According to @StockMKTNewz, citing Reuters, the United States is planning to take a 5 percent equity stake in the joint venture between Lithium Americas LAC and General Motors GM tied to the Thacker Pass lithium mine, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz. Key directly exposed tickers are LAC and GM, with related market instruments including the Global X Lithium and Battery Tech ETF LIT and CME Lithium Hydroxide futures, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz, Global X, and CME Group. No direct cryptocurrency market impact was reported in the cited coverage, source: Reuters via @StockMKTNewz.

According to @StockMKTNewz, the U.S. government agreed to acquire a stake in Lithium Americas (LAC), a claim they attribute to a Bloomberg interview quote labeled as from “Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.” Source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Sep 30, 2025. For trading confirmation, monitor an official U.S. Department of Energy announcement and/or a Lithium Americas Form 8-K, as material transactions are ordinarily disclosed through these channels. Sources: U.S. Department of Energy website; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 8-K guidance. Lithium Americas’ flagship Thacker Pass project in Nevada places LAC within the U.S. critical minerals supply chain, making any confirmed federal participation a potentially market-moving catalyst. Sources: Lithium Americas corporate disclosures; U.S. DOE critical minerals materials. The source report contains no reference to cryptocurrencies; no direct BTC or ETH impact is indicated in the source, so crypto traders may only monitor broader risk sentiment. Source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Sep 30, 2025.