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The establishment of a Bitcoin reserve is not without precedent. Historically, the US government has created strategic reserves for other vital resources. For instance, in 1933, the government seized private gold holdings and constructed a framework within the Bretton Woods system to establish the dollar as the world's reserve currency. Additionally, following the oil crisis of the 1970s, the US built its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to safeguard energy security. The Bitcoin reserve proposition is the latest evolution in the government's approach to managing valuable national assets.