Key Provisions
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bill number | 13356 |
| Sponsor | Yaroslav Zheleznyak and colleagues, VR Finance Committee |
| Core change | National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) may include “virtual assets” in official international reserves |
| Discretion | NBU decides if, when and how much crypto to purchase; no mandatory allocation |
Strategic Rationale
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Financial innovation – Positions Ukraine alongside the US, Switzerland, Brazil, and others exploring crypto-reserve diversification.
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Macro buffer – Bitcoin or stablecoins could serve as an additional hedge against FX shocks and sanctions.
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Digital-economy signalling – Strengthens Ukraine’s credentials as a forward-leaning tech hub.
International Precedents
| Jurisdiction | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Strategic crypto reserve bills at state and federal levels |
| El Salvador | Bitcoin adopted as legal tender; BTC held in treasury |
| Switzerland / Brazil | Central-bank studies on reserve diversification |
| China | Used BTC transactions in state-linked pilot funding tools |
| Czech Republic | Working group on crypto-reserve feasibility |
Next Steps
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Committee review – Finance, Tax & Customs Policy Committee will analyse macro-risk impact.
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NBU stance – Central bank to provide opinion on risk, custody, and accounting treatment.
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Parliament vote – If advanced, law would amend the NBU Act and reserve-management statutes.
Bottom line: Authorising the NBU to hold digital assets would bring Ukraine into the small but growing club of countries exploring crypto as part of sovereign reserves—potentially enhancing resilience and boosting its digital-finance ecosystem.
