Trump Asked If Bitcoin Could Help Solve $35 Trillion U.S. National Debt

05/28 10:28

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According to Bitcoin.com, David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and cryptocurrency assistant to the Trump campaign, revealed that Trump asked if Bitcoin could be used to solve the US national debt problem.During X Space on Sunday night, Bailey said that when he first met Trump, Trump asked him if Bitcoin could do anything about the $35 trillion debt. However, Bailey replied that he had some ideas but was not prepared to discuss the topic on their first meeting.

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