➤ White House digital assets adviser Patrick Witt announced a 'breakthrough' in the legal compliance and asset custody structure for the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). ➤ Witt highlighted the need for legislative action, specifically the BITCOIN and ARMA Acts, to address custody gaps, citing losses from the US Marshals as evidence. ➤ He emphasized the U.S.'s critical juncture in setting global crypto regulations to avoid following other nations' frameworks.