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3/6/25: Is Trump About to Reveal the Bitcoin Reserve? šŗšøšš§š¾

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Bitcoin reserve strategy may be revealed tomorrow
Coinbase explores a tokenized version of $COIN stock
Belarus plans to mine Bitcoin using surplus nuclear energy

Specsā Insights
1. Bitcoin reserve strategy may be revealed tomorrow
šŗšø LATEST: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirms the US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve is likely on the cards:
āA Bitcoin strategic reserve is something the Presidentās interested inā¦ and I think youāre going to see it executed on Friday.ā
ā Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph)
1:38 PM ā¢ Mar 5, 2025
āāŖ-āŖ ā The odds of a Bitcoin reserve just shot up big time!
Speculation is running wild that Trump will announce his strategy for the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve tomorrow at the White House Crypto Summit. The odds of a Bitcoin reserve happening in 2025 have surged 20% this week on Polymarket, now sitting at 65% and climbing.
Trump has been teasing this for monthsāheās promised a reserve, signed executive orders, and even specified which cryptos it would hold (which saw immediate pushback). But the big question remains ā how will it actually work, and will congressional approval be required?
High-ranking officials are hinting that tomorrow could be the big reveal:
David Sacks (Crypto Czar) pointed out that the U.S. paper-handed 195,000 BTC, costing taxpayers $17B because there was no long-term strategy.
Howard Lutnick (Head of U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund) said, āA Bitcoin strategic reserve is something the Presidentās interested inā¦ and I think youāre going to see it executed on Friday.ā
Still, the reserve has sparked major debate. Industry leadersāincluding Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrongāargue it should be Bitcoin only and not hold ETH, XRP, SOL, or ADA. The pushback has been strong, and a lot of these critics will be at the summit tomorrow ā full list of attendees.
That said, Howard Lutnick hinted that āBitcoin will be treated differently from altcoinsāāso maybe the reserve will be structured with a heavy BTC weighting and a market cap-weighted index for the rest. Something like 75% BTC and 25% spread across the others. Just a random number, but it sort of check out given Bitcoin dominance is currently 60.5%.
Regardless, Iām bullish on the idea of a U.S. crypto reserve, but Iām even more curious about how they plan to execute it. If itās happening, I want detailsāand I want them fast.
2. Coinbase explores a tokenized version of $COIN stock
ā”ļøJUST IN: Coinbase is reportedly exploring the launch of a tokenized version of its $COIN stock, signaling a potential move into on-chain stock trading.
ā Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph)
9:16 PM ā¢ Mar 5, 2025
āāŖ-āŖ ā The stock market is going onchain
Coinbase is reportedly exploring a tokenized version of its own stock, COIN ( ā¼ 7.43% )āsomething that could open the floodgates for stock tokenization and permanently change Wall Street.
This is giving big Amazon vibes. First, they disrupted bookstores, thenā¦ well, everything. Tokenizing stocks could be TradFiās Amazon moment, and if Coinbase pulls this off, it will force the legacy system to evolve or die. The benefits are obvious, but Iāll outline them anyway:
24/7 trading instead of 9:30am-4pm
Instant settlement vs. waiting T+2 days
Fractional ownership for any stock
Global accessibilityāno more borders
Near-zero fees, no middlemen
Trustless borrowing/lending
Transparent real-time trading
Bringing stocks onchain would instantly eliminate the need for brokers, clearinghouses, and even traditional exchanges like NYSE and NASDAQ. Theyād have no choice but to adapt or be left behind.
And itās not just about public stocksāthis would revolutionize private markets too. IPOs, M&A deals, and even early-stage startup funding could all be tokenized, blurring the lines between private and public companies.
For Coinbase, this is a power move. They have regulatory clout, strong TradFi + DeFi infrastructure, and could easily become the go-to U.S. platform for tokenized stocksāessentially a neo-stock exchange.
The writingās on the wall. At some point, the blockchain will be our great shared financial backend. Legacy systems will just be portals connecting to it.
3. Belarus plans to mine Bitcoin using surplus nuclear energy
JUST IN: š§š¾ Belarus President Lukasheko calls to begin mining cryptocurrency.
"If it is profitable for us, let's do it. We have excess electricity. Let them make this cryptocurrency and so on."
ā Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)
9:18 PM ā¢ Mar 5, 2025
āāŖ-āŖ ā Bitcoinās making use of stranded energy!
Belarus is getting into Bitcoin mining. President Alexander Lukashenko just directed the countryās energy minister to explore using surplus electricityāmainly from its nuclear power plantāto mine BTC.
For context, Belarus has some of the cheapest electricity in Europe, making it a prime candidate for mining operations. And they arenāt aloneāEl Salvador and Bhutan are already using excess energy to mine crypto.
Usually, surplus energy gets ācurtailed,ā meaning itās wastedāoften sent to ādump loadsā where itās just converted into heat and dissipated. Bitcoin fixes this.
One of Bitcoin miningās biggest advantages is its mobility and flexibility. Unlike a gas power plant, which canāt just turn off and on at will, Bitcoin miners can relocate and start/stop operations as needed. This allows them to absorb energy that would otherwise be wasted.
People love to bash Bitcoin for its energy consumption, but the reality is itās actually making the global energy grid more efficient. Instead of wasting power, weāre putting it to good useāsecuring the hardest money in the world.
And donāt even get me started on the Kardashev scaleā¦

Everything Else
āļø Crypto & DeFi
Ethereum devs fix bug in Pectra upgrade testnet
Uniswap expands governance reward program
Bitcoin & ETH volatility expected after Trump summit
Mt. Gox moves $1B in Bitcoin to unmarked address
Ripple grants $50M to crypto education nonprofit
Aave proposes yield-bearing version of GHO stablecoin
Tether & Circle compete for stablecoin regulation edge
Elon Musk loses bid to block OpenAI transition
Stablecoins reshape payments in emerging markets
Moonbirds & Reddit founders revive Digg with AI twist
Noble launches yield-paying stablecoin on Cosmos
Coinbase may be issuing a credit card
š¦ Wall Street & VC
BioNexus first public company to approve ETH treasury reserves
Coinbase eyes tokenized securities amid regulatory shift
Canary Capital files for Axelar ETF
Bitwise files for Aptos ETF
CoreWeave acquires AI platform ahead of IPO
Jump Trading restructures US crypto operations
DoubleZero raises $28M on $400M valuation for blockchain fiber network
šļø Legal & Regulatory
Trump to unveil Bitcoin reserve strategy this week, says Howard Lutnick
Bitwise says market misinterpreting Trumpās crypto reserve
Trump speech skips crypto, signaling low priority
National Crypto Association launches with Ripple support
New York proposes bill to criminalize crypto fraud
US sanctions Iranian darknet marketplace operator
Solana co-founder opposes US crypto reserve
US to release seized Bitcoin mining hardware
Tennessee uses Bitcoin to verify election results
š Rest Of The World
Fireblocks launches security tools for EU compliance
Argentina moves to freeze $100M in crypto tied to LIBRA sale
Japan considers 20% crypto tax cap
South Korea moves closer to Bitcoin ETF approval
Hex Trust secures Singapore payment license
Dubai bank launches crypto trading
Belarus considers mining Bitcoin with surplus energy
Australian fraud case linked to Olympic athlete
Transak expands to Australia
š¼ļø NFTs & Metaverse
Mastercard launches NFT-linked apparel for golf event
NFT ETF seen as unlikely due to lack of investor confidence
CryptoPunks see a whopping 23 sales in 24 hours
