David Sacks: The U.S. government’s premature sale of Bitcoin has cost U.S. taxpayers more than $17 billion

White House AI and cryptocurrency chief David Sacks posted on social media, "The early sale of Bitcoin by the US government has cost American taxpayers over $17 billion. Now, the federal government will develop a strategy to maximize the value of its Bitcoin holdings."

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