Some Bitcoiners also believe that a reserve could serve as a hedge against inflation. They point to the fact that the dollar has gotten less valuable over time, and argue that Bitcoin’s value could be stronger than the dollar’s during global economic crises.

President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind the creation of a federal reserve of cryptocurrency assets — he initially highlighted XRP, Solana,

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bitcoin backpedaled on Monday after an early rise following U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend proposal for a national strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies.

In a post on his Truth Social, the president told followers he would create a basket of digital assets similar to the strategic petroleum reserve, which Trump saID would include crypto leaders Solana, Cardano, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Typically, such reserves are used in times of crisis or supply chain disruptions.

Trump said his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including bitcoin, ether, XRP, SOL and ADA.

Donald Trump announced a crypto strategic reserve featuring Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. The move drew criticism, particularly for including Cardano and omitting Bitcoin

Bitcoin was down 9.47 percent at $85,321.69 each. The cryptocurrency market’s total valuation remains above a trillion dollars, with Bitcoin holding the largest share.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is directing his newly created digital assets working group to move forward on creating a “crypto strategic reserve” along the lines of existing U.S. reserves of gold and oil.

Trump (pictured) vowed to 'make sure the US is the crypto capital of the world' and said bitcoin and ethereum would be at the 'heart of the reserve'.