The US Bitcoin strategic reserve idea heats up, Adam Back reiterates BTC could surge to $1 million

January 27 News, Bitcoin early contributor and Blockstream CEO Adam Back reiterated that if the United States establishes a Bitcoin strategic reserve, the price of Bitcoin could potentially reach $1 million per coin in the long term. As the macro global landscape and monetary system uncertainties increase by 2026, sovereign institutions’ interest in Bitcoin is being reassessed by the market.

Adam Back believes that Bitcoin’s core advantage lies in its strictly limited supply mechanism. The total supply of Bitcoin is encoded in the protocol, with a permanent cap of 21 million coins, and no institution can dilute its value through issuance. Once national-level buyers enter the market, this structure will create a significant supply and demand mismatch. Back estimates that if several major economies each wish to hold about 1 million Bitcoin as reserve assets, the existing circulating supply will be quickly absorbed.

Unlike fiat currency systems, governments cannot “print” Bitcoin, which means all purchases must be completed on the open market. In the context of long-term holders, miners, and institutions already controlling large amounts, new buying pressure will face extremely limited available supply, creating an environment highly conducive to rapid price increases.

Some signs have already begun to emerge. Previously, the Czech National Bank disclosed a Bitcoin purchase of about $1 million, which, although not large, was seen as an important signal of the central bank testing the waters with digital assets. The market generally believes that such operations often start with small-scale testing and may gradually increase allocation over time.

Adam Back also mentioned that geopolitical competition could become another driving force. If a major country takes the lead in including Bitcoin in its strategic reserves, other countries, to avoid falling behind in the financial system, are likely to follow suit. This “reserve race” will further amplify structural demand for Bitcoin.

While the $1 million target remains controversial, the long-term pricing logic of Bitcoin is changing amid the intertwined expectations of fixed supply, institutional adoption, and national-level acceptance. As discussions about Bitcoin strategic reserves continue to heat up, the global positioning of this asset is being rewritten.