In a recent speech at a Bitcoin Policy Institute event, Michael Saylor aligned closely with Major Jason Lowery’s ‘SoftWar’ thesis, framing Bitcoin as a critical defense mechanism rather than merely a financial asset.
Saylor emphasized Bitcoin’s role as a “digital defense system,” equating its open, decentralized energy flow to the strategic military defense of cyberspace.
Echoing Lowery’s SoftWar theory, he asserted that Bitcoin control is essential for national security, likening its network to the protection of air, sea, and outer space. He specifically highlighted Bitcoin’s defense capabilities against sophisticated threats, including artificial intelligence systems.
During his talk, Saylor underlined the network’s strength, stating that “800 exahashes” of encryption form an impenetrable barrier even against AI attacks, referencing comments made previously by Elon Musk on the difficulty for AI to hack Bitcoin. Bitcoin startup AuthLN is already building such technology using the Lightning Network to make brute force hacking monetarily inefficient for bad actors.
Saylor positioned the network’s immense hashing power, currently around 800 exahashes per second, as an unprecedented shield safeguarding both economic value and national security.
Further aligning with Lowery’s strategic framing, Saylor argued that losing control over Bitcoin would mean losing dominance over cyberspace.
He noted that a failure to maintain this control could risk severe economic disruption akin to being cut off from critical sea routes, a reference to historical precedents in warfare and economic competition.
Saylor called for significant national investment in Bitcoin, highlighting Strategy’s own substantial financial commitments, $33 billion for roughly 2.4% of Bitcoin’s network, as indicative of Bitcoin’s strategic economic significance, implying a trillion-dollar valuation underpins the network’s security.
The urgency in his speech mirrors Lowery’s argument that nations must aggressively participate in Bitcoin’s hashing competition to secure strategic advantages without resorting to violence, reinforcing Bitcoin’s role as a cornerstone of modern geopolitical strategy.
Saylor concluded that Bitcoin represents “manifest destiny” for America, framing the choice starkly as either “prosperity or poverty” based on whether nations effectively leverage Bitcoin’s strategic value.
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