As one of US President Donald Trump’s appointees under the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), Elon Musk will reportedly use bitcoin-inspired blockchain technology to power his department.

Bloomberg reported this, and sources said that Musk is holding conversations with representatives from different public blockchains. While there are no specific blockchains in mind, DOGE is looking to use blockchain tech to monitor government spending, handle payments and data, and “manage buildings” under the US Government.

One of Musk’s goals as the head of DOGE is to cut $1 trillion from the federal government through budget cuts and layoffs. That’s an ambitious goal–Musk initially planned to cut off $2 trillion–but it could prove to be another use case for blockchain tech beyond the usual cryptocurrencies.

Aside from plans to utilize blockchain tech, DOGE’s other ambitious plan is to reduce the circulation of pennies. The department claims that making US pennies cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year, with the US Mint circulating around 4.1 billion pennies. With factors like the rising cost of metals, producing coins is getting more expensive–and there’s an argument that pennies are barely used as change even before the pandemic.