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Crypto analyst and Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser sarcastically suggests the U.S. government could start selling states to keep the strategic reserve ‘budget neutral,’ as more traders begin brainstorming ways for America to buy more BTC. In a recent post, crypto analyst Max Keiser jested that selling certain U.S. states could help the Trump administration raise money to fund its national strategic reserve. AI and crypto czar David Sacks has made it clear that the BTC (BTC) reserve will not rely on taxpayer money to fund it. “Selling Maine, Vermont & Massachusetts to buy Bitcoin is budget neutral,” Keiser said in his recent post. The idea of establishing a reserve of Bitcoin is not new to governments, as evidenced by El Salvador’s increasing position in the original cryptocurrency. Selling Maine, Vermont &Massachusetts to buy Bitcoin is budget neutral. — Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) March 7, 2025 Keiser, a former Wall Street vet who currently serves as an advisor to El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, has been bullish on Bitcoin since at least 2011, promoting it on his wildly influential show the Keiser Report that aired on Russia Today. In addition to selling the states, Keiser also theorized that selling a portion of the nation’s cheese reserves maybe another viable option. Other less sarcastic proposals have floated ways of creating a budget-neutral Bitcoin reserve. In a recent crypto.news op-ed, the idea of auctioning the nation’s naming rights to national landmarks, parks, lakes and rivers was posited. “Auctioning off naming rights to national landmarks offers a proactive, budget-neutral boost, echoing President Trump’s call to harness digital assets for American prosperity.” “It’s a blueprint that exists in sports. Naming rights have long turned stadiums into cash cows without diluting their purpose.” In fact, Crypto.com has already taken that step when it acquired the naming rights to rename the Staples…

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Filed under: News - @ March 7, 2025 2:29 pm