President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to promote digital assets in the U.S., including evaluating the possibility of creating a national digital asset stockpile. The executive order also creates an interagency working group to propose a federal regulatory framework for digital assets, including stablecoins. It also orders protection for “fair and open access to banking services” for lawful individuals and companies. It bans the development of central bank digital currency, which crypto believers deem as a violation of individual privacy that risks surveillance by the government. The executive order fulfills several of the industry’s top wishlist items, including ensuring access to banking and customized regulations. It stops short of ordering the creation of a strategic bitcoin reserve. Bitcoin fell 0.6% to $103,160 as of Thursday afternoon. https://www.reuters.com/b..