Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve May Swap Gold for Digital Assets

Trump Administration Explores Selling Gold to Fund Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Through Multiple Legal Pathways

  • Trump administration is exploring selling Gold to purchase Bitcoin for the new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR).
  • Three potential methods exist for legally acquiring bitcoin: Congressional authorization, using the Exchange Stabilization Fund, or revaluing gold certificates.
  • The US Treasury currently values its 8,000 tons of gold at $42 per ounce (1973 rate), but revaluing to current market rates could unlock $700 billion for bitcoin purchases.

The Trump administration is actively considering selling U.S. gold reserves to fund bitcoin purchases for the newly established Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisers and top appointee of SBR leader David Sacks, has characterized this potential gold-for-bitcoin swap as a “budget-neutral” approach to building America’s sovereign cryptocurrency holdings.

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Following President Donald Trump‘s executive order to establish the SBR, his team has identified multiple legal pathways to acquire bitcoin without requiring new congressional appropriations. This proposal has ignited debate about the wisdom of exchanging a 5,000-year-old sovereign store of value for a digital asset known for its volatility.

According to Hines, the administration has identified at least three legal methods to acquire bitcoin for the national reserve.

The first and most straightforward approach requires Congressional authorization. As the constitutional authority over federal budgets, Congress could directly allocate resources for bitcoin purchases. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) has already introduced the Bitcoin Act of 2025, which would mandate the U.S. to obtain 1 million BTC, with funding substantially derived from gold sales.

However, the Trump administration appears prepared to proceed even without specific congressional approval. The second potential mechanism involves the Exchange Stabilization Fund, established by Section 10 of the U.S. Gold Reserve Act of 1934. This fund grants the Treasury Secretary discretionary powers to stabilize the dollar’s value through transactions in foreign exchange markets, gold, and various financial instruments.

Under this framework, the Treasury could legally sell gold to purchase bitcoin-denominated financial instruments. For example, the Treasury might acquire claims on future bitcoin production from U.S. mining companies, effectively gaining bitcoin exposure through what would be classified as “instruments of credit” under existing law.

The Treasury Secretary could also work with financial institutions to purchase bonds or notes denominated in bitcoin, creating de facto exposure to the asset while remaining within legal boundaries.

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A third approach involves a creative accounting maneuver that wouldn’t require physically selling gold at all. The U.S. Treasury currently values its approximately 8,000 tons of gold reserves at the outdated 1973 statutory rate of $42 per ounce. By reissuing gold certificates to reflect current market prices around $3,000 per ounce, the Treasury could recognize over $700 billion in paper gains that could then be allocated to bitcoin purchases.

Despite these legal pathways, critics point to significant risks in transitioning from gold to bitcoin. The cryptocurrency’s historical volatility and tendency for dramatic price corrections represent substantial challenges for a sovereign wealth strategy.

Nevertheless, the administration appears determined to move forward with building the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, leveraging multiple legal frameworks to execute what would be an unprecedented shift in U.S. monetary assets.

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