On March 7, 2025, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed a decree on the creation of a strategic reserve of Bitcoin, which caused significant fluctuations in the exchange rate of this cryptocurrency. Immediately after the announcement, the price of Bitcoin dropped from $90,978 to $85,080, but then partially recovered to $89,075.

According to the decree, the US will cease the sale of confiscated bitcoins and develop a strategy for their accumulation without additional expenses for taxpayers. Other cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Cardano, will be included in a separate fund, but the state does not plan to buy more of them.

The market reacted to this news by lowering the price of Bitcoin by 3%, from $87,600 to $84,700. Similar decreases were observed in other cryptocurrencies: Ethereum dropped by 2%, XRP by 1%, Solana by 3%, and Cardano by 13%.

The reason for this market reaction was investors' disappointment: instead of the expected new government purchases of bitcoins, the reserve will be replenished with assets already owned by the government obtained through confiscations. This means a lack of additional demand from the government, which led to the initial price decline.

However, despite the initial drop, the market quickly stabilized.
Thus, although Trump's decree caused short-term volatility in the bitcoin market, further developments will depend on specific actions by the administration in regulating and supporting the cryptocurrency sector.