The market value of the US stock market increased by about $1 trillion today

White House digital-assets adviser Patrick Witt cited a recent exploit involving assets held by the U.S. Marshals as proof federal crypto holdings need safeguarding. What to know : An announcement is coming "in the next few weeks" on what the White House calls the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, according to Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets. On a stage at Consensus Miami 2026, Witt cited a recent exploit involving digital assets held by the U.S. Marshals. He declined to disclose the size of federal crypto holdings, saying the priority is to “get our own house in order” first. Witt said the reserve still needs to be codified through legislation, citing Sen. Cynthia Lummis’s BITCOIN Act in the U.S. Senate and a House effort from Rep. Nick Begich.

According to foreign media reports, the Pentagon has awarded a $500 million contract to Scale AI, supported by Meta Platforms, for data processing and decision assistance. This amount is five times the $100 million contract that the company obtained in September 2025. Dan Tadross, the head of the public sector business for Scale AI, stated that the Pentagon has "pushed to the limit" in the original contract and believes this indicates an urgent need for technology in the department. In addition, Scale AI has also participated in the "Thunder Furnace" program of defense innovation units and Trump's "Golden Dome" homeland defense architecture.

The Trump administration has stated that it will announce a strategic Bitcoin reserve plan within weeks and has made significant progress, with the United States planning to purchase more Bitcoin. （The Bitcoin Historian）

The offshore Chinese yuan rose 138 points against the US dollar at the end of Tuesday's trading in New York, and was reported at 6.8132 yuan at the end of Wednesday's trading in New York (Thursday UTC+8 04:59). The intraday trading range was 6.8283-6.8049 yuan.

According to Santiment data, the ratio of bullish and bearish comments in Bitcoin social media sentiment reached 1.37:1, the highest level in about four months. The price of Bitcoin has rebounded to over $80000, and retail traders' sentiment has turned optimistic. Historical data shows that market volatility risk may increase when emotions are high. （Santiment）