GROWING BTC RESERVE REQUIRES CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION

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VanEck's head of digital assets, Matthew Sigel, said at Bitcoin 2025 that sustainably expanding the US strategic Bitcoin reserve requires targeted Congressional legislation, ideally through budget reconciliation amendments offering mining tax credits and other incentives, rather than executive actions that risk legal challenges. He suggested starting with a $100 million allocation in the Exchange Stabilization Fund and gradually growing the reserve via incentives for miners using methane gas. This approach follows President Trump's March executive order that established the government's nearly 200,000 BTC reserve under budget-neutral acquisition rules.