The US military just confirmed it is running a live Bitcoin node. Admiral Paparo, head of Indo-Pacific Command, told Congress they're using the Bitcoin network for operational security tests and see it as a tool for "power projection" against China. Not mining. Not speculating. Running infrastructure. The same network that was "only used by criminals" is now considered critical to national security by the Department of Defense. The US holds 328,000 BTC. China holds 194,000. This is no longer a debate about whether Bitcoin matters. The military is treating it like an asset in a geopolitical arms race.