From Meme to Mandate: The U.S. Establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Happy Monday Bitcoiners, it's Bam here with another Bitcoin update!

Each week, our team at Bitcoin News saves you time by curating the most impactful events into a concise, easy-to-read update.

Notable events this week include:

• Trump wants the US to become the “Bitcoin superpower of the world.”

• Congressman Massie introduces a law to ‘End the Fed’.

• Bitcoin miners 4X infrastructure spend.

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🙌 ADOPTION

• Tether is making a bold move into green energy and battery solutions in Africa, envisioning solar-powered kiosks that recharge batteries, educate locals on Bitcoin and USDT, and accept payments in fiat, BTC, or USDT.

• AI agent demo purchases an eSIM plan using Bitcoin—no credit card, no human intervention—converting euros to sats over Lightning.

• Tianki Technology from El Salvador launches the Individual Bitcoin Interface (IBI), a global payment ID (like an email) that connects everyday apps to the Lightning Network, making Bitcoin as easy to use as sending a message.

⚖️ LEGAL

• The SEC drops its lawsuit against Kraken, which accused the exchange of operating as an unregistered broker, dealer, exchange, and clearing agency.

• Congressman Thomas Massie introduces a bill to abolish the Federal Reserve, arguing it devalues the currency and drives inflation.

• European Securities and Markets Authority clarifies that MiCA does not ban USDT in the EU but restricts services facilitating its purchase. Holding and transferring USDT remain legal under EU law.

📈 MARKETS

• Metaplanet raises $87M at market, redeems $13.4M in bonds, and increases its Bitcoin holdings to 2,888 BTC—achieving an impressive 45.1% YTD yield.

• Brazil’s Méliuz, the first publicly listed company in the country to adopt Bitcoin for its treasury, expands its strategy with a new 10% allocation, acquiring 45.72 BTC for $4.1M.

• Emirates NBD, Dubai’s largest bank, now enables customers to buy and sell Bitcoin.

⛏️ MINING

• Hashpool launches as an accountless mining pool using ecash to represent mining shares. It cryptographically blinds user identities and enables a free market for trading mining shares.

• Bitfarms expands its Bitcoin mining operations, earning 213 BTC in February and increasing its treasury to 1,260 BTC. Operational hashrate rises to 16.1 EH/s, up 6% M/M and 148% Y/Y.

• Bitcoin mining companies invested $4.6B in infrastructure in Q4 2024, bringing total industry spending to $4.95B—a 4x increase from 2023’s $1.2B.

🗳️ POLITICS

• President Trump signs an Executive Order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, separate from altcoins. Treasury and Commerce will develop no-cost acquisition strategies, marking Bitcoin’s official recognition by the U.S. government as a strategic asset.

• Belarus President Lukashenko: ‘If Bitcoin mining is profitable, let’s do it’—citing surplus electricity.

• Bhutan’s Prime Minister tells how their Strategic Bitcoin Reserve helped finance their nation’s expenses.

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Bitcoin Goes Strategic: The U.S. Declares It a National Asset

The moment has arrived: Bitcoin is now officially recognized as a Strategic Asset by the United States.

It began with an Executive Order to explore a Digital Assets Stockpile—altcoins included. Controversy erupted when President Trump singled out altcoins by name in a tweet last weekend.

Then came the bombshell Bitcoiners had been waiting for: the President signed an Executive Order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

The reasoning? The U.S. has already lost $17 billion by prematurely selling BTC without a long-term strategy. That ends now.

The White House & The Bitcoin Summit

A historic moment unfolded as the White House hosted a Crypto Summit on Friday, leading to Bitcoin’s official classification: The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The implications are massive:

• The government can no longer sell its current Bitcoin holdings.

• Any new BTC acquisitions must be budget-neutral.

• Selling gold or other cryptos is now an option to accumulate more Bitcoin.

This distinguishes Bitcoin from other cryptocurrencies, which are held separately in a Digital Asset Stockpile and can still be liquidated at the Treasury Secretary’s discretion—potentially to acquire more Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin Gameboard Just Changed

As if that weren’t enough, Texas took a major step toward passing its Bitcoin Reserve Bill, dominating the Senate vote 25-5. It briefly became the first state to reach Committee 2 status—until Utah and Arizona caught up later that week.

But just as Utah’s bill was about to cross the finish line, lawmakers stripped out its Strategic Reserve component, leaving only protections for Bitcoiners such as the right to mine, run a node and self-custody.

The Genie is Out of the Bottle

The race is on. The U.S. has signaled its intent to become the world’s Bitcoin superpower—but that means surpassing China’s estimated 194K BTC stash. At current levels, the U.S. needs at least 80K more BTC—depending on how much it returns to rightful owners, such as the seized Bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack.

Other nations won’t sit still. Game theory is in motion. Accelerated research, fast-tracked policies, and silent accumulation are already underway. The asymmetric opportunity of our lifetime isn’t just unfolding—it’s moving at full speed.

A decade ago, Bitcoin was a meme, “Magic Internet Money” joked about on Reddit. Today, it’s part of the Strategic Reserve of the world’s most powerful nation.

Wild times.

Stay safe and keep on stacking!
Bam

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