U.S. Lawmakers to Discuss Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with Industry Leaders

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. lawmakers are scheduled to meet with 18 prominent figures from the cryptocurrency industry, including Strategy chairman Michael Saylor, on Tuesday. The meeting aims to explore how Congress can advance U.S. President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve initiative. Among the attendees will be Fundstrat CEO Tom Lee, who also chairs BitMine, and MARA CEO Fred Thiel. This gathering is organized by the crypto advocacy group, The Digital Chambers, which released the attendee list on Monday. The executives are advocating for the BITCOIN Act, introduced by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis in March. This legislation proposes that the government acquire one million Bitcoin (BTC) over a five-year period. The acquisition would be financed through the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury, with a stipulation from Trump's executive order that it must be budget-neutral. The Digital Chambers and its affiliate, The Digital Power Network, will host the roundtable discussion. The BITCOIN Act is poised to become a significant focus for lawmakers following their efforts to pass the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill in July. The Digital Chambers informed Cointelegraph that the industry leaders will present strategies for funding these Bitcoin purchases without burdening taxpayers. The discussion will center on ensuring the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve progresses in a budget-neutral manner and on building the necessary coalition to advance the BITCOIN Act. Proposed budget-neutral strategies include reevaluating the Treasury's gold certificates and utilizing tariff revenue. Additionally, the executives aim to identify the factors that have hindered the BITCOIN Act's progress over the past six months and address lawmakers' primary objections to the bill. The roundtable will also feature several Bitcoin mining executives, such as CleanSpark's Matt Schultz and Margeaux Plaisted, MARA's Jayson Browder, and Bitdeer's Haris Basit. Representatives from crypto-focused venture capital firms Off the Chain Capital and Reserve One will participate, along with Andrew McCormick, head of eToro's U.S. business. Traditional finance representatives, including Western Alliance Bank's David Fragale and Blue Square Wealth's Jay Bluestine, will also join the discussion. The meeting underscores the growing interest and potential legislative focus on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency within the U.S. government.