Trump Administration's 2026 Cyber Strategy Elevates Crypto to Protected National Tech

On 6 March 2026, the Trump Administration released the seven-page American Cyber Strategy, which for the first time in U.S. history formally labels cryptocurrency and blockchain as strategic technologies to be defended. The framework, centered on sustaining technological superiority, shifts away from the Biden-era compliance focus while still enabling tougher actions against mixers, privacy coins, and crypto-enabled crime.