US EditionU.S. Military Runs a Bitcoin (BTC) Node, Sees Crypto as 'Power Projection' vs China
Admiral Samuel Paparo said INDOPACOM is using the network to monitor and test ways to secure military systems, with about 15,000 to 20,000 public nodes online.
- On Wednesday, Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command , disclosed that the military is operating a live Bitcoin node, marking the first public confirmation by a sitting combatant commander of direct participation in the peer-to-peer network.
- Paparo testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that Bitcoin holds "incredible potential" as a tool for American "power projection," framing the initiative as computer science rather than financial speculation.
- Operating a node allows INDOPACOM to independently verify transactions and enforce protocol rules, positioning the command alongside an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 publicly reachable full nodes currently active on the Bitcoin network.
- The military conducts operational tests to secure and protect networks using the Bitcoin protocol, which Paparo described as a "peer-to-peer, zero-trust transfer of value" imposing costs beyond algorithmic security alone.
- Paparo noted the government remains in an "experimentation" phase with some research details potentially remaining classified, while praising the GENIUS Act as supporting the global hegemony of the U.S. dollar.
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U.S. military runs a Bitcoin (BTC) node, sees crypto as 'power projection' vs China
Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told two congressional panels this week that the military is running a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing and views the protocol as a tool of national power in competition with China.
US Military Is Running a Live Bitcoin Node for Cybersecurity Research, Indo-Pacific Commander Tells Congress
Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), disclosed to the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the US military is operating a live node on the Bitcoin network and conducting operational tests using the protocol to explore its potential applications for securing military infrastructure. The disclosure marks the first public confirmation by a sitting US combatant commander that the military is directly p…
The Pentagon has confirmed that it operates a Bitcoin node from within the U.S. Department of Defense, and presents it as another piece of its strategy to gain China’s ground on the digital board. The news, advanced by CoinDesk, shows something that until recently sounded like science fiction: the U.S. military not only watches cryptocurrencies, it’s using them. A node, for those who have never touched a bitcoin wallet, is basically a computer t…
In an unusual twist within the official discourse on digital assets, the use of Bitcoin by the U.S. military apparatus has come to light in a strategic context. During a hearing in Congress, Admiral Samuel Paparo confirmed that the U.S. military is running a node in the Bitcoin network as part of operational tests linked to cybersecurity and network defense. The revelation not only brings a new dimension to Bitcoin’s role beyond its financial fu…
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