Elon Musk Raises Alarm Over $5 Trillion Debt—Is Bitcoin the Answer?

• Elon Musk lashes out at the US government for introducing a massive tax-and-spending package that could exacerbate the national debt. 
• Many crypto enthusiasts believe this concern is an endorsement of Bitcoin, with Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong warning that the asset could take over as a reserve currency. 

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk has raised a serious concern surrounding the tax-and-spending package largely supported by the Republicans, as he claims this could increase the debt ceiling by a staggering $5 billion.

According to Musk, this initiative is “disgusting” and “outrageous”.

I’m sorry, but I can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.

A similar sentiment has been echoed by the Democrats, who boycotted this priority, leaving only the Republicans to rely on their majority to advance this bill. Multiple reports have confirmed that this bill could add trillions of dollars to the national debt, which is currently around $36.2 trillion, as noted in our recent news coverage.

According to Musk, the US public should call their senators and congressmen to order as this decision could “bankrupt America.” Meanwhile, he suggests that a new bill should be introduced, and it should be designed not to grow the deficit.

A new spending bill should be drafted that doesn’t massively grow the deficit and increase the debt ceiling by 5 TRILLION DOLLARS.

What About Musk and Trump’s Relationship?

Musk’s recent comments come after he departed from his role as the president of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Expectedly, an official at the Whitehouse who decided to go anonymous has hinted that Trump appears disappointed in Musk. According to this official, the Whitehouse is committed to standing by the bill.

Also, other sources have hinted that Musk’s recent claims are influenced by the decision of the Whitehouse to rebuff his commitment to continue to work as a “special government employee” after the 130-day limit, despite introducing multiple initiatives under his leadership, as indicated in our earlier discussion.

Another point of conflict is reported to be the administration’s decision to reject the proposal to have a “Federal Aviation Administration run off his Starlink satellite system”.

Amid these concerns, many within the crypto community have noted that Musk could be endorsing Bitcoin with these debt warnings. Already, MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor has argued that Bitcoin could address the accessibility and auditing issue of the U.S. national gold reserves at Fort Knox, as mentioned in our previous news brief.

Just recently, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong added his voice to this conversation, warning that Bitcoin could soon take over as a reserve currency if the electorate refuses to hold Congress accountable to reduce the deficit and start paying the existing debt.

I love Bitcoin, but a strong America is also super important for the world. We need to get our finances under control.

Interestingly, Musk reacted to this post with the American flag.

Prior to this, President Trump scrapped the controversial tax rule that sought to turn companies in decentralized finance into Wall Street brokers, as highlighted in our previous blog post.