Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, who surprised traders with a shock bitcoin endorsement this week, has repeatedly warned in recent weeks that the U.S. is teetering on the brink of “bankruptcy.”

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The bitcoin price has surged this year as fears over the spiraling $35.7 trillion debt pile pushes the price of gold to an all-time high—with the Federal Reserve caught in a “nightmare” scenario.

Now, Musk, who is working overtime to get “crypto…