History just got written in the Lone Star State.

A southern US state has officially kicked off its Bitcoin strategic reserve program with real money on the table. Word on the street? Roughly $5 million just landed in a spot Bitcoin ETF managed by a major asset manager—widely believed to be that BlackRock fund everyone's been talking about.

This isn't some pilot test or symbolic gesture. It's the real deal, tied to a legislative bill (SB 21) that cleared the state's approval process earlier. The move makes this jurisdiction the first in the region to go from policy paper to actual BTC exposure at the government level.

What's wild is the execution method. Instead of buying coins directly and dealing with custody headaches, they went the ETF route. Smart play for a government entity trying to avoid the technical and security risks of holding private keys. Plus, it keeps everything above board with traditional finance rails.

The implications? If this experiment works out, expect other states to watch closely. We might be looking at the early innings of a much bigger trend where local governments start treating Bitcoin as a legitimate treasury asset. The dominos could start falling fast.

One state down. Forty-nine to go?

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SnapshotBot

· 11-28 08:06

No way, the government really started Coin Hoarding? The dominoes are going to fall now.

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ProtocolRebel

· 11-27 21:50

The chess move in Texas is quite clever... The ETF strategy is indeed smart, avoiding the hassle of self-management. Hmm... Is five million really enough? It feels like that's just the beginning. I'm waiting to see how other states will follow suit; if the domino effect really starts, that will be the real play. Speaking of which, BlackRock was initially very reluctant to get involved, but now the situation... never mind, I won't say more. If this really unfolds, the game rules of TradFi will have to be rewritten, right? I still feel a bit too optimistic, though; political winds can change quickly. However, the state government doing this is indeed a signal; large institutions are already paving the way.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 11-26 02:58

5 million dollars? We haven't even started yet, the supply line has just been laid out. The real battle is still ahead.

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DAOdreamer

· 11-26 02:57

Wow, the government is starting to buy BTC? This is real adoption, not just talk. Retail investors are still debating whether to enter a position, while the state government is already lying in ambush within the legal framework. The dominoes will indeed fall; the only question is how fast. The Lone Star State's move is actually quite clever, using ETFs to avoid the headaches of self-custody, while still fooling those in TradFi by saying "this is investment." That's ruthless. Five million doesn't sound like much? Once other states see the profits, they'll jump on the bandwagon, and then the scale of funds will be completely different. This is the eve of institutional entry. But to be fair, what is the government most afraid of when buying coins? A shift in political winds. A new governor comes into power, takes a different stance, and suddenly this investment becomes "risky." But now that there's a precedent, it's hard to overturn, right? The big trend has already begun; the question is just to hodl.

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