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Podcast: Unchained
Episode: Is It a Good Idea for the US Government to Stockpile Bitcoin?
Description: In this episode, George Selgin, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the recent proposals by Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Senator Cynthia Lummis for the U.S. government to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve. George provides his insights into the differences between these proposals, their potential implications, and why he believes the government should not be investing in bitcoin or other assets.Show highlights:
00:00 Intro
01:16 How the Bitcoin proposals by Trump, RFK Jr., and Lummis differ
04:08 Why George believes that Trump’s proposal to not sell the government’s bitcoin is just symbolicÂ
07:36 What...