Bitcoin, Trump, and the 2026 Elections: C. Wood Predicts a Mega Boost for $BTC
CEO of Ark Invest Wood shared a bold forecast: Trump's administration could move from simply holding seized $BTC to direct purchases of the asset on the market. Currently, it is being filled only through confiscated assets. However, Wood believes the situation will change closer to the mid-term elections in 2026
Key takeaways from the Bitcoin Brainstorm podcast:
1️⃣ To avoid becoming president with weakened authority and to ensure Republican support, Trump may use the Bitcoin reserve as the main trump card of his campaign
2️⃣ If the U.S. enters the market as a buyer, it will create an unprecedented supply shortage
3️⃣ Direct purchases by the U.S. will force other countries to reassess their reserves. Governments that don't want to be 'hostages' of the dollar will begin diversifying their capital into $BTC
4️⃣ As one option, Wood suggests the U.S. buy shares of MicroStrategy company as a 'proxy solution' for quickly accumulating 1 million BTC under government control
Wood is confident that "the party is just getting started." If the U.S. says "We are buying," it will trigger a new wave of institutional adoption never seen before
