Trump Administration Explores Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Funding Mechanisms, Former Adviser Says

The Trump administration is actively evaluating alternative avenues to fund a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve amid legal barriers to direct open-market purchases, according to former White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt. Because Congress controls federal spending, officials are reviewing mechanisms including gold revaluation, the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund, seized asset conversions, and tax or fee payments in BTC. An executive order establishing the reserve framework has already halted government cryptocurrency liquidations, but broader implementation remains constrained until federal agencies complete digital asset audits, resolve historical custody vulnerabilities, and secure formal congressional codification.