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White House Says Gold Reserves May Be Used to Purchase Bitcoin (finance.yahoo.com)

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A senior White House official has hinted at the possibility of the U.S. utilizing its gold reserves to acquire more Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).

"If we actually realize the gains on the U.S. gold holdings, that would be a budget-neutral way to acquire more bitcoin," Hines said adding that there's been "countless ideas" and the “best ideas" will be enacted by President Donald Trump.

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[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

Yeah this could actually work really well ngl. But if the government Bitcoin wallets get hacked...