Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration is still moving ahead with a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while also pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act and finally give U.S. crypto markets a federal rulebook. Translation: Washington wants Bitcoin on the balance sheet, but it wants the paperwork, jurisdiction, and control knobs sorted first. Strategic […]
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The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is real, but it is not the giant sovereign buying machine some people hoped for. Right now, it looks more like a legal and custody framework with a no-sell rule than a full-blown Bitcoin accumulation program. No-sell policy, not active buying About 328,372 BTC reportedly held by the U.S. Congress […]
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Texas is moving to swap its temporary $10 million BlackRock IBIT position for direct Bitcoin custody, a clear sign the state wants the asset itself, not a paper proxy. $10 million currently sits in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) Direct Bitcoin custody is the goal, not ETF exposure Custody, liquidity, and reporting will be outsourced […]
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Texas is moving from ETF exposure to direct Bitcoin custody, and that puts the state ahead of Washington’s slow-roll reserve politics. Texas names five-member Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee State eyes direct BTC custody, not just IBIT exposure Custodian search covers security, liquidity, and asset management Federal Bitcoin reserve plans remain bogged down in legal […]
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A bipartisan U.S. bill wants to push Bitcoin into the same strategic category as gold, with a federal reserve framework that could eventually hold up to 1 million BTC. That is a pretty huge shift for Washington — and, naturally, the fine print is where the real story lives. ARMA: bipartisan Bitcoin reserve bill 1 […]
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Bitcoin is back on Capitol Hill, and this time the push is straightforward: turn the White House’s reserve plan into law, lock the coins up for decades, and use them only if they help chip away at America’s $39 trillion debt. ARMA would codify Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve order into law Treasury could buy up […]
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Washington is opening the door wider to crypto on several fronts at once: Trump wants easier bank access for digital asset firms, the White House is pushing a federal Bitcoin reserve framework, the SEC is softening its stance on tokenization, and crypto-backed PACs are buying political wins while pretending voters are lining up for blockchain […]
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Bitcoin reserve plan gets 20-year lock in new ARMA bill Washington’s latest Bitcoin reserve push would put the U.S. Treasury in charge of a formal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, lock the coins away for 20 years, and force the government to finally show its hand with audits and proof-of-reserve reports. ARMA would create a Treasury-run Strategic […]
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A White House official says an update on a possible U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is coming “soon,” but the market is getting that tease while Treasury yields climb, geopolitical tensions simmer, and stablecoin businesses fight over who keeps the juice from reserve assets. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Washington says “soon,” but details are still missing. Macro […]
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Patrick Witt says the White House is still pushing forward on a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, with an announcement expected soon that appears focused on legal structure, custody, and how the whole thing is supposed to work without falling apart in a bureaucratic ditch. Progress is still happening behind the scenes Custody and legal durability […]
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