{"id":837860,"date":"2025-03-30T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/trump-signs-executive-order-to-create-a-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-digital-asset-stockpile\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T17:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T22:12:24","slug":"trump-signs-executive-order-to-create-a-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-digital-asset-stockpile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/trump-signs-executive-order-to-create-a-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-digital-asset-stockpile\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs executive order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoins <\/p>\n<div data-id=\"165406\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/trump-strategic-bitcoin-reserve\/\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"tag\"><br \/>\n                    Bitcoin                <\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span aria-current=\"page\">Trump signs executive order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile<\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>by<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-author_id=\"29816\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/team\/vivian-nguyen\/\" rel=\"author\">Vivian Nguyen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-03-07T00:16:41+00:00\"><br \/>\n                        Mar. 7, 2025                    <\/time>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Bitcoins The Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce are authorized to develop strategies for acquiring more Bitcoin.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 850px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/06191557\/c1627037-2b86-4bb6-96f6-637ef70fb338-400x210.jpg\" alt=\"bitcoins Photo: Matt Rourke\" title=\"bitcoins Trump signs executive order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve\">\n            <\/picture>\n        <\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve composed of Bitcoin obtained through federal forfeitures.<\/li>\n<li>The reserve will hold 200,000 Bitcoin as a store of value and will not proceed with premature sales to avoid losing taxpayer value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, using the Bitcoin stash obtained through federal criminal and civil asset forfeiture proceedings, David Sacks, Trump\u2019s AI and crypto czar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidsacks47\/status\/1897802280738734236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">???? BREAKING: Donald Trump signs executive order establishing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uOXsqnEmZu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uOXsqnEmZu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Briefing (@Crypto_Briefing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crypto_Briefing\/status\/1897806243470737560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The EO comes ahead of the White House Crypto Summit, the first of its kind, which is set to take place in less than 48 hours. According to an early <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/trump-us-digital-asset-stockpile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">report<\/a> from Bloomberg, the President was considering a policy change to create a national digital asset stockpile by retaining Bitcoin and other crypto assets seized in criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p>The reserve will hold an estimated 200,000 Bitcoin currently owned by the federal government, though a complete audit has never been conducted. The executive order mandates a full accounting of the government\u2019s digital asset holdings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. will not sell any bitcoin deposited into the Reserve. It will be kept as a store of value,\u201d said David Sacks, reiterating that the US government\u2019s premature sale of confiscated Bitcoin resulted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/bitcoin-reserves-strategy-us-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">missed opportunity<\/a> to gain approximately $17 billion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The EO also authorizes the Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce to develop budget-neutral strategies to acquire additional Bitcoin\u2014ensuring that such acquisitions do not impose extra costs on American taxpayers.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"document-heading [&#038;:not(:first-child)]:pt-4 pb-2\" data-wt-guid=\"13076696-6179-4a3c-abf8-2152b2b46650\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Introducing the US digital asset stockpile<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pb-2 min-w-[1px]\" data-wt-guid=\"d4b35277-b68e-4f3a-9017-e3618a327173\">Beyond Bitcoin, the EO also established the \u201cUS Digital Asset Stockpile,\u201d which will include other digital assets <span class=\"issue-underline underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-border-brand-default hover:bg-bg-brand-light-default\" data-issueid=\"1d6228ba-7cd4-4f32-828f-b9f8661704e4\" aria-label=\"open issue for the following text that have been\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:undefined\">that have been<\/span> forfeited in criminal or civil proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-banner mrec-in-article\"><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2 min-w-[1px]\" data-wt-guid=\"6564f34b-c6a4-4c8e-b175-788422eec6cd\">The government will not actively acquire additional digital assets beyond those obtained through forfeiture. The Treasury Department will oversee the <span class=\"issue-underline underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-border-brand-default hover:bg-bg-brand-light-default\" data-issueid=\"cf69cab9-56e9-4dc1-b30c-2472c04ee6aa\" aria-label=\"open issue for the following text responsible\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:undefined\">responsible<\/span> management of this stockpile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2 min-w-[1px]\" data-wt-guid=\"813a9139-923b-4ba1-9aa2-c504d956ef83\">The announcement reflects President Trump\u2019s push to make the US the \u201ccrypto capital of the world.\u201d The administration has been vocal in its support for digital asset innovation and regulatory clarity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pb-2 min-w-[1px]\" data-wt-guid=\"2591e03f-841d-4734-89be-d54ca9ae795e\">Government officials, industry leaders, and policymakers are expected to discuss the implications of the strategic Bitcoin reserve and the broader role of digital assets in the US <span class=\"issue-underline underline decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-border-brand-default hover:bg-bg-brand-light-default\" data-issueid=\"f8963b0f-6ce8-45cc-9809-609567bad39c\" aria-label=\"open issue for the following text economy\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:undefined\">economy<\/span> at the White House Crypto Summit tomorrow.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-share\">\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-icons\">\n          <button class=\"social-icon share\" data-href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump+signs+executive+order+to+create+a+strategic+Bitcoin+reserve+and+digital+asset+stockpile&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcryptobriefing.com%2Ftrump-strategic-bitcoin-reserve%2F&#038;via=crypto_briefing\" aria-label=\"Share on x\"><br \/>\n        <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><br \/>\n                <svg width=\"40px\" height=\"40px\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n                <g id=\"surface1\">\n                <path style=\" stroke:none;fill-rule:nonzero;fill:rgb(0%,0%,0%);fill-opacity:1;\" d=\"M 17.867188 0.148438 C 10.839844 0.878906 4.558594 5.507812 1.707031 12.054688 C -0.132812 16.28125 -0.441406 21.148438 0.867188 25.625 C 2.480469 31.214844 6.652344 35.933594 12.054688 38.292969 C 16.28125 40.132812 21.148438 40.4375 25.628906 39.132812 C 32.332031 37.199219 37.613281 31.695312 39.347656 24.851562 C 42.054688 14.132812 35.414062 3.171875 24.667969 0.613281 C 22.304688 0.0546875 20.226562 -0.09375 17.867188 0.148438 Z M 18.132812 12.535156 C 19.839844 14.800781 21.28125 16.667969 21.332031 16.667969 C 21.386719 16.667969 23.160156 14.800781 25.253906 12.535156 L 29.078125 8.398438 L 31.253906 8.398438 L 30.785156 8.894531 C 30.519531 9.171875 28.785156 11.054688 26.933594 13.066406 C 25.078125 15.078125 23.265625 17.039062 22.90625 17.398438 L 22.265625 18.078125 L 27.265625 24.734375 C 30.011719 28.398438 32.265625 31.441406 32.265625 31.492188 C 32.265625 31.558594 30.628906 31.601562 28.640625 31.601562 L 25 31.585938 L 21.613281 27.054688 C 19.28125 23.921875 18.1875 22.574219 18.078125 22.652344 C 18 22.71875 16.105469 24.761719 13.867188 27.1875 L 9.800781 31.601562 L 8.773438 31.601562 C 8.199219 31.601562 7.734375 31.574219 7.734375 31.535156 C 7.734375 31.492188 9.851562 29.171875 12.441406 26.386719 C 15.011719 23.601562 17.148438 21.265625 17.171875 21.226562 C 17.1875 21.171875 15.066406 18.28125 12.464844 14.800781 C 9.867188 11.332031 7.734375 8.464844 7.734375 8.441406 C 7.734375 8.414062 9.371094 8.398438 11.386719 8.398438 L 15.039062 8.398438 Z M 18.132812 12.535156 \" \/>\n                <path style=\" stroke:none;fill-rule:nonzero;fill:rgb(0%,0%,0%);fill-opacity:1;\" d=\"M 11.027344 10.1875 C 11.082031 10.28125 14.441406 14.785156 18.464844 20.171875 L 25.800781 29.988281 L 27.441406 30 C 28.453125 30 29.066406 29.945312 29.039062 29.867188 C 29.027344 29.800781 25.679688 25.292969 21.628906 19.867188 L 14.238281 10 L 12.585938 10 C 11.214844 10 10.933594 10.027344 11.027344 10.1875 Z M 11.027344 10.1875 \" \/>\n                <\/g>\n                <\/svg>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p> Vivian Nguyen <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/trump-strategic-bitcoin-reserve\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Home \u00bb Bitcoin \u00bb Trump signs executive order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile by Vivian Nguyen Mar. 7, 2025 The Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce are authorized to develop strategies for acquiring more Bitcoin. 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