According to multiple participants, at a closed-door roundtable hosted by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Tuesday, Bo Hines, executive director of the President's Digital Assets Working Group, told participants that the White House intends to acquire as many bitcoins as possible. When someone in the room asked how much Bitcoin the U.S. government might eventually acquire, Hines joked that the question was like asking someone how much dollars they wanted. A White House official confirmed that Hines did make a statement about acquiring as many bitcoins as possible, but added that any such acquisition would be "done in a budget-neutral manner and would not cost taxpayers a penny." A White House official emphasized that Hines did not support any specific legislation during the event.