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Grab a coffee as Bitcoin evangelist Max Keiser’s latest warning blurs the line between market speculation and national security strategy in Washington.

Crypto News of the Day: US Could Nationalize Bitcoin Miners Over ‘National Security’ Concerns

On Friday, August 22, the US government acquired a 10% stake in American technology firm Intel, making it one of its owners.  

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick revealed the news in a post on X (Twitter), citing its potential to strengthen the nation’s leadership in semiconductors and grow the economy technologically.

Meanwhile, President Trump sees the venture as the best deal ever for the country,

“I negotiated this deal with Lip-Bu Tan, the highly respected CEO of the company…The United States paid nothing for these shares, which are now valued at approximately $11 billion. This is a great deal for America, and also, a great deal for Intel,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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