Crypto Summit Recap: Trumps Bitcoin Reserve Plan and Market Response

Crypto Summit Recap: Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve Plan and Market Response

By Shikha Singh

 The White House just hosted its first crypto summit, and Trump dropped some major crypto news. The U.S. is creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, calling it a “virtual Fort Knox” for digital assets.

The U.S. already holds around 200,000 BTC from legal actions and plans to stick to the “never sell your bitcoin” rule.

The Treasury and Commerce departments will add more BTC at no cost to taxpayers, while agencies will inventory crypto and transfer it to the Treasury. Non-Bitcoin assets, like Ethereum, will go into a separate digital stockpile.

While Trump’s speech promised a strong future for crypto, many investors felt it wasn’t enough. With over $245 million spent by crypto-related PACs in the 2024 elections, it’s clear the industry is making its mark.

However, the market didn’t react positively to the summit, with the total crypto market down by 3% in the last 24 hours. BTC, the largest crypto by market cap, is trading at $86,046, down 3%, and the second-largest, ETH, has dropped 4%, trading at $2,131.

XRP is down 5% at $2.35, ADA down 6% at $0.82, and Solana is trading at $138, down 4%.

Lastly, Trump announced his administration would end regulatory issues preventing banks from managing crypto assets, specifically addressing the controversial “Operation Choke Point 2.0” under Biden.

Following the summit, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) stated that banks can now custody various crypto assets, including stablecoins.

In conclusion, investors had high expectations for bold announcements on a U.S. strategic crypto reserve featuring major altcoins, but the outcome was more subdued, with plans for stablecoin legislation and lighter regulation.

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