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Bitcoin plunges as Trump’s strategic reserve fails to impress markets

Republican then-presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on July 27, 2024 [Alex Brandon/AP]

United States President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve and a stockpile of other digital assets has failed to impress crypto markets, with Bitcoin’s value plummeting following the announcement.

Bitcoin fell as much as 6 percent following Trump’s order on Thursday, which did not include plans for the government to actively buy Bitcoin.

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