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The potential rationale is striking: building a treasury of Bitcoin funded by criminal enterprises, turning illicit gains into a national strategic resource. This reserve now becomes the largest single Bitcoin holding in history, representing a new kind of sovereign stockpile.
Future Implications: Three Roadmaps for Bitcoin
This unprecedented accumulation presents two contrasting pathways:
1. Legitimization and Institutional Adoption
The seizing of $15 billion worth of Bitcoin transforms the asset's status from a speculative gamble to a legitimate reserve asset. It is now treated similarly to digital gold, recognized as a strategic financial reserve by the world's largest economy.