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BITCOIN Act of 2025
4/1/2025, 8:06 AM
Summary of Bill HR 2032
The purpose of establishing this reserve is to ensure that the Federal Government has a strategic plan in place for managing Bitcoin holdings. This is important as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are becoming increasingly popular and valuable assets. By creating a reserve specifically for Bitcoin, the government can better protect and manage these assets.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions for other programs related to Bitcoin management. These programs are designed to ensure that the government is able to effectively oversee and utilize its Bitcoin holdings. This includes measures to prevent fraud, theft, and misuse of Bitcoin assets. Overall, the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act is aimed at providing a framework for the Federal Government to manage its Bitcoin holdings in a transparent and responsible manner. By establishing a reserve specifically for Bitcoin, the government can better protect and utilize these assets for the benefit of the country.
Congressional Summary of HR 2032
Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide Act of 2025 or the BITCOIN Act of 2025
This bill provides for the acquisition and storage of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin by the U.S. government.
The Department of the Treasury must purchase one million Bitcoins over a five-year period and hold the Bitcoins in trust for the United States. The bill also allows for additional acquisitions through specified transfers, forfeitures, and gifts. All Bitcoins acquired by the United States and placed into the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve must be held for at least 20 years. At the end of this period and upon the recommendation of Treasury, a percentage of the holdings may be sold to reduce the national debt. The bill also establishes exceptions to this holding period for specified Bitcoin asset distributions and splits.
The bill directs Treasury to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the secure storage of U.S. Bitcoins. The reserve must be a decentralized network of secure facilities across the United States. Existing U.S. Bitcoin holdings must be transferred to the reserve. States may voluntarily store Bitcoin holdings in the reserve in segregated accounts.
The bill also reduces the total amount of U.S. dollars Federal Reserve banks may hold in surplus and requires Federal Reserve banks to remit a certain amount of net earnings annually to the purchase of Bitcoins.
The bill also allows the use of Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund to carry out purchases made under this bill.
