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Elon Musk Says Yes to Bitcoin, Insists Fiat Is Hopeless

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Elon Musk, American billionaire and CEO of Tesla, has elated the crypto community after revealing his new political party will embrace Bitcoin.

The long-standing tech enthusiast revealed this intention in a recent tweet as his political ambitions gained momentum. 

Musk Flirts with the Crypto Community

After a fallout with Donald Trump last month over the president’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Musk threatened to create a new political party, “The American Party.” His escalating feud with Trump stems from the perspective that the new laws jeopardize the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to reduce wastefulness.

Musk’s tech-focused, pro-free speech, centrist party aims to right the wrongs of the current governance system, including the growing debt of the United States. Now, Musk has unveiled that the party will embrace Bitcoin, a financial instrument that many believe will help clear America’s debt.

While he did not share further details on this embrace, he noted that the party’s intended Bitcoin adoption is because “fiat is hopeless.” Notably, Bitcoin’s emergence as a hedge against inflation and economic decay has drawn institutions and nation-states to it, with Musk’s new venture becoming the latest to tease embracing the premier asset.

Remarkably, Musk has not officially registered the American Party, and he recently revealed that the party would focus on producing Senate and House members first before vying for the presidency. Nonetheless, this intended Bitcoin adoption would surely win him crypto fans—a card that helped Trump win the 2024 presidential election.

Musk’s Long-Standing Pro-Crypto Stance

It bears mentioning that Musk has been a long-standing supporter of cryptocurrencies. His belief in Bitcoin has ensured that two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, hold a combined 19,794 BTC ($2.1 billion). The former holds 11,509 BTC and the latter 8,285 BTC.

In 2021, the Tesla CEO confirmed personally holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin. He has also relentlessly promoted Dogecoin on his X platform and in media appearances, winning over the DOGE community and attracting a lawsuit.

As a result, his recent announcement that the new political party would adopt Bitcoin comes as no surprise considering his long history with the crypto industry. Meanwhile, Bitcoin did not react to the disclosure and has stabilized at $109,127 at the time of writing.

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