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The US Treasury has started talks with top crypto custody companies about securing the government’s strategic Bitcoin reserve, according to a report from Decrypt on Thursday. Meetings took place this week as officials looked for the best way to store and manage the nation’s crypto holdings,

President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Trump’s order also creates the United States Digital Asset Stockpile, which will hold other cryptocurrencies. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will initially hold all the bitcoins held by the Department of the Treasury that were forfeited as part of criminal and civil actions.