US May Launch Strategic Bitcoin Reserve This Year, Says Galaxy Exec

Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy Digital, believes the United States could soon formalize its long-rumored Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), potentially before the end of ￰1￱ Takeaways: Galaxy’s Alex Thorn says the ￰2￱ announce a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by ￰3￱ has already signed an executive order, with lawmakers pushing for a feasibility ￰4￱ could leave the ￰5￱ as countries like Kyrgyzstan and Indonesia move ￰6￱ a post on X this week , Thorn said the odds are being overlooked by the market, adding that the ￰7￱ may soon announce it is officially holding Bitcoin as a strategic asset. “The market seems to be completely underpricing the likelihood of such an announcement,” Thorn noted, highlighting growing momentum around the ￰8￱ Signs Executive Order to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve In March, President Trump signed an executive order authorizing the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the US Digital Asset ￰9￱ a detailed strategy has yet to be released, recent activity suggests movement behind the ￰10￱ this week, lawmakers introduced a bill requesting the US Treasury to evaluate the technical and strategic feasibility of the reserve.

Trump’s crypto policy report, published in July, made only a brief mention of the reserve, but insiders maintain it’s a ￰11￱ administration’s crypto liaison reportedly confirmed continued interest in building the SBR. However, not everyone is convinced of a 2025 ￰12￱ Weisburger, former chairman at CoinRoutes, believes the rollout is more likely in 2026. yes, i mean the ￰13￱ announcing, not bessent’s offhand comment on tv that comment gave us hints of where they think the size of the reserve stands but is not a formal announcement of the SBR ￰0￱ — Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) September 11, 2025 He argues the administration may want to discreetly accumulate Bitcoin before making any public ￰14￱ warn that delays could carry consequences.

Jan3 CEO Samson Mow has repeatedly stressed that the US risks being outpaced if it doesn’t act ￰15￱ interest in sovereign Bitcoin reserves appears to be ￰16￱ advanced legislation this week to establish its own crypto reserve, and Indonesia’s Bitcoin advocacy group recently met with officials to promote a similar ￰17￱ rival nations explore national Bitcoin strategies, Thorn’s prediction adds weight to growing speculation that the US may soon enter the ￰18￱ Tops Corporate Bitcoin Holdings with 636,505 BTC While the US is considering launching a strategic Bitcoin reserve, many corporate companies are adding BTC to their balance ￰19￱ Saylor’s Strategy now holds 636,505 BTC, making it the largest corporate holder by a wide ￰20￱ mining firm MARA Holdings remains in second with 52,477 BTC, after adding 705 BTC in ￰21￱ new entrants are gaining ground.

XXI, founded by Strike CEO Jack Mallers, has amassed 43,514 BTC , while the Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company holds 30,021 ￰22￱ major players include crypto exchange Bullish (24,000 BTC), Metaplanet (20,000 BTC) , and publicly listed names like Riot Platforms, Trump Media & Technology Group, CleanSpark, and ￰23￱ wave of accumulation has fueled speculation around a supply ￰24￱ just 5.2% of Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply left to be mined, continued corporate demand could drive prices even ￰25￱ firms are aiming much higher. Japan’s Metaplanet and U. S.-based Semler Scientific have set targets of 210,000 BTC and 105,000 BTC by 2027, ten to twenty times their current ￰26￱ the US, 120 public companies now hold Bitcoin.

Canada, the UK, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Africa, and Bahrain are among the countries where corporate BTC ownership is growing.