U.S. White House Explores Gold-to-Bitcoin Strategy Amid Market Surge The U.S. White House announced it is considering leveraging gold reserves to purchase Bitcoin, causing a sharp rally in cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin's price spiked from $65,000 to $68,500 within an hour, while Ethereum and XRP saw gains of 8% and 5%, respectively. Trading volumes surged across exchanges, reflecting heightened investor interest.1