Bitcoin strategic reserve
A Bitcoin strategic reserve is a proposed stockpile of Bitcoin that the U.S. government may accumulate for various economic reasons. The reserve would be held by the Treasury.
By Geoffrey Lyons
Published on Dec 20, 2024
Last modified on Feb 26, 2026
A Bitcoin strategic reserve is a proposed stockpile of Bitcoin that the U.S. government may accumulate for various economic reasons. The reserve would be held by the Treasury.
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Emergency funds
A strategic reserve is a backup supply of important assets. Reserves can exist for anything–Quebec even has a strategic reserve of maple syrup.
The U.S. government has strategic reserves of everything from grain to helium. It also has various financial reserves, such as $37B in foreign currencies and the largest gold reserve in the world. Here are some of the reasons why the U.S. could soon build up a Bitcoin reserve:
The “Bitcoin Senator”
In July, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) mounted the stage at The Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, TN, clutching a handful of papers. She then proceeded to unveil the BITCOIN Act: a bill that, if passed into law, would establish a U.S. Bitcoin reserve.
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