Bitcoin near US$64,500 amid Pentagon strategy review
- Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) traded near US$64,500 as the Pentagon reportedly drafted a new classified nuclear strategy.
- Crypto.news reported no clear Bitcoin price reaction to the Pentagon developments.
- The nuclear review does not include Bitcoin, although US military officials have separately discussed operational Bitcoin testing.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) traded near US$64,500 as reports emerged that the Pentagon was drafting a classified nuclear strategy.
The proposed framework reportedly focuses on shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons for potential regional conflicts involving China or Russia.
The framework has not become official US policy, while the nuclear review itself does not formally include Bitcoin.
US Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo previously told lawmakers the military was operating a Bitcoin node and testing the network operationally.
Crypto.news reported no clear Bitcoin price reaction, while commentators discussed its potential role during sanctions, cyberattacks or payment disruptions.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously told Congress that classified digital-asset initiatives could provide US leverage across multiple scenarios.
The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve holds forfeited Bitcoin under a policy stating that BTC placed in the reserve “shall not be sold.”
