The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which garnered 43.8% of the votes in the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, advocates for the inclusion of Bitcoin in the country's state reserves. The party positions itself as the most cryptocurrency-friendly among the major political forces in Germany and actively promotes crypto initiatives at the federal level. In October 2025, AfD submitted a proposal to the Bundestag to recognize Bitcoin as a strategic asset for currency reserves to protect against monetary instability.
The AfD's federal program includes "broad deregulation" of Bitcoin, wallets, and cryptocurrency trading. The party opposes the digital euro — the EU central bank's project to create a CBDC — and demands to enshrine citizens' right to cash in the constitution. AfD deputies have also sought softer rules for Bitcoin under the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) regulation, a pan-European licensing regime for cryptocurrency companies. According to party representatives, the MiCA system is designed for tokens with centralized issuance, not for decentralized assets like Bitcoin.
Additionally, AfD proposes to maintain the tax exemption for holding Bitcoin for more than a year. Previously, the finance committee of Germany rejected the Greens' initiative to abolish this exemption.
Despite AfD's significant success in the regional elections, its cryptocurrency proposals remain at the discussion level. The leading parties in Germany categorically refuse to form a coalition with AfD at the federal level, which limits the possibility of turning these initiatives into law. Ulrich Sigmund, the leading AfD candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, called the election results a "signal of self-confidence," but the fate of the regional coalition is still undecided.