{"id":11709,"date":"2025-05-04T00:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=11709"},"modified":"2025-05-04T00:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:55:38","slug":"bitcoin-a-national-security-concern-says-deputy-cia-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/bitcoin-a-national-security-concern-says-deputy-cia-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin: A National Security Concern, Says Deputy CIA Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-v-60373258=\"\">\n<p>The US Central Intelligence Agency is progressively integrating Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\">BTC<\/a>) into its operations, with engagement in cryptocurrency considered a matter of national security, Michael Ellis, the agency\u2019s deputy director, informed podcast host Anthony Pompliano.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance on the market analyst and investor\u2019s show, Ellis mentioned to Pompliano that the intelligence agency collaborates with <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/how-law-enforcement-can-investigate-bitcoin-related-crimes-and-why-thats-good\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">law enforcement to monitor BTC<\/a>, marking it as a point of data gathering in <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/cia-director-says-agency-currently-has-a-number-of-different-projects-focused-on-crypto\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">counter-intelligence initiatives<\/a>. Ellis added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Bitcoin is here to remain \u2014 cryptocurrency is here to persist. As you&#8217;re aware, more and more institutions are embracing it, and I see that as a positive trend. One that this administration has clearly been proactive about.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s another domain of rivalry where we must ensure the United States is strategically located against China and other challengers,&#8221; Ellis remarked.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Podcast host and investor Anthony Pompliano (left) and Deputy CIA director Michael Ellis (right). Source: <\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LXU3kBrKO1I\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" text=\"null\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LXU3kBrKO1I\"><em>Anthony Pompliano<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Ellis&#8217;s statements indicate Bitcoin maturing as a commodity, they also highlight the <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/from-cypherpunk-to-state-contracts-the-changing-face-of-blockchain\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">growing involvement of governments<\/a> and organizations in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. This heightened engagement stands in contrast to the libertarian and cypherpunk ideals that were initially integral to crypto.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/china-shift-us-treasuries-gold-bitcoin-blackrock-jay-jacobs\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong> Geopolitical tensions drive central bank shift towards gold, crypto \u2014 BlackRock executive<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin: from cypherpunk experiment to governmental reserve asset<\/h2>\n<p>US President Donald Trump enacted an executive order <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/donald-trump-signs-executive-order-strategic-bitcoin-reserve\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">creating a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve<\/a> on March 7, eliciting mixed reactions from the Bitcoin community.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidFBailey\/status\/1898001074474111149\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">applauded<\/a> the initiative, while Venice AI founder and BTC supporter Erik Vorhees <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErikVoorhees\/status\/1882849766280667486\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">cautioned<\/a> against government ownership of any Bitcoin, but noted that if the US government were to endorse any crypto reserve, it should solely be Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"16791823\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Concerns that <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-has-left-cypherpunk-roots-to-mimic-traditional-finance-says-uk-regulator\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">cryptocurrencies have strayed from their cypherpunk origins<\/a> predate the current market cycle along with any strategic reserve regulations or comprehensive frameworks for digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2020, Therese Chambers, the former director of retail and regulatory investigations at the United Kingdom\u2019s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), asserted that<a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-has-left-cypherpunk-roots-to-mimic-traditional-finance-says-uk-regulator\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"> cryptocurrencies have become increasingly financialized<\/a> and institutionalized.<\/p>\n<p>Chambers added that digital assets were operating far more like conventional financial instruments than the privacy-centric tools they were originally promoted as.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/big-questions-did-the-nsa-create-bitcoin\/\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Big Questions: Did the NSA create Bitcoin?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-matter-national-security-deputy-cia-director?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=rss_tag_regulation&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Central Intelligence Agency is progressively integrating Bitcoin (BTC) into its operations, with engagement in cryptocurrency considered a matter of national security, Michael Ellis, the agency\u2019s deputy director, informed podcast host Anthony Pompliano. 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