Kiyosaki Reiterates Bitcoin as Dollar Hedge Amid Treasury Bond Buyback Announcement

Robert Kiyosaki renewed his recommendation for Bitcoin on August 22, stating that financially educated investors should hold scarce assets to guard against inflation and a declining U.S. dollar. He also suggested gold, silver and certain real‑estate holdings as complementary dollar hedges.

Treasury bond buybacks vs. quantitative easing

On August 19 the U.S. Treasury announced an increase in the maximum size of long‑dated bond buybacks, raising the limit from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation starting September 9. The program is intended to support liquidity in the 10‑to‑20‑year and 20‑to‑30‑year sectors and is a debt‑management operation, not a Federal Reserve quantitative‑easing measure.

Bitcoin price movement

Bitcoin traded near $76,000 on August 23 after a weekly rally that pushed the price above $79,000 two days earlier. The rally coincided with falling long‑term bond yields, a weaker dollar, forced short liquidations and net inflows of roughly $1.92 billion into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs over five sessions.

Kiyosaki’s price targets and cautions

Kiyosaki has previously set aggressive Bitcoin price targets, including $350,000 for August 2024, which did not materialize. He has warned that buying during market hype can lead to losses and emphasized that financial education does not eliminate Bitcoin’s volatility.

Implications for investors

The Treasury’s higher buyback limits provide a concrete date—September 9—to observe any impact on long‑term yields and broader risk markets. While Kiyosaki frames Bitcoin as a hedge against a weakening dollar, the relationship between Treasury operations and Bitcoin price dynamics remains indirect.