Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Has a New Solution to America's $39 Trillion Debt Problem. (Hint: It Involves Bitcoin.)

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong proposes backing the U.S. dollar with Bitcoin to address America's $39 trillion federal debt. His plan includes amending the Constitution to require fiat currency be backed by a hard asset with fixed supply, limiting government spending growth, and leveraging AI and robotics to boost GDP. However, the article argues these changes are unlikely to happen, as the only viable solutions—budget cuts and higher taxes—remain politically unpopular.