BlackRock Says US Debt Above $40 Trillion Strengthens Long-Term Case for Bitcoin

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Rising concerns about U.S. fiscal health after government debt climbed above $40 trillion could bolster Bitcoin’s appeal as a long-term investment.

Cryptopolitan reported on Aug. 27 that Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s head of digital assets, sees the U.S. fiscal deficit and growing government debt as reemerging key risks for financial markets.

U.S. federal government debt had swelled to about $40.05 trillion as of Aug. 18. Persistent deficits and a rising debt burden could drive investors toward alternative stores of value such as Bitcoin and gold, Mitchnick said.

He also said concerns about U.S. fiscal sustainability are an important variable in assessing Bitcoin’s long-term value. In his view, those fiscal issues could have a bigger effect on Bitcoin’s long-term valuation than the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill under discussion in Congress.

By contrast, the CLARITY Act is likely to have a greater impact on other parts of the digital-asset industry, including decentralized finance, than on Bitcoin itself.