‘We want as much Bitcoin as we can get’

Bo Hines, executive director of the Trump presidential council on digital assets, echoes the stand of the White House on a Bitcoin reserve and possible purchases.

President Donald Trump signed two decrees to create a regulatory framework for digital assets and establish the country’s first bitcoin (BTC) Reserve since its entry into office on January 20, in the hope of carrying out campaign promises engaged in the cryptography voting block.

The latter, published on March 6, authorized a audit Current BTC holdings of America, which are estimated at around 200,000 tokens. He also mentioned by taking advantage of “budgetary neutral” strategies to possibly buy more bitcoin, reducing fears of further supporting the national deficit.

Hines reiterated this plan on March 18 at an event in New York organized by Blockworks. Speaking on the BTC plans in the White House, Hines said it was important for the United States to “have, keep and rely” its digital gold reserves. The BTC is often called Digital Gold due to the value trait shop.

Also, hines reaffirmed This Trump administration actively assessed how to acquire more BTC. “They ask me all the time (BTC) you want. Well, is it like asking a country how much do you want gold? As much as we can get. ” Said Hines on stage.

The United States is the largest BTC holder in the country in the world of a few thousand tokens. However, its position at the top of the battery may change due to a file from the Ministry of Justice.

Criminal crises in business like Silk Road and Bitfinex include the entire American Bitcoin portfolio. In the case of Bitfinex, the Doj suggested Returning approximately 95,000 BTC stolen from the exchange of crypto in 2026. If a judge grants this request, the United States would be delayed on China in the richness of the BTC and will only become the second sovereign holder of the BTC.