BlockBeats news, August 17, BitMine's newly appointed chairman Tom Lee retweeted U.S. Treasury Secretary Basent's tweet regarding the U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve, responding that establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve is an important step that ensures the U.S. maintains its dominant position in future digital transformation.
In the retweeted post, Basent stated: "Ultimately confiscated bitcoins will form the basis of the strategic Bitcoin reserve established by President Trump in his executive order in March. Additionally, the Treasury is committed to exploring budget-neutral ways to acquire more bitcoins to expand the reserve and fulfill the President's promise to make the U.S. a global Bitcoin superpower."