Trump’s Safety Plan Skips Crypto
Key Highlights
- The Trump administration, despite openly supporting the digital cash industry and promising to make the U.S. a global leader in the field, left out any mention of cryptocurrency or related technology in its official National Security Strategy.
- This omission was surprising and disappointing to the digital cash industry, which argues that the technology is vital for both economic strength and national defense, such as securing supply chains and maintaining financial resilience.
- The silence in the security plan created confusion because it contradicted other pro-digital cash actions by the government, including signing an Executive Order to promote the industry and discussing the creation of a national digital cash reserve.
- The lack of inclusion in this core document suggests that digital cash is still not viewed by top security planners as a fundamental strategic asset, creating ongoing uncertainty and worry for investors and companies in the sector.
A Promise Hangs in the Air
The digital money world, better known as crypto, has been waiting for its big break in the United States. Many people felt hopeful because President Donald Trump often spoke warmly about it. He promised that the U.S. would become the global leader for this new kind of money and even talked about keeping a national pile of digital assets like Bitcoin. The whole industry felt like it finally had a powerful friend in the White House.
The Big Plan’s Puzzling Silence
However, a major official document recently came out of the government. It’s called the National Security Strategy, and it’s basically the nation’s most important rulebook for keeping the country safe. This blueprint outlines all the big threats and all the big tools the nation will use covering everything from soldiers and weapons to the health of the economy and online defense.
To everyone’s surprise, this massive safety plan said nothing at all about digital money. This is a huge letdown because the plan is supposed to list the most vital things for the nation’s future safety and power.
Why Digital Cash Should Matter for Safety
The people who work with digital cash have been arguing strongly that it belongs in the conversation about national safety, and they have two main reasons:
- A Better Way to Protect: They say the clever computer system behind crypto can actually help secure the country. For instance, it could be used to track every single part used in military gear, making sure that fake or dangerous items don’t get mixed in. They also argue it could make our banking and money systems stronger and more honest.
- A Threat to Our Wallet: If the U.S. doesn’t jump in and make rules for this new money, they worry that other countries will do it first. This could mean America loses out on a major source of future wealth and influence to its competitors.
Even with these strong points, the government’s big safety book focused on older, more familiar things: making the military stronger, protecting borders, boosting American factories, and making sure our global friends spend more money on their own defense. It was all about putting America First in the traditional sense.
Sending Mixed Signals
The silence on digital cash in this key document is confusing, mostly because it doesn’t match what the government has done elsewhere.
Right after taking office, President Trump signed an official order aimed at encouraging the digital money business to grow in the U.S. This was seen as a big change from past governments. His team has consistently said they want the U.S. to be the “capital of digital money” for the world.
They even had ideas about creating a special national stockpile of digital cash, like a pile of digital gold, using Bitcoin that police had taken from criminals. They also worked to make tax rules easier for digital money companies.
So, the big question is: If an administration is so supportive of digital cash in its business plans, why did it completely ignore it in the most important plan about the country’s safety?
What This Means for Digital Money Fans
For the people who buy, sell, and build with digital currencies, the missing mention in the safety plan caused some worry:
- A Worry for Investors: The overall plan talked about bigger government spending and higher interest rates. Historically, when interest rates rise, investors tend to pull their money out of newer, more experimental investments like digital cash, which can cause prices to drop.
- A Cloud of Doubt: By not putting digital assets in the national safety plan, it feels like the government still doesn’t see digital cash as a main and necessary part of the nation’s future. The industry needs clear, permanent rules, and leaving it out of a core document makes it seem like its place isn’t as solid as everyone hoped.
It’s a strange situation: The government cheers on this new money with one hand, making big promises, but then completely leaves it out of the nation’s most important defense plan with the other. The mystery remains whether this was a mistake, a sign that they don’t see digital money as a major safety issue yet, or just a focus on old-school military and trade issues. For the digital money world, the battle to be seen as a key part of American power is clearly still ongoing.
