ 100 million and instead of the sale of bitcoins, as previously planned, Sweden could preserve them for the sake of long -term state investments.

“This is not only economically profitable, but also demonstrates the country’s readiness for the digital future,” Nordin explained.

The initiative of the deputy should be considered by the Ministry of Finance of Sweden in the near future.

The manager of the Central Bank of Sweden Eric Tedin (Erik Thedeen) has repeatedly stated that his department seeks to limit the penetration of bitcoin into the country’s financial system and recommends that investors not succumb to the euphoria of the historical maximums of BTC.