Trump Opens Bitcoin Door as US Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion

Treasury Department figures and debt clock readings reported Aug. 19 put total public debt at a staggering $40.049 trillion.

About $32.266 trillion sits with the public, while another $7.782 trillion is effectively Washington owing money to federal accounts, including trust funds. The tab has more than doubled from roughly $19.95 trillion when U.S. President Donald […]