President Trump Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by Executive Order

Published on 3/13/2025, 3:54:09 PM

In a groundbreaking move that's transforming the landscape of government-controlled monetary assets, President Donald Trump has penned an executive order blazing a new, digital trail for the U.S. treasury. The decree forms a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and paves the way for a larger, multi-dimensional digital asset treasury. This unexpected move was confirmed by David Sacks, the esteemed adviser on AI and cryptocurrency policy in the White House.

The advent of the Bitcoin reserve was prophetically hinted at by the visionary Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, back in the youthful days of November 2024. He had confidently anticipated that a Trump victory could clear the path towards the creation of a prestigious Bitcoin reserve and open the doors for a potential pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the infamous dark-web pioneer and founder of Silk Road.

Sacks shared the exciting news of the executive order in a post on March 7th, offering intriguing insights into the funding of the Bitcoin reserve. The fuel for this groundbreaking initiative will be derived from assets the government seizes through lawful procedures.

Painting a powerful metaphor, Sacks christened this Bitcoin reserve as a 'digital Fort Knox.' Rather than liquidating the Bitcoin for immediate gains, the government has its eyes firmly set on the long-term, viewing the stored Bitcoin as a sustainable store of value.

The executive order not only pioneers a Bitcoin reserve but also entrusts the Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce with the responsibility to look into budget-neutral strategies to amass more Bitcoin, ensuring the burden of cost isn't passed on to American taxpayers who've always been at the heart of this administration's policy priorities.

Alongside the Bitcoin reserve, the pioneering order establishes the 'U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile.' This digital repository scales beyond Bitcoin and includes an array of other digital assets acquired through government-forfeited assets.

Sacks further clarified that under the responsible oversight of the Treasury Department, the government will handle the digital assets. There will be no active push to accumulate additional digital assets; only those obtained through forfeiture will be incorporated.

Even before the ink dried on the executive order, Trump stirred a digital whirlpool when he suggested on Truth Social that this reserve could feature other digital currencies like XRP, Solana, and Cardano. He eventually streamlined his vision to focus primarily on Bitcoin and Ether.

According to Arkham Intelligence, a leading intelligence company specializing in blockchain, crypto, and IP, around $18.28 billion of seized cryptocurrency is currently held by the U.S. government. Bitcoin reigns supreme within this digital fortress, with about 198,109 Bitcoin valued at a whopping $17.87 billion.

Sacks pointed out that no exhaustive audit of the federal government’s cryptocurrency holdings has been conducted, thus, the executive order boldly calls for a full appraisal.

Arkham’s data suggests that outside of the Bitcoin empire, the government's most substantial holdings include $122 million in Tether and $119 million in Ether, though they currently do not hold XRP, Solana, or Cardano.

In this evolving age of digital currency, through this executive order, the U.S. Government has proven once again its ability to adapt and evolve with the changing tides of economic progress.

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