# Strategic Bitcoin Reserve & Digital Asset Stockpile

> Established a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve using cryptocurrency forfeited to the government, plus a broader digital-asset stockpile.

Donald Trump · Technology · Executive Order · EO 14233 · Mar 6, 2025
Official record: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-04136

## What happened

Established a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve using cryptocurrency forfeited to the government, plus a broader digital-asset stockpile — part of a pro-crypto policy shift.

## How it happened

Executive order directing Treasury to hold seized bitcoin rather than sell it, alongside other digital-asset orders.

## Documented impact

- [positive / contested] Cheered by the crypto industry as legitimizing bitcoin as a reserve asset. — Supporters framed it as forward-looking financial strategy at no new taxpayer cost (using seized assets).
- [negative / contested] Critics cite volatility and conflict-of-interest concerns. — Skeptics questioned holding a volatile asset as a 'reserve' and noted the administration's personal crypto ties.

## Sources

- [Federal Register: EO 14233](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-04136)

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