Strategic Bitcoin Reserve threads

[TravelMug]

Since SBR (Strategic Bitcoin Reserve) is a hot topic this Trump introduce this in his election campaign and him winning the election, there seems to be a lot of nations around the world who wanted to follow his strategy.

Although it has some resistance from the US FEDS itself, but there a lot of hype on it already.

And with that I gathered some of the threads, I might have missed a couple though, so don't hesitate to comment here so that I can update the thread. And maybe later we can go back and strikeout which has succeeded already. As you can see, it's all over, from Africa to Europe to South America

• Everything you wanted to know about Bitcoin Strategic Reserve. by @fillippone
• Bitcoin national reserve plans in Africa countries by @Charles-Tim
• Just in: Russian Lawmaker proposes to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve by @Jating
• Switzerland may adopt bitcoin reserve but it may not be until 2026 by @_act_
• Just In: Brazil’s Congress Introduces Bill To Create Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by @Jating
• South African leader wanted Bitcoin and believed it will pay their debt by @btc_angela
• Bitcoin Reserve: what if the BRICS gets ahead of the USA.by @Lida93
• Just In: Swiss law maker says "Switzerland needs a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve!" by @Jating
• Chile nation-state mining lobbyist Andrés Villagrán pushing for Bitcoin reserve @btc_angela

[Jating]

I think it will be big news if ever the US or the Trump administration will get the Bitcoin Reserve rolling. Because I'm seeing that there are more countries who are just keeping a low key with regards to this plan of the US.

But if this is going to be approved, I'm seeing a lot of countries who are going to follow the lead of the US, it will be a avalanche of small countries who will get their hands on Bitcoin as their option for a national reserve.

Worth noting though that El Salvador is ahead of the game already. And so is Bhutan, although not directly making Bitcoin in their reserves, but them being one of the biggest in terms of mining, they have taken advantage of Bitcoin already.

In 2023, Bitcoin mining revenue from Bhutan’s Druk Holding and Investments was used to fund a 50% salary increase for public servants in the country, according to local media reports.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bhutan-government-sells-66m-bitcoin-stash-price-tops-71k

[Smack That Ace]

Most people only look at the positive side of these rumors and think about the dream scenario, forgetting one thing if this idea fails and cannot come true. That would be a huge blow to bitcoin and a dump would be inevitable. Everything about government and politicians is a double-edged sword, so let's lower our expectations when it comes to them.
Furthermore, we need to know that all these are just rumors or ideas of politicians. No formal proposal has been submitted to parliament for consideration, it is all just hype created by us.

[btc_angela]

There is also this article about nations on their stance on it,



https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-reserves-interest-rising

There's a long way to go though, I would agree that all eyes is on the Americans here. If Trump can make FED accept it, it will definitely have the domino effects on those aforementioned country and for sure most of them are going to accept it and see Bitcoin as a reserve and a hedge against inflation.

Maybe if US is going to print a lot of money, then who knows, those money might go on it's Bitcoin reserve.

So for now, it's really complex and it depends on the broader U.S. financial policy frameworks.

[Catenaccio]

Before nations and their governments do things from ideas for National Strategic Bitcoin Reserves to actually execute it, you can follow up some websites and get information about National Bitcoin Treasuries, that are different than Strategic Bitcoin Reserves because they can sell those seized bitcoins easily if they don't have plans for National Strategic Bitcoin Reserves.

I did not check all sites, but a following website has a specific page for Government Treasuries. In future, I believe there will be many websites for National Strategic Bitcoin Reserves.
Some world maps for Bitcoiners.
https://newhedge.io/bitcoin/government-treasuries

[TheUltraElite]

I read the news that Oklahoma has declared strategic reserve bill for bitcoin. This is a great news for the future of bitcoin in terms of its adoption and mainstream use.

If the governments and the politicians running them are into bitcoin in this manner, in the next few months things can change drastically making bitcoin an extremely bullish sector.

Maybe in future the dream of being able to spend bitcoin seamlessly on POS machines on the local grocery stores and online e-commerce will finally be realized.

I hope that other countries follow suit as well.

[avp2306]

Since SBR (Strategic Bitcoin Reserve) is a hot topic this Trump introduce this in his election campaign and him winning the election, there seems to be a lot of nations around the world who wanted to follow his strategy.

Although it has some resistance from the US FEDS itself, but there a lot of hype on it already.

And wit that I gathered some of the threads, I might have missed a couple though, so don't hesitate to comment here so that I can update the thread. And maybe later we can go back and strikeout which has succeeded already. As you can see, it's all over, from Africa to Europe to South America

• Everything you wanted to know about Bitcoin Strategic Reserve. by @fillippone
• Bitcoin national reserve plans in Africa countries by @Charles-Tim
• Just in: Russian Lawmaker proposes to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve by @Jating
• Switzerland may adopt bitcoin reserve but it may not be until 2026 by @_act_
• Just In: Brazil’s Congress Introduces Bill To Create Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by @Jating
• South African leader wanted Bitcoin and believed it will pay their debt by @btc_angela
• Bitcoin Reserve: what if the BRICS gets ahead of the USA.by @Lida93
• Just In: Swiss law maker says "Switzerland needs a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve!" by @Jating
• Chile nation-state mining lobbyist Andrés Villagrán pushing for Bitcoin reserve @btc_angela

Expect that many discussion about Bitcoin reserve will rise since to many people speculating about this situation and to many countries also state are now interested to implement it. Not that many of them got interest of Bitcoin then provably that this will lead to increase more demand for Bitcoin.

More country is interested with this idea now https://coindcx.com/blog/coindcx-news/global-momentum-countries-exploring-bitcoin-reserves-in-2025-15-january-2025/ and provably more to come.

Hopefully with this developments we can see Bitcoin to be used as alternative option to use to buy goods on those first world countries down to smaller ones.

[FortuneFollower]

I read the news that Oklahoma has declared strategic reserve bill for bitcoin. This is a great news for the future of bitcoin in terms of its adoption and mainstream use.

If the governments and the politicians running them are into bitcoin in this manner, in the next few months things can change drastically making bitcoin an extremely bullish sector.

Maybe in future the dream of being able to spend bitcoin seamlessly on POS machines on the local grocery stores and online e-commerce will finally be realized.

I hope that other countries follow suit as well.

Oklahoma, Texas, you name it. I also heard something about Florida.
The Reserves Renaissance is happening 

[Jating]

You might also include Malaysia as well,



https://x.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1879550589493027311

And I think countries like Malaysia and others in the South East Asia region will really benefited from making Bitcoin in their national reserves. So let's see who's next, we can only dream that our country will also think about it as this is the new order in the financial world and everyone doesn't want to be left behind.

[NotATether]

There is also this article about nations on their stance on it,

Whoever made that image should really consider swapping the colors used for the land and the ocean, because I was staring at that map for a few seconds trying to make sense of it and wondering why do all the countries look funny  but it turned out I was just looking at oceans.

There's a long way to go though, I would agree that all eyes is on the Americans here. If Trump can make FED accept it, it will definitely have the domino effects on those aforementioned country and for sure most of them are going to accept it and see Bitcoin as a reserve and a hedge against inflation.

It's going to be send shockwaves if he does manage to do it and everyone's going to want to copy him.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Hopefully with this developments we can see Bitcoin to be used as alternative option to use to buy goods on those first world countries down to smaller ones.

I think making bitcoin a national reserve is different from making bitcoin an alternative currency/payment method. Governments are looking to use bitcoin as an asset class more like gold than a currency. Also, using bitcoin as a currency or payment method would be a very different matter as it could impact country's currency, unlike using it as a national reserve. And I don't think governments would like that.

Not to mention, will people actually be interested and accept using bitcoin as a payment method? From what is going on, it is easy to see that most people just want to accumulate as much as possible and hope to get rich from it. No one wants to spend their bitcoins and many consider it a waste. I am not optimistic about the idea of ​​using bitcoin as an alternative payment method.

[tbct_mt2]

I think making bitcoin a national reserve is different from making bitcoin an alternative currency/payment method. Governments are looking to use bitcoin as an asset class more like gold than a currency. Also, using bitcoin as a currency or payment method would be a very different matter as it could impact country's currency, unlike using it as a national reserve. And I don't think governments would like that.

Basically governments don't like Bitcoin and don't want to make it as their national reserves, because it affects their fiat currencies or CBDCs. It can be a snowball with small countries want to try like El Salvador, Bhutan, then several big countries want to try. After several years, the snowball starts with many countries and it becomes unstoppable, irreversible.

Not to mention, will people actually be interested and accept using bitcoin as a payment method? From what is going on, it is easy to see that most people just want to accumulate as much as possible and hope to get rich from it. No one wants to spend their bitcoins and many consider it a waste. I am not optimistic about the idea of ​​using bitcoin as an alternative payment method.

A payment method is only one of many use cases for Bitcoin. People can use Bitcoin with many use cases and they don't need to use their bitcoin in a same way. If they can access their bitcoin, make a transaction and there are miners to confirm it, there are many types of deal with Bitcoin as a middle mean to compete those deals financially.

The bullish case for Bitcoin is a book, with insightful information on Bitcoin, fundamentals to different bullish scenarios for it in future.

[Z-tight]

Do we want so many countries to have BTC strategic reserves? Is it actually a good thing if nearly every country has a BTC strategic reserve. I have been thinking about that, i know that it will pump the price of BTC, but doesn't it mean that centralized governments will be controlling a large percent of BTC and it gives them the 'power' to manipulate the price.

[Wind_FURY]

Do we want so many countries to have BTC strategic reserves? Is it actually a good thing if nearly every country has a BTC strategic reserve. I have been thinking about that, i know that it will pump the price of BTC, but doesn't it mean that centralized governments will be controlling a large percent of BTC and it gives them the 'power' to manipulate the price.

Different people will have different opinions, and our opinions will neither be wrong nor right. Because Bitcoin functions as a permissionless system that's open for EVERYONE, then we probably should be agnostic. What would it matter if the system was designed for our opinions not to matter?

[Alphakilo]

Thank you for compiling this.

The discussion on strategic bitcoin reserves has been gaining a lot of strong momentum globally and in the forum. There is a topic coming up almost every day on it. I wish to see a singular thread where any new development on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve would be discussed. We have something just like that for the El Salvador bitcoin discussion. If we have that, it makes it easier to track the conversations instead of having to go from one topic to another.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

And wit that I gathered some of the threads, I might have missed a couple though, so don't hesitate to comment here so that I can update the thread. And maybe later we can go back and strikeout which has succeeded already. As you can see, it's all over, from Africa to Europe to South America

Currently we are seeing many people taking Bitcoin reserves, which could be bullish news for Bitcoin. The upward trend in Bitcoin price that we have seen in the last year may be due to the effect that the acceptance of Bitcoin reserves is increasing day by day. At the moment, the United States is leading the way in terms of Bitcoin reserves, with several states in the country already accepting Bitcoin reserves. We probably saw in a tweet that a total of 8 states in that country have already accept Bitcoin reserves.

By the way OP, I already made a thread maybe you should link it here too, as there was also a thread discussing Bitcoin Reserve.

Donald Trump Confirms Bitcoin Reserve Plans

[jcojci]

It seems the presence of Bitcoin attract more countries to explore Bitcoin as a strategic asset. You can check this article:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/01/03/nations-states-turn-to-bitcoin-as-a-strategic-reserve-asset/

We can say that this year will be the year of Bitcoin where that can effect to the Bitcoin price to surge higher. I am interested with the last sentence on that article which saying:

In 2025, the question is no longer if bitcoin will be part of national reserves or shape geopolitics, but how much it will play a central role in future economic strategies.

[Zlantann]

Do we want so many countries to have BTC strategic reserves? Is it actually a good thing if nearly every country has a BTC strategic reserve. I have been thinking about that, i know that it will pump the price of BTC, but doesn't it mean that centralized governments will be controlling a large percent of BTC and it gives them the 'power' to manipulate the price.

Spot Bitcoin ETF and Bitcoin Strategic reserve will drive Bitcoin to centralization. I have thought about the influence the government and big corporations will have over the market if they successfully grab some large chunk of the coin. But there is nothing you or I can do about it. You cannot stop people from selling them at a given price and there is no way to restrict the government from buying. We will just have to enjoy decentralization as long as it lasts until the market becomes under the control of these centralized institutions.

Strategic reserve is now a hot topic not just in the crypto industry but the global financial system. Well done OP for the compilation.

[tbct_mt2]

Spot Bitcoin ETF and Bitcoin Strategic reserve will drive Bitcoin to centralization. I have thought about the influence the government and big corporations will have over the market if they successfully grab some large chunk of the coin. But there is nothing you or I can do about it. You cannot stop people from selling them at a given price and there is no way to restrict the government from buying. We will just have to enjoy decentralization as long as it lasts until the market becomes under the control of these centralized institutions.

Centralization you means is about Bitcoin distribution centralization, but it's not related to centralization / decentralization of Bitcoin network in hashrate. It's a totally different matter and I believe that Bitcoin network decentralization will be maintained well with time.

Manipulation exists in all markets and it makes sense if Bitcoin market is not an exemption. Bigger adoption, more institutional investors join, governments join, hence more bitcoins will be accumulated by big whales and they will try to pull manipulative cards for their benefits. As retailed investors, we can hold our bitcoin tight and wait for their manipulation upwards to get profit. If they manipulate price downwards, we can buy dips and accumulate more bitcoins. Just don't sell our bitcoin cheap to institutional investors.

Bitcoin Rich List will change a lot with appearances of Bitcoin Spot ETFs, many new institutional investors and government reserves in future.
https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html

[Franctoshi]

Do we want so many countries to have BTC strategic reserves? Is it actually a good thing if nearly every country has a BTC strategic reserve. I have been thinking about that, i know that it will pump the price of BTC, but doesn't it mean that centralized governments will be controlling a large percent of BTC and it gives them the 'power' to manipulate the price.

Spot Bitcoin ETF and Bitcoin Strategic reserve will drive Bitcoin to centralization. I have thought about the influence the government and big corporations will have over the market if they successfully grab some large chunk of the coin. But there is nothing you or I can do about it. You cannot stop people from selling them at a given price and there is no way to restrict the government from buying. We will just have to enjoy decentralization as long as it lasts until the market becomes under the control of these centralized institutions.

Strategic reserve is now a hot topic not just in the crypto industry but the global financial system. Well done OP for the compilation.

You're right, The government likes to control everything and Bitcoin isn't gonna be out the picture, since Bitcoin is anti-central control system of the government. They've used various avenues to try to bring it down, yet the true decentralization of Bitcoin has made this difficult for government to control Bitcoin totally, Therefore, the only option they've got to try to gain more control over Bitcoin is to adopt and buy large amount of Bitcoin, to be able to control the demand and supply side with pouring their Billions of dollars into the market and with some of their economic policies.

Lastly, Op there is no way that countries will sit and fold their hands and watch US go Bitcoin way without them following suit
A lot of them we aren't aware are just waiting on the sideline for the implementation of this strategic reserve to take a step.
The bottom line is that, it's in the advantage of early adopters of Bitcoin, while the government comes in to buy more millionaires will be printed without dependency on government and you and I are already benefiting.