In an interview conducted inside the White House, Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers on Digital Assets Bo Hines reiterated President Donald Trump’s executive order that the White House is examining ways to buy Bitcoin budget-neutral , including tariffs, to accumulate Bitcoin for its newly created Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Speaking with host Anthony Pompliano, Hines insisted that the administration under President Donald Trump wants to transform the United States into the world’s leading “crypto capital” through sweeping regulatory reform, increased institutional adoption, and an unwavering emphasis on Bitcoin as a store of value.
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Hines revealed that the White House has “countless ideas on how we can accomplish” expanding national Bitcoin holdings, including revaluing gold certificates at the Treasury and exploring the potential use of tariff revenues. Though no final decision has been announced on any specific tactic, he underscored that all potential avenues are on the table.
“We’re looking at many creative ways whether it be from tariffs, whether it be from something else,” he explained, before reiterating that the administration will not use taxpayer funds to stockpile Bitcoin. “We have to acquire Bitcoin in budget-neutral ways that don’t cost a taxpayer a dime,” he said, pointing to a vision of innovative financing. Hines added that “no stone is unturned” as officials seek to expand these holdings as rapidly as possible.
He further added: “We obviously have made it very clear that we want to acquire as much as we can get. […] I think that we have, as the president likes to say, many high IQ people working on these solutions. And we’re going to have countless ideas on how we can accomplish this. And look, you know, we have Secretary Lutnick at Commerce. We have Secretary Bessent at the Treasury, many other great actors inside the interagency working group. And we’ll come together and flesh out some of these ideas and really get to the best solution. But we’re very confident that we can do so.”
The administration’s position on Bitcoin is anchored in a belief that the digital asset functions as “digital gold.” Hines emphasized that the White House is treating it as a unique commodity with intrinsic value. “We view it as being in our long-term interest to hold on to this asset,” he said of Bitcoin, remarking that federal leaders recognize the profound difference between Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
To underscore that difference, the government has split its approach into two key mechanisms: the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to focus on Bitcoin alone, and the Digital Assets National Stockpile, designed to acknowledge innovation in other digital ecosystems. President Trump has made it clear, Hines stated, that the administration’s goal is to accumulate as much Bitcoin as possible. “I’d like it to be infinite. I want as much as we can possibly accumulate,” Hines said.
He drew an analogy between Bitcoin and gold, pointing out that countries that value precious metals typically seek to maximize their reserves. “That’s like saying, ‘How much gold do you want as a country?’ Anything else with intrinsic store value, you want as much as you can possibly accumulate. And that’s no different with Bitcoin,” he added.
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Much of the official strategy stems from the president’s executive order designating Trump as “the crypto president,” which mandated the creation of an interagency working group on digital assets and compelled agencies to produce internal audits, review regulations, and compile recommendations by fixed deadlines.
Hines noted that initial 30-day and 60-day milestones have already been met, with the administration targeting a 180-day landmark for a comprehensive framework that will be delivered to the public in the near future. The plan, he suggested, is to demolish problematic regulations from the previous administration and rebuild a new foundation for digital asset innovation.
During the interview, Hines described the coordinated effort across multiple agencies to clarify regulatory oversight, including the Treasury, Commerce, the SEC, and the CFTC. One of the core pillars involves stablecoin legislation, which the administration hopes will be passed by August.
Hines believes that stablecoins are vital to “increasing the expeditious way in which people can interact with their finances,” highlighting how faster settlement rails can foster US dollar global dominance. “At the end of the day, you know, just decreasing friction and increasing transparency is something Americans are going to benefit from,” Hines said, pointing to the potential for everyday financial processes to become more efficient.
At press time, BTC traded at $85,443.
