Vaneck’s research leader has built a new type of US treasury bond that bitcoin’s partial -back to help refinance $ 14 trillion in US debt.
Matthew Sigel Stand up The concept of “Bitbonds” – US Treasury Bonds with exposure to Bitcoin (Btc) – at the strategic bitcoin reserve summit 2025 on April 15.
The new 10-year bond is made up of 90% US traditional debt and 10% exposure to BTC, Sigel said, appealing to fellow Treasury and global investors.
Even in a scenario where Bitcoin “goes to zero,” Bitbonds will allow the US to save money to re -give the estimated $ 14 trillion of debt to mature over the next three years and need to be refinanced, he said.
Bitcoin to boost investor demand for t-bonds
“Interest rates are relatively high compared to history. Treasury should maintain investor’s ongoing demand for bonds, so they need to encourage consumers,” Sigel said in a virtual event.
Meanwhile, bond investors want protection from the US dollar dollar and asset inflation, making Bitcoin great for being a bond part, as cryptocurrency has emerged as a Inflation hedge.
An excerpt from Matthew Sigel’s presentation to Bitbonds in Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit 2025. Source: Matthew Sigel
In the suggested structure and a 10-year term, a Bitbond will return a “$ 90 premium, along with any amount of bitcoin content,” Sigel said, adding that investors will receive all of Bitcoin’s acquisitions up to a maximum annual harvest up to the period of 4.5%.
“If Bitcoin’s acquisitions were large enough to be given above a 4.5% annual harvest, the government and the bond buyer separated the remaining those who got 50 over 50,” the Exec said.
Upsides and downsides
Compared to the usual bonds, the suggested 10-year Bitbond will offer a huge investor income to a scenario where Bitcoin’s acquisitions have exceeded break-up rates-even, Sigel said.
One downside, however, is that Bitcoin should achieve a “relatively high compound annual growth rate” at lower coupon rates to break the investor even, he added.
Source: Matthew Sigel
From the government’s view, if they could sell the bond at a 1%coupon, the government would save money “even if Bitcoin went to zero,” Sigel estimated, adding:
“The same thing if the coupon is sold at 2%, Bitcoin can go to zero, and the government still saves money compared to the current rate of 4% market. And it is at 3% to 4% coupons where Bitcoin has to work to save the government money.
Previous pitches of bitbonds in government
While the idea of government bonds supported by crypto is not new, Sigel’s bitbond pitch follows a similar proposal by the Bitcoin Policy Institute in March.
BPI estimates the program can generate potential interest savings of $ 70 billion annually and $ 700 billion in a 10-year term.
Treasury bonds are debt security Issued by the government To investors who lend money to the government in exchange for future payments at a fixed interest rate.
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Crypto-enabled bonds are linked to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, allowing investors to gain exposure to potentially more appealing rewards.
Source: Bitcoin Policy Institute
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