Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP Or Cardano: Readers Rank The Order Of Importance For Trump's Crypto Reserve

Plans for a strategic reserve including Bitcoin BTC/USD and possibly other cryptocurrencies have been one of the hottest topics in the cryptocurrency sector.

Benzinga polled readers to ask which cryptocurrencies the White House administration should be most focused on for the strategic reserve.

What Happened: The election of Donald Trump as president in the 2024 election sent many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, to all-time highs.

Trump's new Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will see the initial funding from Bitcoin owned by the federal government that won't be sold.

The news follows a social media post from Trump on March 2 that said a reserve could include cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum ETH/USD, Solana SOL/USD, Cardano ADA/USD and XRP Token XRP/USD.

Benzinga asked readers about the potential cryptocurrencies.

"Which cryptocurrency do you think the U.S. government should prioritize in its digital strategy?" Benzinga asked.

Here are the results:

• Bitcoin: 62%
• Ethereum: 18%
• XRP Token: 16%
• Solana: 5%
• Cardano: 0%

The poll found the majority of readers think Bitcoin should be the priority of any digital asset strategy. Ranking second was a close battle between Ethereum and XRP Token. Solana and Cardano ranked a distant fourth and fifth with Cardano receiving no votes in the poll.

Read Also: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Cements ‘Digital Gold’ Narrative, Advocates Point Out

Why It's Important: Trump has signaled Bitcoin will be the focus of the fund while investors are now left guessing or waiting to hear if other cryptocurrencies will be added to the strategic reserve.

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The cryptocurrency community has been mixed on the inclusion of other assets with some questioning why XRP Token or Cardano would be held over Ethereum and other top assets.

Before the strategic crypto reserve was announced by Trump with possible cryptocurrency choices, Benzinga polled readers asking about 2025.

“Which crypto asset are you most likely to invest in during 2025?” Benzinga asked.

The results were:

• None, I’m staying away: 43%
• Bitcoin: 35%
• Ethereum: 10%
• Solana: 10%
• Stablecoins: 3%

The leading vote-getter in the poll was people staying away from cryptocurrency, receiving nearly half of the vote. Of the four cryptocurrency options including stablecoins, Bitcoin was the leading vote-getter with 35% of the vote.

Ethereum and Solana each got 10% of the vote with stablecoins ranking last at 3%.

The poll shows that when it comes to investing in cryptocurrency in 2025, investors are either staying away or likely buying Bitcoin.

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The study was conducted by Benzinga from March 6, 2025, through March 7, 2025. It included the responses of a diverse population of adults 18 or older. Opting into the survey was completely voluntary, with no incentives offered to potential respondents. The study reflects results from 103 adults.

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