Weekly Recap: Bitcoin Gains Special Reserve Status

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By Benjamin Schiller | Edited by Nikhilesh De Mar 7, 2025, 6:18 p.m. UTC What to know : Bitcoin emerged as the big winner from a White House Crypto Summit, with plans for it to have its own reserve, separate from other cryptocurrencies. Other cryptocurrencies like ETH, SOL, ADA, and XRP, initially included in the reserve plan, will now be part of a separate "stockpile." Despite an IMF deal, El Salvador will continue buying BTC, and Texas has passed a bill to create its own Bitcoin Reserve. As crypto executives gathered for a White House Summit Friday and officials clarified plans for a Crypto Reserve, there was one big winner: Bitcoin. In a Sunday March 2 social media message, President Trump had outlined a Reserve plan to include ETH, SOL, ADA and XRP alongside BTC . But, by Thursday night March 6, when he signed an executive order on the reserve, that plan had changed. Now, Bitcoin will get its own reserve and other coins will be relegated to a separate “stockpile.” Regulatory reporter Jesse Hamilton led our coverage from Washington D.C. The volte-face came after vociferous industry reaction to Trump’s Sunday plan, which may have impacted decision-making. Many Bitcoiners complained BTC would be diluted alongside lesser-cap coins and that Bitcoin has unique characteristics as “digital gold” where other projects don’t. In the end, the White House seemed to agree. ADA, SOL and XRP, having been buoyed by the Sunday announcement, all plunged on the news , per reporting from CoinDesk’s Kris Sandor and Cheyenne Ligon. There was other good news for the premier cryptocurrency. President Nayib Bukele said El Salvador would continue buying BTC even after an IMF deal that had seemed to scotch that mission, CoinDesk’s Tom Carreras reported. Texas passed a bill to create its own Bitcoin Reserve , leading about 20 other states that are considering the same, Hamilton reported. Fold added 475 BTC , becoming a top-10 public bitcoin treasury, James Van Straten wrote. Lombard Finance said it would deploy its liquid-staking bitcoin token, LBTC, on Sui, deepening bitcoin’s moat in crypto markets. CoinDesk’s Francisco Rodrigues had that news. (Meanwhile, Sui’s native token was added to the Trump-owned World Liberty Financial Asset Reserve, boosting its price.) Danny Nelson had the scoop of the week : News that DoubleZero Foundation, a stealthy startup building a “new internet” aiming to improve blockchain performance, had raised $28 million at a $400 million valuation (it is now looking for more investment.) In other news, Sam Bankman-Fried spoke to Tucker Carlson from his prison cell , another stop on his media play to win a presidential pardon. Once an enthusiastic backer of Democrat electoral candidates, SBF now seems to be on the GOP side. We’ll have to see whether his outreach pays dividends in the weeks ahead. Benjamin Schiller Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He holds some ETH, BTC and LINK. X icon X icon About About Us Masthead Careers CoinDesk News Crypto API Documentation Contact Contact Us Accessibility Advertise Sitemap System Status DISCLOSURE & POLICES CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide by a strict set of editorial policies . CoinDesk has adopted a set of principles aimed at ensuring the integrity, editorial independence and freedom from bias of its publications. CoinDesk is part of the Bullish group, which owns and invests in digital asset businesses and digital assets. 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