Getting free gift cards from the federal government does not have anything to do directly with Bitcoin, in my opinion.
it may not sound like it but it does. for example, when the stimulus checks started bitcoin went up in price because people had more money to spend on things. notice how bitcoin has been going up in price the last month or two. it coincides with this migrant situation at the border.
Also, I would not be surprised if there is indeed some giveaway of gift cards for those who cross the border, so they can afford some food after a very long travel across the continent,
the government should just be honest about what exactly they are providing. but they aren't being transparent. that's the issue.
but this news makes it sound as if each immigrant is getting that amount of money in GCs, which sounds quite unreal, keeping in mind the huge amount of immigrants who enter the southern border of the United States.
it's just a rumor from one person but the government didn't deny it. but i would estimate the cost of each migrant to be far greater than just $5000 to this country. it's probably more like $100,000 over a few years. maybe even more.
We would be talking about billions of dollars. I believe.
not just billions but maybe even trillions eventually. tens of trillions even hundreds of trillions.