Bitcoin is a big Fugazi and not very liquid and the marker microstructure is opaque. They will unload hundreds of billions in bitcoin for real cash to purchase tangible items such as property,gold,shares in something like SPY which is very liquid and generates dividends/value from actual production of goods and services.
A large chunk of bitcoin is owned by a a small percentage and pricing of bitcoin is based on “Tether” so unloading these large positions is nearly impossible without imploding the value of bitcoin and having no exit liquidity.
Having the Treasury buy bitcoin and creating a minimum 100K price floor is the perfect way to unload bags to an unlimited liquidity provider on the backs of Americans. It will be the final end to the bitcoin grift. It will be similar to the 2008 TARP program where the Treasury bought billions of illiquid and hard to price derivatives etc from banks/wall-street.
The Madoff ponzi lasted decades as long as there were small withdrawals and new money always coming in. What eventually killed the Madoff ponzi was the 2008 Financial crisis. When everyone panicked and wanted out the whole scheme unraveled and collapsed.
Bitcoin is the next generation 21st century Ponzi, its all a big facade and the top dogs want to unload without causing the whole thing to immediately unravel. Having the Treasury buy bitcoin will be the equivalent of the TARP program for crypto.
Taxpayers will be on the hook. I expect rapid inflation as the dollar starts to quickly lose purchasing power as billions wash up as all those illiquid worthless bitcoin end up on the backs of Americans.
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