曾抨击加密货币的美国海军上将现在正在运行一个比特币节点以确保美国的安全

Admiral Samuel Paparo appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Apr. 21 for a posture review for the US Indo-Pacific Command ahead of the fiscal year 2027 defense request. Paparo reportedly disclosed that INDOPACOM is running a Bitcoin node and treating the protocol's architecture as operationally relevant for securing networks and projecting power . In February 2024, Paparo told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that cryptocurrency's “opaqueness” was a key enabler of proliferation, terrorism, and illicit trafficking. He added that crypto “makes the world less secure,” and acknowledged that blockchain methodologies held promise for ensuring financial transactions. Washington's dominant framing was that crypto was a compliance headache, a sanctions-evasion tool, and a revenue stream for North Korea. Now, Paparo treats Bitcoin's cryptography, blockchain accountability, and proof-of-work as components of a toolkit for network security and power projection. In two years, the vocabulary changed from pathology to protocol. This could potentially be related to SoftWar author and US Space Force service member Jason Lowery's work in this area. Related Reading Softwar author Jason Lowery looks to White House role advising on Bitcoin national security Lowery argues Bitcoin's PoW mechanism can revolutionize national defense strategies by deterring cyber threats. Nov 19, 2024 · Liam 'Akiba' Wright How Washington built the policy foundation Paparo's 2026 remark arrived inside a policy architecture that had been assembling for more than a year. On Jan. 23, 2025, the White House made it US policy to protect lawful access to open public blockchain networks and promote dollar-backed stablecoins worldwide. That order drew a line in Washington, recognizing open public blockchains as infrastructure and separating them from the broader “everything crypto is suspect” category. On Mar. 6, 2025, the White House established a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve , directing that Bitcoin placed in the