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I hope you are all having a good day, welcome to CryptoGod-1's blog on all things crypto. In this post I will be looking at the recent comments of U.S. senator Cynthia Lummis, who has reiterated her proposal for a Bitcoin reserve to help the United States in addressing their national debt.
Senator Lummis
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis has once again reiterated her proposal for a Bitcoin reserve. She envisions the United States using such a reserve to help reduce their debts, and it was revealed after the Treasury Department announced last Monday that the United States gross national debt has gone beyond the $35 trillion mark for the first time in the nations history. Just four decades ago the debt stood at $907 billion. Lummis noted on X:
“A strategic Bitcoin reserve could stop this runaway train and help pay down the national debt for our future generations.”
It was during the Bitcoin Conference last weekend where Lummis publicly announced the details of a bill she has quietly been working on. This bill would require the Federal Reserve to maintain Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. Within the bill she has suggested that the nation should be acquiring 1m Bitcoin over five years for a government reserve. She believes the Bitcoin should be held for a minimum of two decades and would assist in reducing the overall national debt. The Fed and Treasury would also be required to reallocate existing funds to fund the acquisition.
Lummis noted that such a reserve would “firmly secure the dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency.” She stated:
“Establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve would firmly secure the dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency into the 21st century and ensure we remain the world leader in financial innovation. Families across Wyoming and the US are struggling to keep up with soaring inflation rates and record-breaking costs while our national debt reaches unprecedented levels; now more than ever, we need to create a brighter future for generations of Americans by diversifying into Bitcoin and securing our economic future.”
While Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump did not commit to an official Bitcoin Reserve during his speech at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, he did vow to preserve the existing Bitcoin holdings that the US has accumulated through asset seizures.
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