A US Bitcoin reserve could either strengthen the dollar or lead to hyperbitcoinization, where Bitcoin replaces the dollar as the main global currency. This could lower the dollar's demand and reduce its value.

Governments and central banks around the world, from Washington to Zurich, are engaged in discussions about its role in national reserves.

It wouldn't take much for the United States government to become an investor in bitcoin like it is in gold — the question is whether it would do its citizenry any good. Why it matters: The idea's being touted by President-elect Donald Trump,

At Michael Saylor’s extravagant New Year’s Eve Bitcoin bash in Miami, Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, dropped a prediction that President Donald Trump’s upcoming Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will push Asian countries like Japan to follow suit.