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Ki Young Ju, CryptoQuant founder, says it is possible for the United States to strategically accumulate Bitcoin (BTC) to address a portion of its debt. He stated this in a <a href="https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/1870386251599323420" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">post</a> on X as part of the ongoing <a href="https://u.today/ex-fed-chair-believes-bitcoin-reserve-might-not-be-good-idea-details" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">debate</a> among cryptocurrency analysts and financial experts.
<h2 id="proposal-for-strategic-bitcoin-reserve">Proposal for strategic Bitcoin reserve</h2>
According to Young Ju, setting up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) to offset part of the U.S. debt is feasible. Given that the U.S. debt comprises domestic and foreign-held liabilities, Young Ju proposes that the U.S. could acquire about 1 million BTC. The strategic accumulation of this volume should span between now and 2050.
He explains that this could then be utilized to offset 36% of its domestically held debt. This would translate to clearing 70% of the total U.S. debt. Young Ju’s plan focuses primarily on settling domestic creditors. Perhaps he assumes that foreign creditors may not accept Bitcoin as payment.
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 Strategic <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> Reserves to offset U.S. debt is a feasible approach.Over the past 15 years, $790 billion in realized capital inflows have propelled Bitcoin’s market cap to $2 trillion. This year alone, $352 billion in inflows have added $1 trillion to its market cap.… <a href="https://t.co/E2sorulSii" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/E2sorulSii</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xg1SR9ixqB" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/Xg1SR9ixqB</a>— Ki Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) <a href="https://twitter.com/ki_young_ju/status/1870386251599323420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">December 21, 2024</a>
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Notably, Young Ju has relied on Bitcoin’s impressive growth rate over the past 15 years. BTC has recorded significant capital inflows and has recently seen its market capitalization soar above $2 trillion.
Young Ju suggests that if the U.S. government designates Bitcoin as a strategic asset like gold, it could positively impact its status. Notably, Bitcoin could gain equal status and official credibility as a store of value with gold.
<h2 id="challenges-to-sbr-implementation">Challenges to SBR implementation</h2>
Although the CryptoQuant founder’s thesis looks feasible, he foresees some significant challenges. Bitcoin must gain market acceptance and achieve the global trust that gold boasts of. Only then can its viability as a reserve asset be guaranteed.
Additionally, given its susceptibility to speculative pump, Bitcoin’s volatility could prove challenging. This might make it unappealing to creditors.
Despite these hurdles, the analyst believes that if the U.S. government establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, it will signal its confidence in the asset’s long-term potential. This could ultimately encourage broader market acceptance and push BTC into a more active role in global finance.
Meanwhile, per an earlier U.Today<a href="https://u.today/federal-reserve-president-slams-bitcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a>, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari believes Bitcoin has "little" practical use. However, <a href="https://u.today/microstrategys-saylor-says-us-needs-bitcoin-reserve-as-btc-price-reaches-new-ath" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Michael Saylor</a> of MicroStrategy holds an opposing view. <a href="https://u.today/bitcoin-strategic-reserve-can-offset-us-debt-cryptoquant-founder" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read original article on U.Today</a>

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