The Trump administration released its National Cyber Strategy on Friday, and it names cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies as areas the federal government will protect. Galaxy Digital’s head of firmwide research, Alex Thorn, called it a first for any U.S. cybersecurity strategy.

The relevant language appears in a section focused on U.S. superiority in critical and emerging technologies. The document states that the government will “build secure technologies and supply chains that protect user privacy from design to deployment, including supporting the security of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.” The six-page Source link