Just a few minutes ago, President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The Reserve will be capitalized with Bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings. This means it will not cost taxpayers a dime. It is estimated that the U.S. government owns about 200,000 bitcoin; however, there has never been a complete audit. The E.O. directs a full accounting of the federal government’s digital asset holdings. The U.S. will not sell any bitcoin deposited into the Reserve. It will be kept as a store of value. The Reserve is like a digital Fort Knox for the cryptocurrency often called “digital gold.” Premature sales of bitcoin have already cost U.S. taxpayers over $17 billion in lost value. Now the federal government will have a strategy to maximize the value of its holdings. The Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce are authorized to develop budget-neutral strategies for acquiring additional bitcoin, provided that those strategies have no incremental costs on American taxpayers. IN ADDITION, the Executive Order establishes a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile, consisting of digital assets other than bitcoin forfeited in criminal or civil proceedings. The government will not acquire additional assets for the Stockpile beyond those obtained through forfeiture proceedings. The purpose of the Stockpile is responsible stewardship of the government’s digital assets under the Treasury Department. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT President Trump promised to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile. Those promises have been kept. This Executive Order underscores President Trump’s commitment to making the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” I want to thank the President for his leadership and vision in supporting this cutting-edge technology and for his rapid execution in supporting the digital asset industry. His administration is truly moving at “tech speed.” I also want to thank the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets — especially Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — for their help and support in getting this done. Finally Bo Hines played a critical role as Executive Director of our Working Group.

🚨NEW: Updated White House Digital Asset Summit attendee list. More may be out there but this is who I have personally confirmed: 🔹@cdixon, General Partner at @a16z 🔹@fgthiel, CEO @MARAHoldings 🔹@mikebelshe, CEO @BitGo 🔹@bgarlinghouse, @Ripple CEO 🔹@giancarloMKTS, former @CFTC Chairman & Senior Counsel at @WillkieFarr 🔹@2Ragu, CEO of @falconxnetwork 🔹@nathanmccauley, @Anchorage CEO 🔹@Kris, @cryptocom CEO  🔹@cameron and @tyler, @Gemini founders 🔹@vladtenev, @RobinhoodApp CEO  🔹@arjunsethi, @krakenfx CEO  🔹@saylor, @MicroStrategy Founder and Executive Chairman 🔹@brian_armstrong, @coinbase CEO   🔹@SergeyNazarov, co-founder of @chainlink 🔹@KyleSamani, Managing Partner at @multicoin 🔹@ZachWitkoff, co-founder of @worldlibertyfi 🔹@jprichardson, @exodus CEO 🔹@matthuang, co-founder of @paradigm 🔹@DavidFBailey, CEO of @BitcoinMagazine

Proud to announce the launch of the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Americans better understand crypto. Crypto is becoming mainstream and the NCA is here to help people navigate the hype and confusion. We will offer education, guidance and support, and shine a spotlight on the impact that crypto is bringing to real people across the country. To anyone and everyone using or holding crypto or wanting to learn more, visit NCA.org and meet some of the 55 million Americans benefitting from crypto in their daily lives.

Nothing has changed. So much volatility and drama, yet Global Liquidity continues to trend higher week after week. It's only a matter of time before Bitcoin joins the party. 🤝

LAZARUS HAS NOW FULLY LAUNDERED THE PROCEEDS OF THE BYBIT HACK They have transferred 500,000 ETH mainly to native BTC. Thorchain has processed over $5.5B in volume since Bybit was hacked on the 21st February.