Trump Declares Bitcoin as Dollar’s Pressure Valve—Fueling US Crypto Supremacy in 2025

Bitcoin isn't just digital gold—it's America's new financial leverage, according to Trump. The former president doubled down on crypto's role in easing dollar dominance while positioning the US to outflank global rivals.

Dollar's escape hatch or Trojan horse?

Trump framed Bitcoin as a strategic asset—absorbing monetary pressure that would otherwise target the greenback. No numbers? No problem. The implication’s clear: every BTC mined is one less inflation bullet aimed at USD reserves.

Wall Street’s old guard will hate this one trick

By endorsing crypto’s dollar-relief narrative, Trump effectively greenlights institutional adoption. Banks now face their Kodak moment—adapt to blockchain or watch fintech eat their lunch. Bonus cynicism: Goldman Sachs analysts reportedly combusted upon hearing ‘decentralization’ and ‘monetary policy’ in the same sentence.

The closer: Whether this is political posturing or policy preview, one thing’s certain—2025 just became crypto’s make-or-break year for US dominance.

Personal holdings contested on Capitol Hill

A reporter asked whether TRUMP would pause his family’s cryptocurrency ventures so that undecided Democrats might support pending digital asset legislation.

Trump declined, stating that his sons manage the portfolio and that he “doesn’t care about investing” while in office. He said that US dominance of the sector matters more than personal finance and insisted that his involvement did not hinder congressional negotiations.

The President’s family is currently involved in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a credit market with its own stablecoin, USD1. 

Additionally, theywith the team behind the TRUMP memecoin on June 6, with Eric Trump adding that the WLFI WOULD acquire a substantial position in the token for their treasury.

Draft bills in the House and Senate aim to, such as determining when tokens qualify as securities, establishing a federal license for trading platforms, and creating ain the US. 

Democratic sponsors have urged Trump to divest to help the measures advance but the president said statutory debates should proceed on their own merits. As a result, a delay in approving the GENIUS Act happened, which only recently left the Senate to progress in the House.

Meanwhile, Trump  for a clean version of the stablecoin-focused bill to streamline its approval and create clarity for this market in the US.