US Treasury Halts Sale of Bitcoin Reserve Valued Up to $20 Billion

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on 14 August that the federal government will halt sales of its bitcoin holdings, which he estimated are worth between $15 billion and $20 billion.

Bessent added that the Treasury has no plans to buy cryptocurrency on the open market and will instead rely on coins seized in law-enforcement actions to maintain its reserve. He also said he sees little likelihood the government will revalue its gold stockpile.

The move ends a policy of periodically liquidating confiscated bitcoin and could limit the supply of tokens coming from official auctions at a time when investors are closely monitoring government activity in digital assets.

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