U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly stated that Bitcoin is increasingly being recognized as a store of value. This comment was made during an interview on The Tucker Carlson Show, highlighting a shift in perception towards the cryptocurrency.

Senator Cynthia Lummis has endorsed a proposal by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to use Bitcoin as a U.S. Treasury reserve, suggesting that such a move could significantly reduce or even eliminate the national debt. Lummis proposed converting gold certificates to their current fair market value and then into Bitcoin to achieve this on a budget-neutral basis. She also mentioned that Bitcoin could reduce the national debt by half and emphasized its potential as a global store of value.

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