# Governments Test Bitcoin on Public Balance Sheets

State and national authorities keep proposing to hold or borrow against Bitcoin, and the recurring obstacle is custody, oversight and volatility management rather than political appetite.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-08T05:13:37.130Z
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