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Bitcoin: US Missed Out On $21B From Its BTC Sales Since 2014

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There is no denying that 2025 has been a groundbreaking year for the cryptocurrency sector. That has especially been true for the leading crypto by market cap. Amid Bitcoin’s record-setting year, the US has reportedly missed out on $21 billion from its BTC sales that have taken place since 2014. The United States has not been keen to hold onto Bitcoin for any length of time. At least, that was the case under the prior administration. Now, it is coming to light just how much capital was missed out on by the country opting to forgo any kind of BTC-related strategy and simply selling the asset. Vice President JD Vance Speaking at 2025 Bitcoin Conference – Source: nevadacurrent.com Also Read: Hong Kong’s Reitar Logtech Plans to Acquire $1.5 Billion Bitcoin US Bitcoin Sales Left $21 Billion on the Table Amid Country’s Crypto U-Turn The United States is currently caught in a concerning position of fragility. The national debt has grown to unprecedented levels, reaching $36 t...

Debt ceiling crisis: Best practices to navigate this market

Join us as we discuss the current U.S. debt ceiling crisis and what it means for Bitcoin and the crypto market. In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Mike McGlone, senior macro strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, which delivers in-depth analysis and data sets on industries and companies, government, credit, litigation and economic factors. In today’s discussion with McGlone, we discuss the concerns around the current debt ceiling battle currently taking place in America’s law-making houses. Will the United States default for the first time in its history, or will lawmakers reach an agreement before time runs out? Whatever happens with the debt ceiling, is it a lose-lose situation for Bitcoin, crypto and other risk assets? Especially since the Federal Reserve might pause rate hikes and with inflation tapering off. We ask McGlone to explain why that is. We get McGlone’s views on de-dollarization as some countries reduce their reliance on the U.S. dollar and se...