βHe went on to describe Bitcoin as a peer to peer zero trust transfer of value. And then it got even more interesting. The very next day, admiral Papparro confirmed that the US military is running a Bitcoin node and conducting operational tests to secure and protect networks using the Bitcoin protocol.β
βAnd, Bitcoin is a reality. It is a valuable computer science tool as a pro power projection, and, outside of the economic formulation of it, it has got really important computer science applications for cybersecurity.β
βThe very next day, admiral Papparro confirmed that the US military is running a Bitcoin node and conducting operational tests to secure and protect networks using the Bitcoin protocol. Okay. So that is pretty shocking to hear from a four star admiral. He is telling congress on the record that the US military is running a Bitcoin node, and that may be less surprising when you consider who has been advising the commander.β
βBitcoin shows incredible potential as a, as a computer science tool that through the proof of work protocols is a it actually imposes more cost than just the algorithmic securing of networks and our ability to operate.β
Jason Lowry advises Indo-Pacific Command on Bitcoin
βLast August, Jason Lowry, a former US Space Force officer and author of Software, was appointed special assistant to the commander of US Indo Pacific Command. So the man who has spent years arguing that Bitcoin matters so much for US national security is now advising the same four star admiral making that case before congress.β
Bitcoin is now considered critical national infrastructure
βIt is the most secure computing network in the world. And I still think people underappreciate just how powerful that is. Bitcoin is not just a place to store value. It's a monetary infrastructure built to impose real costs on anyone who tries to attack it.β