The cryptocurrency market concludes another week with unprecedented developments that have sparked investor excitement. A strategic Bitcoin reserve was announced in the US, while a cryptocurrency reserve and summit were held. Simultaneously, despite the bullish developments, BTC and major league altcoins continued to encounter volatility in the market.
Below are some of the most talked-about market updates reported by CoinGape over the past week.
This week’s cryptocurrency market sees a Bitcoin stockpile and a cryptocurrency stockpile in the US.
US President Donald Trump announced a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States this week. This reserve is expected to comprise approximately 200,000 Bitcoins, which are currently held by the government through the cessation of funds involved in criminal and illicit activities.
Interestingly, Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick have been appointed as officials who will focus on potential resources to help the reserve acquire more BTC in the future. Trump revealed that these BTC coins will also not be sold early, offering more value to the reserve.
Furthermore, the country expects to see a “crypto reserve” consisting of assets such as Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and XRP in the future, according to Trump’s announcement. The main difference between the two sagas is that while the government is pushing to acquire more BTC, there will be no active efforts to increase the cryptocurrency stockpile. Taken together, these were the major developments in favor of cryptocurrencies in the US this week.
Crypto Summit: What’s New?
Simultaneously, the crypto market witnessed a cryptocurrency summit at the White House this week, hosted by President Donald Trump and crypto czar David Sacks.
Notably, Trump has shown strong efforts to end “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” which has been putting regulatory pressure on banks, leading them to close accounts of crypto companies. Furthermore, the 47th US president has continued to reflect strong support for cryptocurrencies, suggesting that the government’s stance is likely to be more favorable to digital assets in the future.
Overall, the announcement of the Bitcoin reserve, the crypto summit, and the launch of an upcoming cryptocurrency arsenal have generated notable optimism in the market.
Bitcoin and altcoins remain volatile
However, despite the broader developments this week, BTC and major altcoins are facing turbulence in the crypto market.
The price of BTC closed the week close to $86,000 after going through a rollercoaster ride over the past seven days. The price of ETH lost almost 2% to close the week close to $2,200. XRP price also faced turbulence and traded at $2.32 at the close of the week, up just 3% in 7 days. Lastly, SOL price lost 3.5% on a weekly basis and remained at $138, in line with the overall market trend.