Lawmakers and Saylor Push Ahead on Bitcoin Reserve Bill

• U.S. lawmakers hold talks with crypto leaders to discuss the proposed BITCOIN Act.
• The bill proposes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with one million BTC over five years.
• Funding methods include seized assets, tariffs, and gold revaluation to stay budget neutral.

U.S. lawmakers are meeting with 18 crypto executives in Washington, D.C., to push forward the BITCOIN Act. The closed-door roundtable, hosted on Capitol Hill by Senator Cynthia Lummis and Representative Nick Begich, includes Michael Saylor of Strategy, Tom Lee of BitMine, and Fred Thiel of Marathon Digital Holdings. The meeting aims to advance legislation that proposes the United States acquire one million Bitcoins over five years through budget-neutral methods.

Push for a National Bitcoin Reserve

In March, Senator Lummis reintroduced the BITCOIN Act, officially titled the “Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide Act.” 

The legislation calls for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, with holdings modeled after the country’s gold stockpile. President Donald Trump’s earlier executive order prohibiting the sale of government-seized Bitcoin laid the foundation for the bill’s framework.

The proposal mandates acquisitions without adding taxpayer burden. According to the Digital Power Network’s Hailey Miller, the bill outlines budget-neutral approaches such as revaluing Treasury gold certificates, redirecting tariff revenues, and utilizing seized digital assets. These strategies are part of the discussion during today’s meeting, where crypto executives explored feasible funding mechanisms with lawmakers.

Industry Leaders and Policy Stakeholders

The roundtable includes a diverse mix of participants from the crypto and traditional finance sectors. In addition to Saylor, Lee, and Thiel, attendees include Riot’s Brian Morgenstern, Bitdeer’s Haris Basit, and CleanSpark’s Matt Schultz. 

Representatives from venture capital firms Off the Chain Capital and Reserve One join, as well as executives from eToro and Western Alliance Bank. The event was organized by the Digital Power Network, an affiliate of The Digital Chamber, which has consistently lobbied for broader digital asset adoption in Washington. 

Miller emphasized the importance of keeping the BITCOIN Act prominent amid other pending crypto-related legislation. She noted that lawmakers recently passed a stablecoin-focused bill, indicating the momentum around digital asset policymaking.

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Next Steps and Political Challenges

At present, the BITCOIN Act is before the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee, awaiting hearings. Miller stated that roundtable meetings included proposals for breaking through stagnant momentum and attracting bipartisan support. 

The bill holds backing only from Republican lawmakers, and participants need to examine operational questions, including custody, security, and long-term holding requirements for the proposed reserve. 

The legislation specifies that acquired Bitcoin must be stored for at least 20 years, with limited exceptions allowing use for national debt repayment. These provisions resemble existing frameworks governing the nation’s gold reserves. The initiative, if enacted, would be one of the largest sovereign entries into the Bitcoin market. 

Lawmakers and executives suggest the need for structured planning, given the scale of the acquisitions and potential market impacts. The coming months are expected to determine whether congressional committees move forward with hearings or revisions of the bill.

Meanwhile, meeting with executives like Saylor, Tom Lee, and Fred Thiel shows the growing coordination between policy and industry leaders, and the discussion emphasizes coalition building, operational planning, and political negotiation as key steps in determining the future move of the legislation. 

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