Government blockchain. Since his arrival at the head of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)Elon Musk has multiplied the announcements and shocking declarations. Among its main objectives, a drastic reduction in federal spending. And, according to information revealed by Bloomberg, it would consider relying on blockchain technology to achieve this. A new stage in its digital crusade which will not fail to provoke reactions…
- Elon Musk took charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, a structure created by Donald Trump to reduce federal spending.
- It has considered using blockchain to track public spending and secure data, marking an intriguing step in its digital strategy.
Elon Musk at the helm of DOGE
The billionaire Elon Musk is now at the head of a structure called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). And this is not a hoax, even if the question remains legitimate given the obvious proximity to Dogecoin.
A body created from scratch by Donald Trump, in order to reduce federal spending of the United States. And, suffice to say that the boss of Tesla and X takes his role very seriously. Because he has just announced a 10% reduction in expenses for all government agencies.
At the same time, Elon Musk has just appoint a new director at the head of NASA. This is former astronaut and senator Bill Nelson, in charge of “ensuring that the agency respects the objectives of efficiency and budgetary responsibility” set by the DOGE.
Blockchain at the service of the US government?
But that’s not all. Because the fanciful boss of DOGE seems determined to take advantage of his position to impose his digital whims. In any case, that’s what Bloomberg says.
-Indeed, Elon Musk would seriously consider to use blockchain technology as part of its mission. This is to allow “ track public spendingsecure data and make payments. »
At the same time, his teams would have met “ various public blockchain projects to evaluate their technology. » However, no details were provided regarding the structures concerned. But the recent appearance of memecoins of Donald Trump and Melania on the Solana network suggests that this blockchain could be in the list. The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), did not fail to welcome this initiative on the X network.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) de Donald Trump, led by Elon Muskis already in the spotlight and has not finished generating ink. Shadows on the board are already appearing. Accused of violating the Federal Advisory Committees ActDOGE is facing lawsuits from several organizations, including Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics and the Center for Biological Diversity. These groups question the legality of the creation of DOGE and criticize its lack of transparency. Already having problems for the star duo from Washington? To be continued.
