According to CoinMeta, Trump stated that a certain degree of inflation could quickly repay the $40 trillion in debt, and market interest in hedging against the depreciation of fiat currency through Bitcoin has increased. The scale of the U.S. federal debt has exceeded $40 trillion. Both Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Elon Musk have mentioned that technology-driven economic growth is a way to address debt pressures. The price of Bitcoin is currently about 30% lower than its peak of $126,000 in December 2025.