by Kerry Lutz, Financial Survival Network:
The United States is drowning in debt—$37 trillion and counting as of April 2025 . Politicians and economists wring their hands over this colossal IOU, debating painful solutions: draconian spending cuts, massive tax hikes, inflating the dollar to make old debts cheaper, or even default. None of these options are palatable. But what if there’s a radical Plan B lurking in the shadows? What if Washington’s ultimate “reset” button is Bitcoin? In a scenario straight out of a financial thriller, imagine the U.S. government secretly hoarding cryptocurrency and waiting for the right moment to wipe out the national debt in one fell swoop. Sound far-fetched? Perhaps—yet the pieces of this speculative puzzle are falling into place.
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America’s $37 Trillion Dilemma
The national debt has exploded to levels once thought unimaginable. At $37 trillion (and rising), it now exceeds the country’s annual GDP by a wide margin . Every year, hundreds of billions in interest payments go out, and unfunded liabilities like Social Security and Medicare loom even larger (estimated at over $160 trillion in coming decades ). The usual escape routes from such debt are all ugly:
- Default – an outright refusal to pay, which would destroy U.S. credit and the dollar’s credibility.
- Hyperinflate – print money to pay off bonds in worthless dollars, cheating creditors and punishing savers.
- Austerity – extreme budget cuts and tax increases, a political suicide mission that would likely spark unrest.
For a government that wants to retain power and stability, none of these choices is attractive. Little wonder that trust in the dollar-based system is eroding and policymakers are quietly exploring alternatives. Enter Bitcoin – the maverick asset class that wasn’t even on the radar two decades ago, now valued in the trillions and rising. Could this digital gold be the ace up Uncle Sam’s sleeve?
The Bitcoin Wildcard: A Secret Strategic Reserve?
It’s no secret that the U.S. government has accumulated Bitcoin over the years – albeit not by traditional investing, but through seizures and forfeitures. When criminals and darknet marketplaces were busted, federal agents ended up holding the confiscated spoils. According to official statements, the government’s crypto hoard stood around 200,000 BTC (worth about $17.5 billion in early 2025) from various high-profile cases . These include the takedown of Silk Road in 2013 and the recovery of tens of thousands of bitcoins from hackers and fraudsters.
But here’s where the plot thickens: What if 200,000 BTC is just the tip of the iceberg? There are whispers in the halls of power (and threads on crypto forums) suggesting the true number could be far higher . Some speculate that Uncle Sam might have quietly stashed away half a million or more BTC through undisclosed operations . And then there’s the ultimate wild card – Satoshi Nakamoto’s legendary cache. The creator of Bitcoin is estimated to have mined about 750,000 to 1.1 million BTC in the early days . Those coins have never moved, prompting endless theories. Did Satoshi take the keys to the grave? Or, in the most radical red-pill theory, did a government agency uncover Satoshi’s identity and obtain that treasure for safekeeping?
If the U.S. government indeed holds over 1,000,000 BTC (whether through secret purchases, seizures, or Satoshi’s stash), it possesses an asset of unprecedented potential. But potential means nothing unless unlocked – which brings us to the next part of this speculative saga: skyrocketing Bitcoin prices.
Bitcoin to the Moon: Astronomical Prices, Astronomical Payoff
For Bitcoin to erase $37 trillion of debt, it would have to reach astronomical price levels. We’re talking figures that sound absurd today – millions of dollars per BTC. Yet in an extreme scenario, it’s not impossible. Consider how this could happen:
- The U.S. (and perhaps other nations) quietly accumulate Bitcoin as a strategic reserve.
- At some point, the government shifts its stance, openly embracing Bitcoin as a reserve asset (perhaps under the guise of modernization or competing with a BRICS currency). This could spark a global FOMO among other countries to buy Bitcoin, driving the price sky-high.
- Alternatively, the Federal Reserve and Treasury could let the dollar inflate aggressively – a falling dollar means a rising Bitcoin price in dollar terms. In a hyperinflationary environment, BTC can reach the multi-million dollar territory, purely in nominal terms.
For instance, if 1 BTC were worth $5 million, a cache of 1 million BTC would be $5 trillion in value. If 1 BTC reached $37 million, that same cache would be an astounding $37 trillion – theoretically enough to cover the entire U.S. national debt. As Forbes mused, “as bitcoin appreciates — potentially into multi-million-dollar territory — it could offset the national debt in nominal terms” . In other words, a hyperbitcoinized world could flip the U.S. balance sheet: assets (Bitcoin holdings) shoot up, while liabilities (debt in devalued dollars) shrink in comparison.
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