2026 will be a watershed year for state and institutional Bitcoin accumulation — nations will drive a sustained Bitcoin shopping spree, formalizing digital assets as reserve infrastructure.

2026 will be a watershed year for state and institutional Bitcoin accumulation — nations will drive a sustained Bitcoin shopping spree, formalizing digital assets as reserve infrastructure. | First G7 central bank Bitcoin purchase

Key catalyst: First G7 central bank Bitcoin purchase

Watch events: Sovereign BTC purchase announcements; BITCOIN Act passage; Fed reserve guidance

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Executive Order March 2025; BITCOIN Act (S.4912) pending; Czech National Bank pilot holdings; El Salvador holdings expanded.

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  "role": "Cited-CEO",
  "context": "El Salvador precedent; growing list of sovereign wealth fund accumulation. Couples with INF_073 ($270T TAM) and INF_074 (mining as load balancer).",
  "to_year": 2026,
  "conv_cues": "watershed framing; CEO FIRST_PERSON",
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      "label": "Brazil RESBit legislation reintroduced in Congress",
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      "label": "US executive order establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve",
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      "expected_date": "2026-03-31",
      "observed_date": "2026-03-15",
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      "label": "Pakistan announces Strategic Bitcoin Reserve",
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      "expected_date": "2026-04-30",
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