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 <p class="is-style-lead">U.S. Space Force Major Jason Lowery has presented a fresh perspective on Bitcoin, emphasizing its potential impact in areas beyond financial applications, notably in <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="national" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/national.html">national</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="defense" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/defense.html">defense</a> and cybersecurity.</p>
 <p>Lowery, in a detailed letter to the U.S. Defense Innovation Board on Dec. 2, highlighted the potential strategic importance of Bitcoin beyond its common perception as a monetary system.</p>
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: US Space Force Major, Jason Lowery sends open letter about #Bitcoin to DOD’s Defense Innovation Board. <br><br>“I contend that reusable proof-of-work networks like #Bitcoin represent an offset strategy for the 21st century.” pic.twitter.com/qiLZ71S5MN</p>— Dennis Porter (@Dennis_Porter_) December 3, 2023
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 <p>Lowery argues that Bitcoin’s capability extends to securing various forms of data, messages, and command signals. This aspect, often overlooked, could significantly contribute to the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure.</p>
 <p>He emphasized the need for the Defense Innovation Board to recommend that the Secretary of Defense investigate Proof-of-Work, or PoW, systems like Bitcoin for their <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="national" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/national.html">national</a> strategic importance.</p>
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 <p>The letter elaborates on how a PoW system, exemplified by Bitcoin, could act as a deterrent against cyberattacks. Lowery likens the steep costs associated with operating resource-intensive computer systems required for PoW to the deterrence provided by military assets against physical attacks.</p>
 <p>He believes that this approach, applied in the digital domain, mirrors physical security strategies in traditional domains like land, sea, air and space.</p>
 <p>Lowery also underscores the potential of Bitcoin in the realm of cybersecurity. He envisions it playing a pivotal role in maintaining the United States’ position as a global superpower, especially in a world increasingly vulnerable to digital threats.</p>
 <p>He goes as far as to suggest that embracing Bitcoin’s cybersecurity applications could mark the beginning of a cybersecurity revolution, converting the global electric power grid into a macrochip to constrain malicious actors and protect internet data.</p>
 <p>The proposal also hints at the possibility that the U.S. Department of Defense may have already missed valuable time in not integrating Bitcoin into its cybersecurity arsenal.</p>
 <p>Lowery, who is also a <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="national" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/national.html">national</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="defense" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/defense.html">defense</a> fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), had earlier proposed a Bitcoin-based cybersecurity tool in March, which he believes could transform <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="national" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/national.html">national</a> security.</p>
 <p>In a related development, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong discussed the role of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in maintaining the U.S. dollar’s dominance.</p>
 <p>Armstrong suggested that a transition from dollars to cryptocurrencies would be more advantageous than moving to another country’s fiat currency should the U.S. dollar lose its predominant status.</p>
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/u-s-space-force-major-advocates-for-bitcoin-in-national-defense-tbt72494.html">https://thebittimes.com/u-s-space-force-major-advocates-for-bitcoin-in-national-defense-tbt72494.html</a></p>

U.S. Space Force Major advocates for Bitcoin in national defense

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