The United States Bitcoin Strategic Reserve is about to reach a new milestone

Bitcoin is back at the center of American political play. The White House is preparing an announcement on the strategic reserve desired by Donald Trump, while Congress seeks to turn this project into lasting law.

Washington wants to lock down its Bitcoin reserve

Bitcoin could soon change status in the American vaults. Patrick Witt, crypto advisor at the White House and executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, mentioned a “big announcement” in the coming weeks about the American strategic reserve. The message is clear. The executive no longer just wants to keep seized BTC. It wants to organize their role in the country’s financial strategy.

This reserve does not come out of nowhere. In March 2025, Donald Trump signed an order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate stock for other digital assets. The text provides that the reserve be mainly supplied by bitcoins already held by the State following civil or criminal confiscations. These BTC must not be sold, except for specific legal exceptions.

The detail is important. The United States no longer talks about bitcoin as a simple asset seized in judicial cases. They are beginning to treat it as a reserve to protect. This shift is discreet but heavy. Washington moves from administrative management to a patrimonial logic.

The decree is no longer enough

The problem is that a presidential decree remains fragile. Another administration can modify it, slow it down, or bury it. That is why parliamentarians supporting the project want to inscribe this reserve into law. The heart of the debate is therefore no longer just Bitcoin. It concerns the political permanence of the mechanism.

The BITCOIN Act, notably supported by Cynthia Lummis and Nick Begich, aims to give a legal basis to this reserve. In its version presented in 2025, the text proposed the acquisition of one million bitcoins over five years through strategies said to be neutral for the federal budget. The project also provides for secure long-term custody.

According to recent statements by Nick Begich, this text must now return under a new name: American Reserves Modernization Act, or ARMA. The change seems cosmetic. It is not entirely. The word “Bitcoin” disappears from the title to make the idea more acceptable in Washington. In politics, a less harsh name can sometimes open more doors than a technical argument.

A reserve more political than speculative

The market will obviously look at the effect on Bitcoin’s price. Yet, the immediate issue lies elsewhere. The White House primarily aims to clarify the legal mechanism, asset custody, and Treasury’s margins of action. Patrick Witt also mentioned working on the legal interpretations needed to solidify the mechanism.

This is where the case becomes strategic. If the American state keeps its BTC for the long term, it reduces the idea of a massive sale coming from authorities. For years, government wallets have mainly been seen as a potential source of selling pressure. An official reserve partially reverses this reading. But political signal should not be confused with immediate purchase. The decree authorizes additional acquisition strategies if they remain neutral for the budget and at no additional cost to taxpayers. This leaves room for financial engineering. It does not guarantee a quick market purchase.