Udi Wertheimer, the advocate of OP_CAT and co-founder of Taproot Wizards, said that so far, the best view I have seen on strategic reserves is that this is just a classic negotiation strategy of Trump.

To truly achieve reserves, Trump must convince Congress, he cannot decide alone.

Whenever Trump needs to convince other stakeholders, he always starts with a ridiculous proposal, which he can retract later: "Trump Gaza", Canada's annexation, and now the "Cardano strategic reserve".

So in Trump's chess language, this just means he is telling Congress that if you don't give me a Bitcoin reserve, I will shove Ripple down your throat.

Is this really happening? I don't know, but it's a convincing theory. But to be honest, whatever happens, I'll be very happy. It's too interesting.