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The United States is officially introducing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order earlier today.<\/p>\n
The Executive Order dictates the US Government will hold Bitcoin assets seized as part of law enforcement to form the foundation of the digital asset portfolio.<\/p>\n
Related: <\/strong>Here\u2019s Who Will Be Attending Trump\u2019s First White House Crypto Summit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The much-anticipated Strategic Reserve will initially only contain BTC, but as part of the Executive Order, Trump has indicated it may eventually include altcoins. This follows the US President\u2019s post on Truth.Social earlier in the week, where he announced a digital asset stockpile will comprise XRP, ADA, Solana and Ethereum, alongside Bitcoin.<\/p>\n The US Government currently holds around 200,000 Bitcoins from criminal activities over the year. According to Crypto Czar David Sacks, the financial arm of the Government will explore \u2018means of acquiring more bitcoin through avenues that will not cost the taxpayer\u2019.<\/p>\n Importantly, he notes that while the Bitcoin Reserve will seek ways to add additional BTC, a separate digital asset stockpile (consisting of altcoins) will only use crypto claimed as the proceeds of crime.<\/p>\n ????DEEPER DIVE: So, @realDonaldTrump<\/a>\u2019s Executive Order calls for two separate things \u2014 a strategic reserve and a stockpile. <\/p>\n The strategic reserve will contain only $BTC<\/a> (the digital asset with the most store of value) using the 200,000 or so tokens already in the government\u2019s\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/cWYoawLekF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Earlier in the day, Sacks reiterated the importance of holding digital assets as part of a long-term Government investment strategy, rather than selling them off as the US has historically done.<\/p>\n Over the past decade, the federal government sold approximately 195,000 bitcoin for proceeds of $366 million. If the government had held the bitcoin, it would be worth over $17 billion today. That\u2019s how much it has cost American taxpayers not to have a long-term strategy.<\/p>\nReserve to Include Assets Other than Bitcoin<\/h2>\n
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