🇺🇸 Senator Lummis: U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Fund “Could Start Anytime”

Senator Cynthia Lummis said funding for the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) could begin at any moment, suggesting the U.S. Treasury may already have the authority — or political backing — to move forward even without formal congressional approval.

💰 The reserve was created under an executive order signed by President Trump in March, with 200,000 BTC (~$17 billion) transferred to the Treasury as its initial foundation.

Notably, the plan is budget-neutral, relying on seized assets rather than taxpayer money.

📄 The 2026 budget bill directs the Treasury to conduct a 90-day study on custody, cybersecurity, and accounting for the Bitcoin Reserve — while also banning the use of federal funds to develop a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

⚡️ A major milestone for Bitcoin — and potentially the start of a new era of BTC-backed national reserves in the United States.$BTC