Is It A Good Idea For The US Government To Stockpile Bitcoin?

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Is It a Good Idea for the US Government to Stockpile Bitcoin? - Ep. 683

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In this episode, George Selgin, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the recent proposals by Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Senator Cynthia Lummis for the U.S. government to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve. George provides his insights into the differences between these proposals, their potential implications, and why he believes the government should not be investing in bitcoin or other assets.

Show highlights:

00:00 Intro
01:16 How the Bitcoin proposals by Trump, RFK Jr., and Lummis differ
04:08 Why George believes that Trump’s proposal to not sell the government’s bitcoin is just symbolic
07:36 What the purpose of acquiring BTC is in the Lummis and RFK proposals
11:29 Whether the government should even be investing in bitcoin or other assets
18:53 How would the government buy BTC as per the Lummis bill
25:08 How likely is it that the bill passes through Congress
27:40 Crypto News Recap

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Guest

George Selgin, Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives