VanEck proposes to charge a Bitcoin mining fee to establish a strategic reserve for America.

At the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Mr. Matthew Sigel – Director of Digital Asset Research at VanEck – urged the U.S. Congress to adopt a "royalty fee" mechanism for domestic Bitcoin mining activities to build a strategic reserve for the federal government.

Sigel stated that there are two ways to accumulate Bitcoin for the reserve: ( executive action, through the Exchange Stabilization Fund with an initial amount of 100 million USD, and ) integrating it into the annual budget process of Congress, which only requires 51 votes in the Senate.

Additionally, he proposed that the National Assembly add a small clause to the bills, requiring miners to transfer a portion of their block rewards to the Ministry of Finance. According to him, this is a way to "both protect the environment and store Bitcoin," especially when miners use methane gas emissions to generate electricity. They could be exempt from income tax if they agree to transfer a few percent of their rewards to the national treasury wallet.

The proposal comes after President Donald Trump's March 6 executive order, which requires the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Vault, with a commitment not to use the current tax budget.

Sigel calls on both parties to work together to advance this proposal through energy, defense, and budget legislation, drawing inspiration from the current federal oil and gas leasing fee mechanism.