A European central bank that was supposed to “never touch crypto” quietly opened a Bitcoin wallet. The Czech National Bank bought BTC, stablecoins and a tokenized deposit—an institutional gesture that matters far more than the amount. If confirmed, it puts Europe ahead of the U.S. in legitimization, sets precedent for bigger banks, and signals a shift in how traditional finance relates to digital assets. A small move on paper, a structural crack in the global narrative.