Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) chairs the US Senate panel on crypto assets. She has promised some big changes in government policy for the sector.
A Bitcoin sovereign wealth fund Republicans are calling a strategic national reserve is only one of Lummis promises for blockchain. But markets are thrilling with bullish activity on that prospect alone.
Over the weekend, Bitcoin whales were insatiable in their accumulation.
After Republicans retook control of Congress following Novembers election, the US Senate Banking Committee opened its first subcommittee panel on cryptocurrencies Thursday.
US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, pretty much confirmed.
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The idea of a national Bitcoin reserve is so popular at the moment among US policymakers that several states are considering establishing state reserves.
The Senate Banking digital asset subcommittee will:
✔️ Pass legislation promoting responsible innovation and consumer protection
✔️ Eradicate Operation Chokepoint 2.0
✔️ Make America the bitcoin and digital asset capital of the world
The new Senate subcommittee on digital assets has a host of issues to tackle with normalizing US government policy over blockchain. In an X post on Thursday afternoon, Sen. Lummis promised a three-point crypto agenda in 2025:
Pass legislation promoting responsible innovation and consumer protection Eradicate Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Make America the bitcoin and digital asset capital of the world Popular crypto markets analyst Crypto Beast replied, were going much higher. The strategic Bitcoin reserve has backing from President Trump, according to recent reports and the fact that he signed the documents.
In addition, it has a strong group of pro-crypto delegates to Congress in the new subcommittee. That includes Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who received strong backing from the pro-crypto Fairshake PAC.
Plus, theres Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), a freshman senator who prevailed in the ballot count over the Banking Committees previous chair, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
Bitcoins price had a somewhat unexpected reaction to the aforementioned news. The asset started to lose value after the documents signing and dropped to $102,400 before it recovered some ground to nearly $105,000 now.