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Jared Golden, D-Maine, introduced the "American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026," or ARMA
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According to the bill text obtained by the Block, ARMA would require all bitcoin (BTC) deposited into the reserve to sit there for a minimum of 20 years, barring the government from "selling, swapping, auctioning, encumbering, or otherwise disposing of" the assets for any reason.
Key facts
- Jared Golden, D-Maine, introduced the "American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026," or ARMA, to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and separate Digital Asset Stockpile for non-bitcoin assets held
- Unofficial data from Arkham Intelligence pegs the current value of all U.S. government crypto holdings at roughly $26 billion, largely comprised of bitcoin, ether, and USDT — It is the latest congressional push to codify President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order to establish a national bitcoin stockpile
- According to the bill text obtained by the Block, ARMA would require all bitcoin (BTC) deposited into the reserve to sit there for a minimum of 20 years, barring the government from "selling
Summary
New bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Thursday would lock U.S. government bitcoin holdings into a strategic reserve for at least twenty years. It is the latest congressional push to codify President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order to establish a national bitcoin stockpile. The bill's author, Rep. After the lockup period expires, the Treasury secretary could then recommend selling up to 10% of the reserve's assets in any two-year period.