#TrumpBTCTreasury 1. Trump and the adoption of crypto

• After initially criticizing cryptocurrencies (he said they were "not money, based on thin air"  ), Trump radically changed his mind in the second term, registering as the first major candidate to accept donations in crypto and promising a "federal stockpile" of Bitcoin .

• On January 23, 2025, he signed Executive Order 14178 ("Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology"), revoking previous anti-crypto policies, banning CBDC, and creating a task force for regulating digital assets within 180 days .

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2. Government reserves of Bitcoin & crypto

• On March 6, 2025, Trump signed another EO establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, composed of BTC already confiscated by the government, and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile for other crypto_assets – all managed by the Treasury and without sales to the public .