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Recent reports identify Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, characterizing Bitcoin as a critical tool for strategic power, with the Pentagon currently testing the network for defense and cyber operations. Parallel to military interest, Republican lawmakers at the Bitcoin 2026 conference asserted that leadership in digital assets is now a matter of national security and economic competitiveness. These lawmakers warned that failing to establish a robust regulatory framework for crypto will directly benefit China's global standing. This legislative pressure coincides with the US military running a live Bitcoin node for technical infrastructure testing. Admiral Paparo noted that major powers, including Russia and Iran, are increasingly leveraging the network to advance national interests. Analysts suggest these developments place decentralized assets at the center of both national security and global economic competition.
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