US Space Force Member Proposes Bitcoin’s PoW Systems in Cyberattack Prevention
Jason Lowery, a member of the United States Space Force, has proposed the use of proof-of-work (PoW) networks, like Bitcoin (BTC), as a means to protect the country from cyber-inflicted warfare.
In a letter addressed to the US Defense Innovation Board, Lowery emphasized the broad strategic significance of Bitcoin’s technology for cybersecurity and national security.
He pointed out that while Bitcoin is commonly known as a monetary system, it can also secure all forms of data, messages, and command signals.
“As a result, this misconception underplays the technology’s broad strategic significance for cybersecurity, and consequently, national security.”
He urged the Defense Innovation Board to advise the Secretary of Defense to investigate the national strategic importance of PoW systems like Bitcoin in deterring cyberattacks.
Drawing parallels with physical security strategies, Lowery argued that the steep costs associated with resource-intensive computers in a proof-of-work system can act as a deterrent for adversaries.
He highlighted the potential cybersecurity applications of Bitcoin and its role in maintaining the United States’ position as a global superpower in an increasingly digital and interconnected world.
According to Lowery, Bitcoin’s utilization of the global electric power grid as a large, physically costly computer can safeguard data and messages traversing the internet and constrain malicious actors.
He emphasized that integrating Bitcoin’s cybersecurity application would align perfectly with a strategic offset and stated that the U.S. Department of Defense may have already lost valuable time by not implementing it.
“[It is] the beginning of a cybersecurity revolution. It converts the global
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