Executive Order: Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US Digital Asset Stockpile policy
Overview
On 6 March 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile," published in the Federal Register on 11 March 2025. The order directs that the reserve be capitalised with bitcoin already owned by the Department of the Treasury that was forfeited in criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, and creates a separate U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile for other forfeited digital assets. It requires a full accounting of federal digital asset holdings across agencies and provides that bitcoin in the reserve is not to be sold. The order was signed one day before the White House Crypto Summit.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Executive Order: Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US Digital Asset Stockpile connects to 2 tracked entities, most strongly to United States, US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 2 of 2 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
governs | United States | 95% |
launched | US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve | 95% |
Frequently asked questions
When was the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve executive order signed?
President Trump signed it on 6 March 2025; it was published in the Federal Register on 11 March 2025.
Where does the bitcoin in the reserve come from?
From bitcoin already held by the Treasury that was forfeited in criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.
What is the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile?
A separate Treasury-managed stockpile created by the same order to hold forfeited digital assets other than bitcoin.
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