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US Government Runs a Bitcoin Node, But Not Mining BTC: US Admiral

  • Sander Lutz--Decrypt
  • published date: 2026-04-22 21:46:02 UTC

The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said the military is investigating Bitcoin’s ability to “secure and protect networks.”

In brief <ul><li>A top U.S. military official said the government runs a Bitcoin node to test cybersecurity uses of the network.</li><li>Admiral Samuel Paparo said the military sees Bitcoin mainly a… [+2421 chars]