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Crypto Left Out of Trump’s National Security Strategy Despite His Public Focus on It
- The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy sidelined cryptocurrency and blockchain, omitting their role despite earlier official comments on competition with China.
- The document designated AI, biotech, and quantum computing as the core technologies vital for US national interests and for setting future global standards.
- The strategy included a vague goal to preserve US “financial sector dominance” and leverage its “leadership in digital finance,” but did not directly name crypto or blockchain.
The Trump administration’s latest national security strategy sidelines cryptocurrency and blockchain, even as senior officials have framed them as part of US competition with China.
The document names artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, and quantum computing as the core technologies Washington wants to dominate. It even says US standards in those areas should “drive the world forward,” positioning them as central to future economic and security power.
We want to ensure that U.S. technology and U.S. standards—particularly in AI, biotech, and quantum computing—drive the world forward. These are the United States’ core, vital national interests. While we also have others, these are the interests we must focus on above all others, and that we ignore or neglect at our peril.
The White House
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No Comment on Crypto Assets
Overall, digital assets are just not mentioned, and that omission stands out because, recently, President Donald Trump told CBS’ 60 Minutes he did not want China to become “number one in the world in crypto” and has argued that Bitcoin mining should be concentrated in the United States.
The strategy does refer to a broader goal of preserving “America’s financial sector dominance” and leveraging US “leadership in digital finance and innovation” to support market liquidity and security.
That language could be read as covering parts of the crypto industry, but the document avoids naming cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, or blockchain directly, leaving their role in the administration’s national security agenda unclear.
Really not that surprising considering the Official Trump coin and other Trump-related assets like MELANIA are trading 90% down from their peak as well. Even shares of American Bitcoin Corp, the mining company led by Eric Trump, have lost 51% of their value.
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José Oramas
José is a journalist and translator with a keen interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
