Sunday on Truth Social, President Trump announced his intentions to create a strategic cryptocurrency reserve consisting of holdings of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Solana, and Cardano.
This announcement follows up on Trump’s campaign promise to make the United States the cryptocurrency capital of the world. A reserve will require management from a team of financial experts to maintain its value.
This means that the United States will be actively buying and perhaps selling cryptocurrency assets. The announcement caused a momentary rise in many crypto markets.
As more countries invest, cryptocurrency becomes more legitimate in the eyes of investors.
Values had been lagging over the past two weeks following the North Korean hack of Bybit, which resulted in the successful theft of $1 billion in Bitcoin.
The United States already holds an estimated 200,000 Bitcoins that have been collected via seizures from criminals.
Some industry experts feel that BTC should be the only coin considered for a stockpile.
“Just bitcoin would probably be the best option – simplest, and clear story as successor to gold…”
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase
Political betting sites have now created a series of props asking whether national reserves will be created for some of the altcoins that Trump mentioned in his post.
Will A National Ethereum Reserve Be Established In USA In 2025?
- Yes -130
- No -110
Will A National Solana Reserve Be Established In USA In 2025?
- Yes +125
Will A National XRP Reserve Be Established In USA In 2025?
- Yes +175
The betting odds suggest that a stockpile of ETH will be created before the end of 2025. The futures for SOL and XRP are not as certain, but remain within the realm of possibility.
Will A National Dogecoin Reserve Be Established In USA In 2025?
- Yes +750
DOGE was not mentioned by Trump, but the coin has long been on the radar of Elon Musk. The value of Dogecoin seems to spike each time Musk mentions it in a tweet, but the current betting odds imply there’s not much chance of the US creating a stockpile of DOGE in 2025.
Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act To Be Signed In 2025
- Yes -115
- No -125
State governments are also climbing aboard the cryptocurrency train. Texas lawmakers are swifty moving SB 21 through the legislature, a bill that would create a Bitcoin reserve.
If passed, any cryptocurrency purchased by the state would be required to possess an average market cap of $500 billion or more over the previous year to date. The only coin that qualifies at the moment is Bitcoin.
While the odds currently favor an outcome of “no,” the moneyline for “yes” is also in the negative.
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