Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

The House’s new fiscal 2026 defense bill directs the Pentagon to develop options to impose costs on state-backed hackers who target defense-critical infrastructure in cyberspace. Section 1543 of the chamber’s amendment orders the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, highlighted by Jason Lowery, in consultation with […] The post Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers? appeared first on CryptoSlate.