Bessent Leaves Door Open for U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Purchases After Mixed Messages
But as the sun dipped low, casting long shadows over the day’s events, Bessent seemed to have a change of heart. In a post on X, he proclaimed with newfound enthusiasm that the Treasury was “committed to exploring budget-neutral pathways to acquire more Bitcoin to expand the reserve.” It was as if he had discovered a hidden stash of apples in a tree that had seemed bare. “Seized assets will remain the foundation,” he emphasized, as if trying to convince himself that this was a solid plan. The government, it seemed, was now open to the idea of finding clever ways to add to its digital hoard, like a raccoon rummaging through a trash can for shiny objects.