Elon Musk’s Doge department of government efficiency, named for the meme-based bitcoin rival dogecoin, has sent shockwaves through Washington as Musk repeatedly warns of U.S. “bankruptcy.”
The dogecoin price has rocketed higher along with the bitcoin price following Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election that Musk campaigned for, with traders betting the Tesla billionaire and X owner will help Trump create a pro-crypto administration.
Now, as traders brace for Musk to announce a crypto game-changer, Musk has said that if his Doge department is successful in combating inflation, it could drive down the price of bitcoin, dogecoin and other major cryptocurrencies.
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“If dollar inflation is solved, the price in dollars to buy cryptocurrency will actually drop, other things being equal,” Musk wrote to X in response to a post by Garry Tan, the chief executive of startup incubator Y Combinator. “What matters is the ratio of dollars to crypto,” Musk added.
Tan had posted a video of Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre explaining how he would reduce inflation in the country by reducing “overspending.”
“My 2025 prediction was dogecoin goes up if Elon’s Doge is successful, and this is why,” Tan posted.
The U.S. debt has soared over recent years, topping $34 trillion at the beginning of 2024, with Covid and lockdown stimulus measures contributing to massive government spending and helping to send inflation spiraling out of control in 2022.
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Inflation of over 10% forced the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates at a historical clip, pushing up debt interest payments and fueling fears of a “death spiral.”
Musk’s campaign against excessive U.S. spending has resulted in the creation of the Doge Department Of Government Efficiency, which Musk has said he believes could strip $2 trillion from U.S. spending.
The Doge department is a nod to the shiba inu doge meme that’s also linked to the dogecoin cryptocurrency, named by Elon Musk as his “favorite” cryptocurrency and accepted as payment by his Tesla car company—though Tesla continues to hold around 10,000 bitcoin worth around $1 billion on its balance sheet.
