The proposal included geographically distributed multi-signature cold-storage for secure self-custody, proof of reserves, and a budget cap.
The United States government can purchase more Bitcoin (BTC) for the US strategic reserve through funneling portions of the tariff receipt surplus into BTC acquisitions, according to Adam Livingston, author of “The Bitcoin Age and The Great Harvest.”
Livingston proposed taking a portion of the surpluses generated by trade tariffs every month and funneling that into secure, cold storage BTC that is not traded, staked, sold, rehypothecated, used to fund programs or secure loans, or lent out for yield. He said:
That Surplus is unallocated. It’s not pre-spent. It’s not tied to Medicare, entitlements, or debt service. It’s just floating, waiting, looking for a productive use case, ” Livingston continued.
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