The crypto market gives and takes: After President Trump's plan for a national crypto reserve drew backlash from both Republicans and investors

The plan has spurred a lot of questions about how it would work and the risks that would be involved.

A report by the U.S. president's advisers is now circulating among White House officials, detailing President Trump's bold plan to establish a national crypto reserve, according to a person familiar with the matter. This follows President Trump's campaign promise last summer to create a federal Bitcoin stockpile and his subsequent appointment of the venture capitalist David Sacks as his crypto czar.

Advisers have also suggested holding onto any Bitcoin that the government has already seized from criminals, which was recently estimated at about $17 billion by the crypto analytics firm Chainalysis.

The plan has already spurred a lot of questions about how it would work and the risks that would be involved.

"It's an interesting idea, but I don't think it's necessarily a good one," said Ben Wederell, the head of economic research at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Risk and Policy Modelling. "There are a lot of risks involved, and I think it would be very difficult to implement successfully."

A bill proposed by Senator Cynthia Lummis, Republican of Wyoming, would direct the government to buy about 200,000 Bitcoin a year over five years, for a value of about $90 billion. (To help pay for that, the bill proposes taking $4.4 billion out of the Federal Reserve's surplus and cutting into the Treasury Department's coffers.) Of course, the digital token's prices would probably rise in anticipation of those federal purchases.

"This bipartisan legislation will provide the United States with the framework to become a global leader in this new and burgeoning technological revolution," Ms. Lummis said in a statement about her bill.

The Trump administration is also considering a proposal to create a new class of bonds that would be backed by Bitcoin, according to the report by the president's advisers. This proposal is still under discussion and could change.

The administration is planning to announce its final decision on the crypto reserve plan in the coming weeks, the person familiar with the matter said.

The report by the president's advisers comes as the crypto market has been showing signs of a downturn. Bitcoin fell sharply on Tuesday, extending declines from a day earlier as traders assessed President Trump's plan for a national crypto reserve and new corona virus cases in the U.S. continued to rise.

Bitcoin was trading at about $83,800 early on Tuesday, down nearly $10,000 from a day ago. The token had tumbled more than 15 percent in the past 24 hours. Smaller digital tokens, or altcoins, also fell sharply, with Ether down 11 percent and Litecoin down 17 percent.

The crypto market has seen a massive rally in recent months, with Bitcoin surging past the $70,000 level for the first time on Monday. The token's price has soared more than 300 percent since the start of the year, fueled by a perfect storm of macroeconomic uncertainty, government stimulus, and technical factors.

However, the crypto market is known for its volatility, and any negative news or developments could spark a downturn. The new corona virus cases in the U.S. are continuing to rise, and the unemployment benefits are set to expire at the end of the week.

"The market is becoming a bit saturated with leveraged longs in anticipation of the Trump administration's crypto reserve plan," said a crypto trader in Tokyo. "There are also concerns about the corona virus cases and the upcoming unemployment benefits expiration."

The Trump administration's crypto reserve plan has also faced backlash from both Republicans and investors. The plan would require the government to purchase a large amount of Bitcoin over a period of five years, which some see as risky and unnecessary.

"I'm not a fan of the Trump administration's crypto reserve plan," said one Republican investor. "It's a bad idea that will ultimately lead to more government debt and inflation."

Investors are also worried about the potential for a market downturn as the Trump administration's plan could be a factor in the thinking of traders.

"There is potential for a market downturn as investors become worried about the Trump administration's crypto reserve plan and the new corona virus cases," said an investment banker in New York. "This could lead to a selloff in the stock market and a rise in bond yields."

The Trump administration is planning to announce its final decision on the crypto reserve plan in the coming weeks. The administration is still considering a proposal to create a new class of bonds that would be backed by Bitcoin, according to the report by the president's advisers. This proposal is still under discussion and could change.

A bill proposed by Senator Cynthia Lummis, Republican of Wyoming, would direct the government to buy about 200,000 Bitcoin a year over five years, for a value of about $90 billion. To help pay for that, the bill proposes taking $4.4 billion out of