The White House has confirmed plans to launch a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, according to a newly published 163-page digital assets report. The reserve will be managed by the U.S. Treasury and modeled after traditional strategic reserves like the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It is part of a broader initiative under Executive Orders 14178 and 14233 to strengthen America’s leadership in the digital economy.
The reserve will primarily consist of Bitcoin and other digital assets already owned by the government—mostly from law enforcement seizures. These assets will first fulfill any legal obligations, such as victim restitution or public program funding. The Bitcoin held in the reserve is not expected to be sold and will act as a long-term economic safeguard.
This move comes as part of recommendations by the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets. The government emphasizes that this strategy will not increase the taxpayer burden while helping the U.S. gain strategic advantage in the crypto space.
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