The U.S. strategic reserve, including Bitcoin, was one of the biggest announcements President Donald Trump made. He might say that his meme coin, $TRUMP, was the best announcement he’s made, but we won’t go into the fact that it was 100% a rug pull crypto scheme. Still, look at the Bitcoin price today– $102,904.55 at the time of writing. One of the reasons it’s performing so well is thanks to initiatives like the crypto strategic reserve. Why? It’s putting trust in cryptocurrency.
The concept has gone on the down low since the first announcement, but we’d like to explore what the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve is and why it was such a massive leap forward for cryptocurrency.
The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
The White House recently released a statement on March 6th, 2025, explaining its reasoning behind the concept as Donald Trump finally signed the executive order to approve the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve.
They stated that, because there’s a limited supply of Bitcoin, there’s a strategic advantage for them to become the first nation to create a reserve of the coin. They stated that the U.S. already held a significant amount of Bitcoin but hadn’t yet created a policy that maximized a strategy to use it effectively as a store of value in global finance.
So, as they said, the U.S. already has a significant amount of Bitcoin, and they’re about to acquire more. The reserve will work by acquiring Bitcoin ‘forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings or in satisfaction of any civil money penalty imposed by any executive department or agency.‘
Essentially, they’ll take any Bitcoin involved in illegal activity, like fraud, illegal trades, etc., and keep it as their own. The White House notification also stated that within 30 days of the announcement, any government-owned Bitcoin would transfer to the strategic reserve. The Bitcoin will then never be sold and instead maintained as a reserve asset.
Other Cryptocurrencies in the Reserve
The U.S. cryptocurrency reserve isn’t limited to Bitcoin. They want to stockpile digital assets for the same reason as Bitcoin. And they’ll do it in the same manner—seizing illegally acquired digital assets and moving them to the ‘United States Digital Asset Stockpile,’ as it’s not formally known. They’ve stated it will be a secure account that will allow for the ‘orderly and strategic management of the United States’ other digital asset holdings.’
Confirmed by the executive order, alongside Bitcoin, these cryptocurrencies are selected to form the digital asset stockpile:
- Solana
- Cardano
- Ripple XRP
- Ethereum
So, in total, five coins will soon stockpile into one giant cryptocurrency reserve vault…to do absolutely nothing with them.
How the Announcement Influenced the Bitcoin Price
Naysayers think it doesn’t make sense for the government to hold such a volatile cryptocurrency with no real strategic economic purpose. But, as with a lot of things Donald Trump has done in his short term as president so far, not a lot of what he does makes sense, but there’s always a reason for what he’s doing. Even if he hasn’t revealed it all, his plan won’t be to simply hold Bitcoin forever; we’re sure of that.
And because he’s such a powerful figure and a crypto promoter, and now he has a crypto congress following along with him, the announcement did affect the price of Bitcoin. Positive, you might think.
But you’d be wrong. At the time of signing the executive order on March 6th, 2025, the price of Bitcoin fell 6%, from $90,400 to $85,000. Many people expected the positive news to reflect a positive price increase. Still, as of today, we’re not at almost $20,000 more than the 6% tumble of March 6th, and we’re not saying that the positive sentiment is because of the crypto reserve, but at least it recovered.
Is Bitcoin the Most Trusted Cryptocurrency?
Bitcoin is still the most trusted cryptocurrency in the world, even with governments poking their noses into crypto reserves. You could ask anyone who has dabbled in cryptocurrency, and almost every single person would put Bitcoin at the top of the list. It is the one coin that people flock to when the markets crash, and it is the one coin people invest in when they hear about a new rally. That sort of reputation does not happen overnight, and it is not something other coins have been able to replicate.
Bitcoin has become a household name because it has proven time and time again that it can bounce back. Whether it was the 2017 crash, the 2022 bear market, or the 2024 mini-crisis when regulations nearly tanked the market, Bitcoin stood tall when others crumbled. Even now, when there are thousands of coins you could throw your money into, Bitcoin is the one coin that investors and governments alike are willing to bet on.
That alone shows a level of trust and stability that no other digital asset can match right now. And let’s be honest, if the U.S. government is creating a strategic reserve of Bitcoin, that is a pretty solid endorsement.
The creation of the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve marked a turning point, whether people want to admit it or not. It sent a clear message to the world that cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin, is here to stay. And sure, Trump’s announcement came with the usual drama and confusion, but underneath it all was a powerful move to legitimize digital currency in a way no one else had before.
