{"id":723899,"date":"2026-04-25T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoiners-cast-doubt-on-the-us-militarys-understanding-of-the-network\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:00:23","slug":"bitcoiners-cast-doubt-on-the-us-militarys-understanding-of-the-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoiners-cast-doubt-on-the-us-militarys-understanding-of-the-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoiners cast doubt on the US military&#039;s understanding of the network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGM1ZDYtZTVjMC03MTM1LWI5MzctN2FkNzZlZjljZDhmLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoiners cast doubt on the US military's understanding of the network\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter said US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo&#8217;s Senate testimony on Tuesday sounded like it was written by an &#8220;intern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several members of the Bitcoin community cast doubt on the US government\u2019s understanding of the Bitcoin network after a high-ranking military official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the US government runs a Bitcoin node.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research into Bitcoin is as a computer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> tool. It&#8217;s the combination of cryptography, a blockchain, and a proof of work,\u201d US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-indo-pacific-command-and-united-states-forces-korea-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2027-and-the-future-years-defense-program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-indo-pacific-command-and-united-states-forces-korea-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2027-and-the-future-years-defense-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told<\/a> the Senate Armed Services Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin educator and advocate Matthew Kratter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattkratter\/status\/2048040783249604616\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattkratter\/status\/2048040783249604616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> that it sounded like the admiral was reading from the Bitcoin \u201cWikipedia page,\u201d casting doubt on Paparo and US Senator Tommy Tuberville\u2019s knowledge of the protocol. 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