Bitcoin is returning to the center of American politics. The White House is preparing an announcement on the strategic reserve wanted by Donald Trump, while Congress seeks to transform this project into lasting law.
In brief
- The United States is preparing a new stage for its strategic Bitcoin reserve.
- The Congress wants to give a lasting legal basis to the project.
- The real issue is financial sovereignty, not just price.
Washington wants to lock its Bitcoin reserve
Bitcoin could soon change its status in American coffers. Patrick Witt, crypto advisor to the White House and executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, spoke of a “big announcement” in the coming weeks on the American strategic reserve. The message is clear. The executive no longer just wants to keep seized BTC. He 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 executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate store for other digital assets. The text provides that the reserve will be supplied mainly by bitcoins already held by the State after 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 just an asset seized in court cases. They begin to treat it as a reserve to be protected. This sliding is discreet, but heavy. Washington is moving from administrative management to 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. This is why parliamentarians in favor of the project want to include this reservation in the law. The heart of the debate is therefore no longer just Bitcoin. It concerns the political permanence of the system.
The BITCOIN Act, supported in particular by Cynthia Lummis and Nick Begich, aims to provide a legal basis for this reserve. In its version presented in 2025, the text proposed the acquisition of one million bitcoins over five years, via so-called neutral strategies for the federal budget. The project also provides for secure long-term conservation.
According to Nick Begich's latest statementsthis text must now return under a new name: American Reserves Modernization Act, or ARMA. The change seems cosmetic. It is not completely. The word “Bitcoin” disappears from the title to make the idea more acceptable in Washington. In politics, a less brutal name can sometimes open more doors than a technical argument.
A reservation more political than speculative
The market will obviously look at the effect on the price of Bitcoin. However, the immediate issue lies elsewhere. The White House first seeks to clarify the legal mechanics, the custody of assets and the Treasury's margins of action. Patrick Witt also spoke of work on the legal interpretations necessary to solidify the system.
This is where the file becomes strategic. If the American state keeps its BTC for the long term, it reduces the idea of a massive sale from the authorities. For years, government portfolios were primarily seen as a potential source of selling pressure. An official reservation partially reverses this reading. But we must not confuse political signal and immediate purchase. The decree authorizes additional acquisition strategies if they remain budget-neutral and without additional cost to taxpayers. This leaves room for financial engineering. This does not guarantee a quick purchase on the market.
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