The White House has released a new cybersecurity framework titled President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America, outlining how the U.S. plans to strengthen its response to cyber threats.

The seven-page document focuses heavily on cyber offense and deterrence, while offering relatively few details on how the policies will actually be implemented. Despite its shorter format, the strategy marks a major development for the crypto industry.

For the first time, cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies are explicitly mentioned as systems that must be “protected and secured.”

How It Differs From Previous Cyber Strategies

According to crypto policy analyst Alex Thorn, the new strategy is significantly shorter than previous cybersecurity…