White House Floats Debt-Neutral Bitcoin Strategy—Because Printing More Dollars Was Too Obvious
In a move that smells like political alchemy, a senior official hinted the U.S. might acquire Bitcoin without officially adding to the national debt. Because why actually solve the debt crisis when you can just sidestep it with crypto?
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The subtext? A desperate scramble for relevance in a financial system where Bitcoin’s market cap now rivals small nations’ GDPs. Treasury secretaries hate this one trick.
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Closing thought: If this signals the start of covert Fed BTC accumulation, Wall Street’s ’digital gold’ narrative might finally justify those 3AM panic buys.
France Cracks Down on Crypto-Linked Kidnappings as High-Profile Attacks Rise
The U.S. government currently holds over 198,000 Bitcoin — much of it seized from high-profile criminal cases such as the Silk Road investigation and the Bitfinex hack. The Department of Justice recently received approval to sell those assets, though only a small fraction has been liquidated so far.
Sacks emphasized that any future purchases WOULD depend on political will and fiscal maneuvering, adding that while the possibility exists, it’s far from guaranteed. Still, the idea of the U.S. strategically bolstering its Bitcoin reserves — especially amid rising global interest in crypto — is now on the table.
