The announcement received criticism from some crypto leaders, such as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who had pushed for only including Bitcoin, and 8VC general partner Joe Lonsdale

After taking a massive tumble in February, crypto markets rallied on Sunday following Donald Trump’s announcement that he would create a national crypto strategic reserve. Trump wrote on Truth Social that a working group would “move forward” on facilitating the strategic federal purchases of Bitcoin,

In a post on his Truth Social, the president told followers he would create a basket of digital assets similar to the strategic petroleum reserve, which Trump saID would include crypto leaders Solana, Cardano, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Typically, such reserves are used in times of crisis or supply chain disruptions.