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3/10/25: Saylor Wants The U.S. To Buy 25% Of All Bitcoin đşđ¸đŚâď¸

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Michael Saylor urges White House to buy up to 25% of Bitcoin supply
OCC clears banks to custody crypto and offer stablecoin services
Pectra upgrade faces disruption on Ethereumâs Sepolia testnet

Specsâ Insights
1. Michael Saylor urges White House to buy up to 25% of Bitcoin supply
I shared this today at the White House Digital Assets Summit.
â Michael SaylorâĄď¸ (@saylor)
10:18 PM ⢠Mar 7, 2025
ââŞ-⪠â Saylor is a Bitcoin bull, bull, bull.
At the White House Crypto Summit, Saylor pitched an ambitious digital asset strategy, recommending the U.S. government acquire up to 25% of Bitcoinâs total supply by 2035, when 99% of all BTC will have been mined. His argument? A massive Bitcoin stockpile could generate trillions in revenue and act as a âperpetual source of prosperityâ for Americans.
His proposal suggests the government should never sell its Bitcoin, emphasizing that a long-term holding strategy could generate $16T to $81T for the U.S. Treasury by 2045. Compared to Senator Cynthia Lummisâ previous push for a 5% allocation, this is an order of magnitude largerâand far more aggressive.
The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is already in motion, with Trumpâs executive order establishing a BTC stockpile using seized crypto. But so far, thereâs no official commitment to buy more Bitcoinâonly a directive for the Treasury and Commerce secretaries to develop âbudget-neutralâ strategies for future acquisition.
Saylor clearly thinks bigger. Whether or not his plan gains traction, one thing is certain: the conversation around nation-state Bitcoin accumulation has entered the mainstream. The real game theory is now in play.
2. OCC clears banks to custody crypto and offer stablecoin services
đşđ¸ Federally regulated US Banks can now custody Bitcoin without requiring prior approval - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
â Bitcoin Archive (@BTC_Archive)
8:45 AM ⢠Mar 9, 2025
ââŞ-⪠â Big win for banks and crypto.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) just announced that federally regulated banks can engage in crypto custody, stablecoin-related activities, and even run blockchain nodesâno prior approval needed. This is a major shift, removing the burdensome approval and control requirements that were previously in place.
Even more interesting, the OCC has officially withdrawn its 2023 statement on liquidity risks from crypto, signaling a reversal of prior concerns about the industry's impact on financial stability. Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood made it clear: banks engaging with crypto should have the same strong risk management controls as traditional activities, but there will no longer be unnecessary roadblocks in place.
Zooming out, this marks another step in the normalization of crypto within traditional finance. Expect more banks to start dipping their toes into custody and stablecoin operations, further blurring the lines between TradFi and DeFi. The great integration continues.
3. Pectra upgrade faces disruption on Ethereumâs Sepolia testnet
đ UPDATE: Ethereumâs Pectra upgrade on Sepolia faced disruptions as an unknown attacker exploited a zero-token transfer edge case, causing empty block mining.
â Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph)
9:57 AM ⢠Mar 10, 2025
ââŞ-⪠â Ethereumâs Pectra upgrade just hit a roadblock.
During its final testnet run on Sepolia, the upgrade ran into unexpected issues, and an unknown attacker made things worse by exploiting an edge case to force the mining of empty blocks. The problem stemmed from the deposit contract triggering the wrong event typeâa transfer event instead of a deposit. A fix was rolled out quickly, but the attacker found a loophole, sending zero-token transfers to keep the issue alive.
Ethereum developers eventually patched the problem by deploying a private fix across key nodes, preventing further disruption. Despite the setback, finalization was never lost, and the issue was contained to Sepolia due to its token-gated deposit contract, which isnât present on mainnet.
This follows earlier testnet hiccups on Holesky, adding to concerns about Pectraâs readiness. As a result, the upgrade has been postponed for further testing. While delays are frustrating, theyâre a reminder that Ethereum is optimizing for stability. Better to find the issues now than post-launch.

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đď¸ Legal & Regulatory
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