Overview
- The new National Security Strategy elevates artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and quantum computing as core technology priorities.
- The document offers only an indirect nod to digital assets by citing U.S. “leadership in digital finance and innovation” to sustain financial-sector dominance.
- Earlier steps included the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin rules, a President’s Working Group on digital assets, a U.S. CBDC ban, and a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve funded with seized coins.
- Industry voices say they expected at least a mention of blockchain and now question whether digital assets will be treated as a security priority.
- Bitcoin slipped below $90,000 over the weekend as investors awaited this week’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision.