Federal Reserve Chair Powell covered a lot of ground in his press conference today, with the emphasis on, of course, the outlook for monetary policy.
He was asked by a reporter though if he sees value in the U.S. government building a bitcoin reserve.
Powell was not enthusiastic:
- “We’re not allowed to own bitcoin”
- “The Federal Reserve Act says what we can own and we’re not looking for a law change. That’s the kind of thing for Congress to consider, but we are not looking for a law change at the Fed.”
Meanwhile, BTC has dipped under US $100K:
I think one thing is for certain. If Trump decides on a US Bitcoin reserve, the US will get a BTC reserve! Maybe DOGE can oversee…
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