US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
In plain words
6 Mar 2025: The US President signs an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve funded with bitcoin already forfeited to the government.
What happened
The US President signs an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve funded with bitcoin already forfeited to the government.
See also
- El Salvador and bitcoinGovernment-held bitcoin attributed to El Salvador, as tracked by bitcointreasuries.net. Government holdings usually come from seizures in criminal cases, mining or direct purchases.
- Spot bitcoin ETFA spot bitcoin ETF is a fund traded on a stock exchange that holds real bitcoin. It lets people get bitcoin price exposure through an ordinary brokerage account, without holding keys themselves.
- Strategy (MSTR)Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, is a US software company that turned itself into the largest corporate holder of bitcoin. It has been buying since August 2020, funded mostly by selling shares and bonds.
References
- whitehouse.gov whitehouse.gov