Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve

U.S. president to meet with crypto industry executives at White House

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Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration. U.S. President Donald Trump's moves to support the crypto industry have drawn concern from some conservatives. © Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve, a day before meeting with executives from the cryptocurrency industry at the White House.

The reserve will be capitalized with bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, the White House crypto czar, billionaire David Sacks, said in a post on social media platform X.

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