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Trump's Cryptocurrency Executive Order: Proposes a Federal Regulatory Framework, Evaluates Building a Digital Asset Reserve

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2025-01-24 09:34:18
President Trump signed an executive order strengthening U.S. leadership in digital financial technology. These include:
Protect and promote the ability of individual citizens and private sector entities to access and use open public blockchain networks for legitimate purposes without persecution, including the ability to develop and deploy software, the ability to participate in mining and verification, the ability to transact with others without illegal censorship, and the ability to maintain self-custody of digital assets.
To promote and protect the sovereignty of the U.S. dollar, including by taking action to promote the development and growth of legal and legitimate dollar-backed stablecoins globally.
The working group should propose a federal regulatory framework to govern the issuance and operation of digital assets in the United States, including stablecoins. The working group's report should consider provisions for market structure, supervision, consumer protection, and risk management;
The working group should evaluate the possibility of establishing and maintaining a national digital asset reserve and propose criteria for establishing such a reserve, which may come from cryptocurrencies legally seized by the federal government through law enforcement efforts.