US National Cyber Strategy Pledges Support For Crypto And Blockchain

Crypto industry executives are combing through US President Donald Trump’s National Cyber Strategy after it was released on Friday, searching for hints about what it could signal for government support of the crypto industry. Galaxy Digital’s head of firmwide research Alex Thorn noted that "Crypto and blockchain are explicitly named as technologies to be 'protected and secured.' This is a first for any US cybersecurity strategy." The six-page report states: "We will build secure technologies and supply chains that protect user privacy from design to deployment, including supporting the security of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies." Thorn also highlighted a pledge to "uproot criminal infrastructure and deny financial exit and safe haven," warning that such language "could easily justify crackdowns on mixers, privacy coins, and unregulated off-ramps." Castle Island Ventures founder Nic Carter pointed to the section committing to accelerate the modernization, defensibility, and resilience of federal information systems by imp

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