The U.S. government is examining innovative strategies to increase its national Bitcoin reserves without taxpayer funding, according to Bo Hines, executive director of the Trump administration’s Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets.

In a recent interview with Anthony Pompliano, Hines shared that the administration is considering various “creative” methods, including leveraging tariff revenue and reevaluating existing gold certificates to create budget-neutral avenues for acquiring Bitcoin.

US Considers Revaluing Gold Certificates to Fund Bitcoin Reserves

One unconventional idea is to update the value of the U.S. Treasury’s gold certificates, currently listed at $43 per ounce. If revalued to the market price of about $3,200 per ounce, the resulting surplus could finance Bitcoin purchases without selling any gold. “Everything is on the table,” Hines noted, “and we want as much Bitcoin as we can get.”

The proposed Bitcoin Reserve could start with assets seized through federal criminal cases, while future purchases might utilize alternative funding sources that do not depend on taxpayer money. Hines highlighted that these initiatives are part of a larger goal to make the United States a leader in digital assets.

Additionally, the administration is finalizing a national framework for digital assets. According to Hines, the policy roadmap—expected by late July or August—will guide crucial issues such as tokenization, staking, and the promotion of U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins. “We’re moving at tech speed—it’s like we’re a startup in this building,” he remarked.

Interview Sidesteps Questions on Trump’s Crypto Industry Ties

However, the interview did not address potential conflicts of interest linked to former President Trump’s involvement in the crypto sector. This includes the controversial TRUMP meme coin, which some legislators claim has generated over $100 million in trading fees for entities associated with Trump, as well as the Trump family’s reported connections to World Liberty Financial.

Earlier this year, House Democrats criticized the meme coin, with Representative Gerald E. Connolly calling it a “money grab,” and Representative Maxine Waters describing it as a representation of the “worst of crypto.”

“I watched this interview in full. Pomp didn’t ask about: 1. How much Bitcoin the US government owns, and the internal audit the Trump administration told us that should have already been completed; 2. Donald Trump’s growing list of conflicts of interest in the cryptocurrency…” — Pledditor (@Pledditor)

Hines also did not offer updates on whether the federal government completed the internal audit of its Bitcoin holdings, mandated within 30 days of Trump’s March 6 executive order establishing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Meanwhile, two national initiatives have been launched under the Trump administration: a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve which utilizes seized BTC as a long-term asset, and a Digital Asset Stockpile that includes various confiscated cryptocurrencies for strategic deployment or future liquidation.

The U.S. has also witnessed a surge in Bitcoin adoption; data from Bitcoin Law indicates that 47 Bitcoin reserve bills have been introduced across 26 states, with 41 currently active.