The US government is increasingly active in the cryptocurrency asset space. After Trump took office, Bitcoin's strategic reserve quickly transitioned from a campaign promise to policy. On March 6th of this year, he signed an executive order officially launching the "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" program, incorporating Bitcoin obtained through judicial procedures into the national reserve.
This model is completely different from traditional reserves. Others spend money to buy; what does the US government rely on? Law enforcement confiscation. Bitcoin seized by the judiciary from dark web transactions and ransomware cases is now being transferred into the national treasury. It sounds a bit outrageous, but the numbers are real—the US government currently holds about 200,000 Bitcoins, most of which were acquired this way.
The most telling example is the recent asset confiscation operation against the Cambodian Prince Group. This move made it clear to the market: the Trump administration's attitude toward Bitcoin reserves is serious, and they are systematically accumulating.
Interestingly, there has been a reversal in Trump's own stance. In 2019, he criticized cryptocurrencies on social media, saying their value was illusory and extremely unstable. Fast forward to the 2024 campaign, and the tone has completely changed—he now advocates making the US a "Bitcoin superpower." What changed everything? Political donations. Crypto industry-related political action committees raised over $245 million in the last election.
In simple terms, this isn't some sophisticated financial strategy; it's the result of the collision between political realities and market forces.
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Web3ExplorerLin
· 01-09 07:29
hypothesis: what we're witnessing here is basically a game theory shift where enforcement seizures function as an oracle network bridging traditional state power with decentralized assets... the irony? they're using confiscation as a backdoor accumulation strategy lol
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RamenStacker
· 01-08 18:04
245 million USD in political donations, everything can be turned around once it comes out. This is just outrageous.
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DeepRabbitHole
· 01-08 14:45
Confiscate, confiscate, and again confiscate. The US government's move is truly brilliant—using judicial means to expand their BTC reserves.
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LiquidityWitch
· 01-06 15:53
ngl this is just alchemy with extra steps... seizing btc from darkweb & turning it into national reserves? that's literally transmutation propaganda dressed as policy. the real spell here is 245M in political donations doing the heavy lifting, not some grand strategic vision lmao
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OfflineValidator
· 01-06 15:42
200,000 BTC held in hand, this is playing the monopoly game
Seized coins can also be used as reserves, the US really has a crazy idea
Political donations of 245 million, such a quick change in attitude? Laugh out loud
It really went from "illusory" to "superpower," it seems money can talk
Accumulating 200,000 coins waiting for appreciation, I understand this logic
Law enforcement confiscation as national policy, this move is truly outrageous but also clever
Trump's behavior is a bit ugly, saying one thing and then flipping back and forth
Retail investors are still buying at high levels, while the big players are stockpiling in the national treasury
Is this endorsing BTC or harvesting? I just can't figure it out
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DoomCanister
· 01-06 15:32
Damn, even confiscated BTC counts as reserves? That logic is really out there.
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BearMarketHustler
· 01-06 15:29
Laughing out loud, even confiscated BTC can be counted as national assets, this move is absolutely brilliant.
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ser_ngmi
· 01-06 15:28
The nice way to put it is strategic reserves; the less nice way is confiscating the prisoners' coins and hiding them... That logic is also incredible.
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DefiSecurityGuard
· 01-06 15:27
ngl this is giving massive red flag energy. gov seizing btc through law enforcement? that's literally a honeypot playbook waiting to happen. DYOR before believing any "strategic reserve" narrative.
The US government is increasingly active in the cryptocurrency asset space. After Trump took office, Bitcoin's strategic reserve quickly transitioned from a campaign promise to policy. On March 6th of this year, he signed an executive order officially launching the "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" program, incorporating Bitcoin obtained through judicial procedures into the national reserve.
This model is completely different from traditional reserves. Others spend money to buy; what does the US government rely on? Law enforcement confiscation. Bitcoin seized by the judiciary from dark web transactions and ransomware cases is now being transferred into the national treasury. It sounds a bit outrageous, but the numbers are real—the US government currently holds about 200,000 Bitcoins, most of which were acquired this way.
The most telling example is the recent asset confiscation operation against the Cambodian Prince Group. This move made it clear to the market: the Trump administration's attitude toward Bitcoin reserves is serious, and they are systematically accumulating.
Interestingly, there has been a reversal in Trump's own stance. In 2019, he criticized cryptocurrencies on social media, saying their value was illusory and extremely unstable. Fast forward to the 2024 campaign, and the tone has completely changed—he now advocates making the US a "Bitcoin superpower." What changed everything? Political donations. Crypto industry-related political action committees raised over $245 million in the last election.
In simple terms, this isn't some sophisticated financial strategy; it's the result of the collision between political realities and market forces.