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(4,531 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 09:21 AM Yesterday

If he had been President of Holland in 1634, I assume he would have proposed a strategic Tulip Reserve

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/12/14/trump-confirms-bitcoin-reserve-plans-15-trillion-price-boom-predicted/

DU'ers with Bitcoin knowledge, please weigh in on what appears to me to be sheer lunacy.

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Trump proposes a U. S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve [View all] surfered Yesterday OP

A picture of the US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve is here: Tommy Carcetti Yesterday #1

These too. milestogo Yesterday #34

Lol Faux pas Yesterday #35

NEXT: Trump wants U.S. to invest trillions in Florida timeshares dalton99a Yesterday #2

If the U S. government starts buying, the price will skyrocket. John1956PA Yesterday #3

Mutual funds are at least underpinned by actual businesses. Lonestarblue Yesterday #17

He has no money for school lunches but gigabucks for crypto bros. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #4

+1 dalton99a Yesterday #6

Crypto fluctuates along with gold, most of the time bucolic_frolic Yesterday #7

Based on the stock market Blue Full Moon Yesterday #12

"...with Bitcoin knowledge" sop Yesterday #9

That didn't take long. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #10

They used to at least distract us fighting over nickels for welfare underpants Yesterday #14

GOP has the transfer of wealth down to a science Kid Berwyn Yesterday #22

👍 underpants Yesterday #33

He is desperately trying to impress Elon Walleye Yesterday #11

Not popular around here hueymahl Yesterday #15

Pfffft Prairie Gates Yesterday #23

Lol hueymahl Yesterday #29

FFS... IT'S A HEIST! FalloutShelter Yesterday #16

I have an acquaintance who is very,very techy. Phoenix61 Yesterday #18

Interesting video about crypto Blue Full Moon Yesterday #19

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #21

And the bitcoin market shrugs. unblock Yesterday #26

There has not been an announcement yet. hueymahl Yesterday #30

Ah, I was going to say, this has been a known plan for a while... unblock Yesterday #32

There are only about 1,000,000 bitcoins left to be mined VMA131Marine Yesterday #27

The limit is in the Bitcoin mining process itself VMA131Marine Yesterday #37

The end game? Blue Full Moon Yesterday #28