Trump claims at a private gathering that cryptocurrency could solve the $35 trillion U.S. debt problem

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoinist, Trump stated at a private gathering that cryptocurrency has a "great future," and hinted that the U.S. might use cryptocurrency to solve the $35 trillion U.S. debt problem. According to a leaked video, Trump said, "I would write on a little piece of paper: $35 trillion in cryptocurrency, we have no debt, that's what I like to do."

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Trump has hinted at using digital assets to eliminate the ever-expanding U.S. debt; he has publicly stated multiple times that Bitcoin could be used to "save America."