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Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve, sending prices up
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on social media announced the names of five digital assets he expects to include in a new U.S. strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies on Sunday, spiking the market value of each.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including bitcoin , ether , XRP , solana and cardano . The names had not previously been announced.
More than an hour later, Trump added: "And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other valuable Cryptocurrencies, will be at the heart of the Reserve."
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was up more than 11% at $94,164 Sunday afternoon. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, was up about 13% at $2,516.
The total cryptocurrency market has risen about 10%, or more than $300 billion, in the hours since Trump's announcement, according to CoinGecko, a cryptocurrency data and analysis company.
XRP is cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs' token. Ripple backed a so-called super PAC to influence congressional elections in November in favor of the crypto industry, Reuters reported.
"This move signals a shift toward active participation in the crypto economy by the U.S. government," said Federico Brokate, head of U.S. business at 21Shares, a digital assets investment management firm. "It has the potential to accelerate institutional adoption, provide greater regulatory clarity, and strengthen the U.S.’s leadership in digital asset innovation."
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