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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.
BIG NEWS: The United States of America now owns 10% of Intel, one of our great American technology companies.
This historic agreement strengthens U.S. leadership in semiconductors, which will both grow our economy and help secure America’s technological edge.
Thanks to Intel… pic.twitter.com/AYMuX14Rgi
— Howard Lutnick (@howardlutnick) August 22, 2025
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.
Intel said in a statement that the US government is expected to invest $8.9 billion in Intel common stock.
In the aftermath of the Friday announcement, shares of the Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker soared 5%. Intel’s INTC stock closed on Friday at $24.80.
Max Keiser, a Bitcoin maxi and one of the champions of the pioneer crypto in El Salvador, challenges that the 10% stake came for free.
No, $INTC didn’t ‘give away for free’ millions of shares in stock to the USG. https://t.co/dlMvwXVZZR
— Max Bitcoin (@maxkeiser) August 24, 2025
Against these backdrops, BeInCrypto contacted Max Keiser, who said the US could nationalize Intel soon for supposed national security reasons.
“The US just bought a minority stake, soon to be majority in $INTC for ‘national security’,” Keiser stated.
According to the Bitcoin maxi, cited in recent US Crypto News publications, the trend could extend to Bitcoin miners and public corporations steadily adopting crypto.
“Soon, when they realize they f***** up not buying enough Bitcoin. They’ll nationalize $COIN $RIOT $MARA & $MSTR for ‘national security’,” Keiser added.
Keiser claims that the US government garnered resources to acquire the 10% stake and could do the same to increase its stake in the Bitcoin mining sector if only interest presented itself.
“Whatever slush fund they tapped into for this Intel deal, why not tap those funds to buy Bitcoin? Oh yeah, they never did the work to understand Bitcoin,” Kiser told BeInCrypto.
The remark comes after recent reports indicated the US would not buy Bitcoin for its strategic reserve. Instead, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent committed to the nation leveraging the confiscated assets to increase BTC allocation.
“We’ve also started, to get into the 21st century, a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve. We’re not gonna be buying that, but we are going to use confiscated assets and continue to build that up. I believe that a Bitcoin Reserve, at today’s prices, is somewhere between $15 and $20 billion,” Bessent claimed.
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Crypto Equities Pre-Market Overview
| Company | At the Close of August 22 | Pre-Market Overview |
| Strategy (MSTR) | $358.13 | $343.00 (-4.22%) |
| Coinbase Global (COIN) | $319.85 | $310.90 (-2.80%) |
| Galaxy Digital Holdings (GLXY) | $25.57 | $24.36 (-4.73%) |
| MARA Holdings (MARA) | $16.29 | $15.55 (-4.54%) |
| Riot Platforms (RIOT) | $13.22 | $12.68 (-4.08%) |
| Core Scientific (CORZ) | $13.55 | $13.45 (0.74%) |
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