The Taiwanese government holds (confiscated) 210 Bitcoins! Over 2,000 ETH, nearly 300 BNB... total value exceeds NT$1.3 billion.

The Ministry of Justice responded to legislator Ko Ju-Chun’s inquiry, stating that Taiwan’s government has not confiscated any cryptocurrencies. From April 2024 to October 2025, a total of over 210 Bitcoin have been seized, along with an estimated total value of approximately NT$1.3 billion in other cryptocurrencies.
(Background: Premier Chen Chien-jen promised: “By the end of the year, we will verify how many Bitcoin the Taiwan government holds!” The Central Bank will submit an evaluation report on BTC reserves.)
(Additional background: Taiwan’s Central Bank again says No to Bitcoin reserves! Responds to legislator’s “research report” and refuses to follow the US and Czech experiments.)

Legislator Ko Ju-Chun announced today that he received a reply from the Ministry of Justice regarding his previous inquiry asking the “government to tally the amount of Bitcoin owned.” The current statistics are now available. The Ministry of Justice indicated that confiscation-related data is logged by prosecutors’ staff in the case management system at the front end, but the current collection method lacks clear regulations, so it is unable to provide an actual total of confiscated assets.

Taiwan No.8!! The Ministry of Justice revealed Taiwan holds 210.45 BTC in seized assets as of Oct 31, 2025. @coingecko data suggests this could rank Taiwan 8th globally in gov Bitcoin holdings!🏆!

According to my inquiry: Before 10/31, the Ministry of Justice responded that our judicial system has seized $BTC totaling 210 BTC, ranking 8th worldwide! pic.twitter.com/HsGJ6ND7rP

— Tech Legislator Ko Ju-Chun (@dAAAb) December 18, 2025

However, based on the statistical data from April 2024 to October 2025, the main held (seized) cryptocurrencies and their estimated values include:

• USDT 17,461,257.614305 coins (approximately NT$560 million)
• BTC 210.453033426 coins (approximately NT$576 million)
• ETH 2,429.96515210136 coins (approximately NT$153 million)
• BNB 292.52720641 coins (approximately NT$5.63 million)
• Including TRX, USDC, USDC.e, LPT, TWT, etc.

The total estimated market value in New Taiwan Dollars is about NT$1.3 billion.

The Ministry of Justice also explained that the analysis of currency flow and statistical functions are not part of the original database design and will be gradually improved. This means the actual amount of confiscated cryptocurrencies might be “more.”

Under Taiwanese law, these cryptocurrencies are held for proper custody of virtual assets seized from defendants or suspects. After a confirmed verdict, they are confiscated by law, auctioned for cash, or returned physically to victims. Since there is no special custody requirement, these Bitcoin, ETH, BNB are not necessarily “HODL” by the government; they could be auctioned off or used for victim compensation at any time.

Holding amount ranks 9th in the world

According to CoinGecko’s country holdings statistics, Taiwan has risen to become the 9th largest Bitcoin holder globally, although all these BTC are “case-related seizures” and are not included in national reserves or sovereign fund allocations.

Previously, Taiwan’s Central Bank was prompted by civil initiatives and legislator Ko Ju-Chun to study whether Bitcoin is suitable for inclusion in the central bank’s reserves. The most recent research report from the Central Bank still rejected this consideration.

Further reading: Taiwan’s Central Bank again says No to Bitcoin reserves! Responds to legislator’s “research report” and refuses to follow US and Czech experiments

Many financial experts have also expressed opinions. For example, researcher Yu Che-An believes that Bitcoin’s nature is not suitable for inclusion in Taiwan’s central bank reserves. If one is optimistic about long-term appreciation, they could instead hold it through a sovereign fund.