The US debt crisis is accelerating into a real economic storm.

At the current borrowing rate of $2 trillion per year, interest payments are projected to rise to $1.8 trillion over the next decade — this is not just a numbers game on paper, but real fiscal pressure. Looking at this figure alone may not be very intuitive; compare it: this is more than four times the interest payments in 2021.

What’s even more concerning is that, under a more pessimistic scenario, interest costs could surge to $2.2 trillion. What does this mean? Compared to a few years ago, the interest burden has skyrocketed by 450%. The US is being bitten back by the debt beast it created.

The consequences of this trend should not be underestimated:

Interest costs will surpass military spending, becoming the largest single expenditure in the federal budget. Inflationary pressures and rising interest rates form a vicious cycle, further eroding economic growth potential. The credibility of the dollar as the global reserve currency is shaking — when the world’s largest economy falls into debt trouble, its repeated monetary policy adjustments and fiscal imbalances will impact the entire global financial system.

Against this backdrop, the value of crypto assets is re-emerging. Bitcoin, as a store of value that is not directly affected by government policies, is being increasingly reevaluated by investors. The greater the debt pressure, the stronger the motivation to seek alternative asset allocations — this is the deeper reason behind the renewed focus on privacy narratives and alternative assets.

The storm has already sounded the alarm, and the market is responding.