PANews reported on February 20th that a financial magazine published an article titled "When Will Central Banks Stop Hoarding Gold?", pointing out that while the Federal Reserve is committed to maintaining stable interest rates, the Trump administration is pushing for rate cuts, making the global interest rate and inflation situation uncertain. The latest data from the World Gold Council shows that central banks' total foreign exchange reserves are approximately $13 trillion, and their official gold holdings are 36,000 tons. At the current gold price of $5,500 per ounce, the value of central bank gold holdings is approximately $6.37 trillion. According to research by Deutsche Bank, when the gold price reaches $5,790 per ounce, central bank gold reserves will exceed their dollar reserves, at which point gold will become the world's "primary" reserve asset.

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate met with cryptocurrency industry leaders in three separate roundtable events this week. Members of the US Congress met with key figures in the cryptocurrency industry to discuss issues and potential laws related to the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a market structure.On Tuesday, a group of lawmakers that included Alaska Representative Nick Begich and Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno met with Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor and others in a roundtable event regarding the BITCOIN Act, a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The discussion was hosted by the advocacy organization Digital Chamber and its affiliates, the Digital Power Network and Bitcoin Treasury Council.“Legislators and the executives at yesterday’s roundtable agree, there is a need [for] a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve law to ensure its longevity for America’s financial future,” Hailey Miller, director of government affairs and public policy at Digital Power Network, told Cointelegraph. “Most attendees are looking for next steps, which may mean including the SBR within the broader policy frameworks already advancing.“Read more

