Rumor Debunked: The Netherlands Has Not Established a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Jinse Finance reported that yesterday, bitcoin investors were once excited by the so-called news that "Dutch lawmakers plan to authorize the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR)." Unfortunately, this post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) quickly received a Community Note, dampening the excitement. One comment pointed out: "They did not establish it. This is just a proposal," and mentioned that the speaker in the video does not represent the Dutch legislative body. Another comment added: "This is an old video. And everyone voted against it." Various posts about this non-existent news quickly spread across the internet. Complaints about the fake news proved to be completely accurate. In fact, the man discussing this old proposal is Thierry Baudet, a spokesperson for the opposition party "Forum for Democracy," which holds only 3 out of 150 seats in the Dutch House of Representatives.