Trump's bitcoin reserve a 'digital Fort Knox'

Trump's crypto time bomb

While he dismissed Bitcoin as a scam during his first White House stint, Trump has now definitively changed tack. He warmed to cryptocurrencies during his re-election campaign, and to complete his conversion, on 6 March he signed an executive order to set up a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a US Digital Asset Stockpile”.1 The United States government sensibly stockpiles a number of materials in case of an emergency, including oil, military gear,…

President Trump Signals Decentralization The Future Of Finance

By Duggan Flanakin, CFACT |March 17, 2025 When President Donald Trump hosted his much-anticipated press conference last week, he spoke about a variety of topics — from the crypto economy to come in the United States to the long-needed innovation required for economic national security. His words drew attention to the ongoing revolution in the financial world that has been quietly reshaping markets for years.As digital assets visionary Olivier Ro…

The beginning of the year is being frenzied for all kinds of investments. Bonds rise and capriciously lower their yields and also stocks swing overnight with important ups and downs. But it is the cryptocurrencies for their most speculative character, that take the first prize to volatility. A few twists often provoked by the irrepressible verb of the new White House tenant, Donald Trump, on tariffs and also on his willingness to “make the Unite…

WASHINGTON. – In an executive order of March 6, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump established a bitcoin reserve (BTC) of “digital gold,” which would be capitalized on by any BTC seized by federal security forces. With the supply of BTC limited to 21 million coins, the administration wants the U.S. to ensure the advantage of being the first holder of an emerging value reserve. But since it is unlikely that the BTC seized alone can reach the desir…

Ex-CIA Advisor: Trump Endorsed Technology Will Save AI

A former CIA advisor reveals how a Trump-endorsed technology could be the key to revitalizing AI and cryptocurrency, challenging mainstream narratives and offering potential financial opportunities.

It's no longer just windy speculators who are firing crypto courses – now the US President is doing it. The suspicion is that his family is doing business here.