Senator Cynthia Lummis said acquisition of funds for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve can “start anytime,” but actual purchases are not happening yet.

According to her post on X , the legal path appears open, while the steps needed inside government are still moving slowly.

Reports have disclosed that bureaucratic work and lawmaking are what Lummis called a “slog.”

Lawmaker Says Funding Could Begin

Based on reports, the plan laid out by the administration would first use Bitcoin already held by the Treasury — coins seized in civil or criminal cases — to seed the reserve.

The official fact sheet mentions that future buys should be “budget-neutral” and impose no extra cost on taxpayers.

Some financial voices are floating bolder ideas. ProCap BTC’s chief investment officer, Jeff Park, disc

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