In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, Natalie reports in from Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas with the most important story of the week coming not from Wall Street, but from Washington, D.C.:
- A Four-Star Admiral Tells Congress the U.S. Military Is Running a Bitcoin Node
- Adm. Samuel Paparo Calls Bitcoin a "Peer-to-Peer, Zero-Trust Transfer of Value"
- The U.S. Military Is Conducting Operational Tests to Secure Networks Using the Bitcoin Protocol
- Why Bitcoin Is No Longer Just an Asset — It's Critical Infrastructure
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