Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, renewed his call for bitcoin and other scarce assets on August 22, describing the U.S. Treasury’s decision to expand long-dated securities buybacks as a fresh round of quantitative easing. He warned that the move and a declining dollar index signal rising inflation risks for cash holders.

Treasury Increases Buyback Sizes for Longer Maturities

On August 19 the Treasury announced it would raise the size of liquidity-support buybacks for nominal securities in the 10-to-20-year and 20-to-30-year maturity ranges. Each operation will increase from $2 billion to at least $4 billion, with the higher limits applying from September 9 through November 4. Officials said the change aims to support liquidity in longer-dated markets.

Long-term yields had climbed ahead of the announcement. The 30-year Treasury yield reached 5.34 percent on August 18, its highest level in 19 years, before easing to 5.184 percent after the larger operations were disclosed. Total public debt outstanding stood at approximately $40.03 trillion on August 20, according to Treasury data.

Kiyosaki characterized the expanded buybacks as money printing. In an August 22 post he stated that the Treasury was launching another round of quantitative easing, or “printing fake $.” He connected the policy shift to a falling U.S. Dollar Index and argued that inflation would accelerate, leaving savers of cash as the biggest losers.

Treasury buybacks differ from Federal Reserve quantitative easing. The Treasury funds repurchases with proceeds from debt sales and cash already held in its general account, so one security replaces another. Quantitative easing involves central-bank asset purchases that expand the money supply and reserve balances. The Treasury action itself does not constitute a Federal Reserve program.

Kiyosaki Links Dollar Weakness to Inflation Concerns

Kiyosaki presented the decline in the Dollar Index as evidence that inflation would rise and erode the purchasing power of cash savings. He advised followers not to be losers and repeated his long-standing view that financial education enables investors to identify assets that hold or gain value during inflationary periods.

He has consistently argued that government debt, currency weakness and inflation threaten conventional savings. In earlier comments he warned of a possible global downturn that could harm many while rewarding those holding scarce assets. Bitcoin remains central to his preferred response, alongside gold and silver, despite the volatility of all three.

Bitcoin Price Action and Market Context

Bitcoin traded near $76,000 to $77,000 around the time of Kiyosaki’s latest remarks. The cryptocurrency had gained more than 20 percent over the preceding week after approaching $79,500. The advance coincided with the Treasury announcement, softer long-term yields and a weaker dollar. Short liquidations contributed to the initial rise, while U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded roughly $1.92 billion in net inflows across five sessions.

Kiyosaki has issued aggressive price targets in the past. In June 2024 he projected bitcoin could reach $350,000 by late August of that year, describing the figure as a target, dream and wish. The forecast did not materialize. He has since floated higher long-term targets that remain speculative. He has also sold portions of his bitcoin holdings while maintaining a publicly bullish stance.

The higher Treasury buyback limits take effect on September 9, offering a concrete date for markets to assess any further effects on yields and risk assets. Kiyosaki continues to stress financial education as the key to recognizing opportunities in assets he believes can preserve value amid rising debt and currency concerns.