“INDOPACOM Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo told Congress the U.S. military is operating a live Bitcoin node and views the protocol as a ‘valuable computer science tool’ for power projection, directly echoing Jason Lowery’s influential thesis.”
Jason Lowery, former Deputy Director of Technology & Innovation at the United States Space Force and author of "Softwar," has been named Special Assistant to the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, where he will advise on strategic priorities with his unique perspective on Bitcoin as a power-projection technology.
U.S. National Defense Fellow Jason Lowery argues that Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus model can replace our reliance on military might for digital property and money.