Yesterday, President Trump signed an Government Order (EO) entitled “Strengthening American Leadership In Digital Financial Technology.”
The doc outlines the methods by which the U.S. authorities will embrace “digital property” and assist the rights of residents and companies to interact with “cryptocurrencies” and “blockchain expertise.”
Bitcoin isn’t talked about as soon as within the doc.
Most concerningly, it’s not talked about within the portion of the doc that addresses the potential for the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets (additionally established through the EO) to create a “stockpile” of digital property.
Right here’s precisely the way it reads:
“The Working Group shall consider the potential creation and upkeep of a nationwide digital asset stockpile and suggest standards for establishing such a stockpile, doubtlessly derived from cryptocurrencies lawfully seized by the Federal Authorities by its legislation enforcement efforts.”
Bitcoin is considered one of 17 digital property the Federal Authorities has seized.
"stockpile" is jargon which means holding what they’ve, however not essentially shopping for something
in line with @arkham, right here's all of the cash that the USG holds over $1m pic.twitter.com/CtLEuP5utA— Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) January 23, 2025
The concept the federal government would maintain onto the 16 different crypto property the federal government is holding is each foolish and pointless, as none of these different property have been designed to be a retailer of worth, and a piece of them are simply digital variations of the ever-debasing U.S. greenback.
In different phrases, there’s no motive for the U.S. to stockpile digital property which can be perpetually dropping worth versus bitcoin. With out even moving into the options that differentiate bitcoin from the opposite property on the checklist above — like its hard-coded good shortage or its community’s stage of decentralization — one must solely be aware of the truth that no digital asset has ever made subsequent highs versus bitcoin in consecutive bull markets to know why it is smart to solely maintain bitcoin.
I imply, even somebody whose firm evaluates shitcoins for a dwelling agrees:
I didn’t donate $12 million to Kamala or price the GOP three extra Senate seats like Ripple did.
However I’m nonetheless gonna attempt to assist @realDonaldTrump and crew perceive why XRP is the poster youngster for why we shouldn’t have a nationwide crypto reserve.
Bitcoin Reserve or nothing.— Ryan Selkis (d/acc) 🇺🇸 (@twobitidiot) January 24, 2025
So, please President Trump, beef up the bitcoin stockpile by swapping the 16 different digital property you’re holding for bitcoin, and let’s name it a day. Certainly, you’ve seen how well the bitcoin-only approach has worked out for President Bukele, with whom you spoke simply the opposite day.
It’s time to indicate the world that we perceive that bitcoin is the financial savings expertise and that every thing else is, nicely, one thing else.
