Everything you wanted to know about Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

[Popkon6]

SECOND LARGEST PENSION FUND IN COLOMBIA NOW ALLOCATING TO #BITCOIN IN ITS PORTFOLIO

"DENYING BTC WOULD BE IGNORING THE REALITY OF THE GLOBAL MARKET."

HERE WE GO 🔥
Source link: https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/status/2093975508979753342

Colombia has made a good decision at this time, because the second largest pension fund in Colombia has invested in Bitcoin. They are moving forward with a good plan for the future, which will allow Colombia to benefit even more, and to eliminate the country's economic deficit.
Every country should adopt Bitcoin, which will allow technological development in the country.

[Gragebox]

It appears that Russia is also starting to expand the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies:

"JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia's largest bank Sberbank to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT as collateral for loans."

Source: https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2093888637444243922

Adoption will continue as regulations evolve. This process is slow but inevitable.

This step is Sberbank's response to Russian crypto regulations, which plan to give the green light to crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT. Therefore, Sberbank currently doesn't officially accept loans in these cryptocurrencies; they still need to wait until they can obtain official permission to do so.
However, they conducted a pilot test of the project in 2025, with a local mining company as their first customer. So, once they receive official permission, they can immediately move forward with the service without having to start from scratch.

But this news is not about strategic reserves, so it is better to discuss this in another thread.

It seems like Sberbank took that step in order to comply to new Russian regulations around crypto,which might enable direct access to crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT to clients under proper regulations. So far, these kinds of digital assets aren't available as bank collateral. Nevertheless, the bank tested the implementation and it seems Sberbank had mining companies as initial partners-testing in 2025 and first clients of this operation was supposedly a local mining company.

As that said, the bank is supposedly more ready and prepared to implement the project once it gets its approval compared to starting a business project on its own.

However, this doesn't regard a strategic reserve so perhaps it's best to continue this conversation on another forum/thread.

[moneystery]

🏛️ Updates on U.S. House Bill 8957 (American Reserve Modernization Act)

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and other programs to ensure the transparent management of Bitcoin holdings of the Federal Government, to offset costs utilizing certain resources of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

After being officially introduced as a bipartisan bill, H.R. 8957 has made significant legislative progress. The bill has successfully passed its first major legislative barrier by clearing the House Committee on Financial Services on September 17, 2026, with a 28–21 bipartisan vote. After passing this stage, the bill is still being considered on the full U.S. House floor, awaiting a vote on its schedule before it can proceed to further stages.

This bill has received strong institutional support because it offers a practical framework to modernize federal crypto asset stewardship without relying on new taxpayer spending or debt creation. Key highlights include:   

✅ Transparent Management
✅ 20-Year Mandatory Hold
✅ Consolidated Reserve Structure
✅ Budget-Neutral Design

And here are the co-sponsors of this Bill so far:

Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7]
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]
Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]
Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2]
Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]
Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]



H.R. 8957 Progress Summary

✅ Introduced in the House (May 21, 2026)   
✅ Signed by Original Co-Sponsors (Nick Begich, Jared Golden, and 20+ members)   
✅ Referred to House Committee on Financial Services (May 21, 2026)   
✅ Passed House Financial Services Committee Markup & Vote (28–21) (September 17, 2026)
🕒 Pending Full House Floor Vote   
🕒 Pending Introduction & Pass in the Senate   
❌ Not yet signed by the President   

[Lembo69]

Source : https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2108899848166797761
The process of collecting Bitcoin for more than a million people is really good news. Because thanks to this initiative, now people who are a little financially weak will be able to invest very easily. This is really good news for them and may be considered as a means of making their investment journey easier.
News Source: https://group.bitpanda.com/news-and-media/bitpanda-enterprise-to-power-bulgarias-first-bank-integrated-crypto-offering-with-fibank/1fe97f71-dfd0-4de0-a1dc-13f009beea72

[moneystery]

The process of collecting Bitcoin for more than a million people is really good news. Because thanks to this initiative, now people who are a little financially weak will be able to invest very easily. This is really good news for them and may be considered as a means of making their investment journey easier.
News Source: https://group.bitpanda.com/news-and-media/bitpanda-enterprise-to-power-bulgarias-first-bank-integrated-crypto-offering-with-fibank/1fe97f71-dfd0-4de0-a1dc-13f009beea72

What's underlined needs to be corrected because what Fibank did was simply integrate the crypto services provided by Bitpanda into their banking app. In other words, what they did is nothing more than a gateway interface to Bitpanda's services, so all crypto trading processes will be handled by Bitpanda as the crypto service. This way, Fibank users don't need to download an additional app or go through KYC again just to invest in crypto, it makes it easier for users who want to get into crypto investing.

However, this has nothing to do with Bitcoin's strategic reserves, so it shouldn't be discussed here.

[1] https://thepaypers.com/crypto-web3-and-cbdc/news/bitpanda-enterprise-fibank-bring-crypto-investing-to-bulgaria