US Bill H.R.8957 Publishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to Lock BTC 20 Years

U.S. Congress don publish full text of H.R.8957 wey Rep. Nick Begich put for, to create Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and bigger Digital Asset Stockpile. The bill go make Treasury set up the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve inside 180 days under one custody for federal holdings. Main rules: Any BTC wey dem seize through criminal or civil forfeiture go enter the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Non-BTC digital assets go enter the Digital Asset Stockpile, and proceeds fit use to buy more BTC or pay U.S. debt. The proposal also add on-chain Proof of Reserve, with quarterly public disclosure and proof tied to key control. BTC wey dem put for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve go normally dey kept for at least 20 years, and e get restriction on selling, staking, or transferring during that time. Federal agencies must report digital assets within 60 days make dem fit migrate into the unified system. States fit voluntary deposit state-held BTC into an independent federal account, and the bill explicitly protect people right to self-custody. Important: H.R.8957 no directly allow big new borrowing to buy BTC. Instead e order Treasury and Commerce to study "budget neutral" acquisition options, using sources like existing digital assets, forfeiture proceeds, gold-certificate-related revaluation, Federal Reserve surplus remittances, and tax payments—while e ban new debt, tax hikes, or deficit spending specifically for BTC purchases. For traders, this na clear attempt to make national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve framework law. Near-term price impact likely depend on whether the bill move forward and how markets interpret the "budget neutral" mechanisms.