The Trump administration's decision not to create a bitcoin reserve has surprised some, including bitcoin critic Peter Schiff.
I understand the implications of creating a #bitcoin reserve, Schiff wrote. I don't agree with him, but I understand. We have a gold reserve. Bitcoin is digital gold, which is better than analog gold. So let's create bitcoin reserves as well.
But what is the point of the XRP reserve? Why do we need it?
Meanwhile, Jeff Park, head of alpha strategy at Bitwise, said that Trump's underestimation of how important it is to have a bitcoin-only strategic reserve is a huge political miscalculation.
the only crypto asset that makes logical sense to use as part of the country's strategic reserve is bitcoin.
Nick Neumann, CEO of Casa
An endless amount of #digital assets, especially with zero utility, is not fit for purpose.
Pierre Rochard, vice president of research at bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms, also believes that cryptocurrencies' strategic reserves are naturally bitcoin-only because #altcoins have zero utility relative to bitcoin. LINE_ BREAK The strategic cryptocurrency reserve was announced after weeks of work by the president's newly formed Digital Assets Working Group, led by Executive Director Bo Hinds and David Sachs, who oversees artificial intelligence and #cryptocurrencies at the White House.
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