CIA Uses Bitcoin as Payment Tool, Says Deputy Director Jayellis
CIA Deputy Director Jayellis confirms the agency uses Bitcoin for payments and tracks illegal crypto transactions while competing with China in tech.
I learned something interesting today. The CIA considers Bitcoin a payment tool they can use. This comes straight from CIA Deputy Director Micheal Jayellis in his interview with Anthony Pompliano.
"Bitcoin is here to stay. Cryptocurrency is here to stay. As you know, more and more institutions are adopting it, and I think that's a great trend and one that this administration has been obviously leaning forward to," Jayellis said.
Jayellis stated the CIA uses Bitcoin for payments and called it "another tool in the tool box." This tells me the government sees real value in crypto beyond what many skeptics claim.
The CIA also tracks illegal crypto payments from drug cartels, terrorist groups, and hostile governments. They view Bitcoin as both a tool they can use and a threat they can disrupt when enemies use it.
I see this as confirmation that Bitcoin has reached a turning point. When a major intelligence agency openly admits they use it, Bitcoin gains serious legitimacy.
The cryptocurrency index shows growing adoption across institutional investors too, further proving this point.
Jayellis emphasized that Bitcoin isn't truly anonymous but pseudonymous. This matters because it means transactions leave traces the CIA can follow. Smart intelligence agencies can track money flows on the blockchain.
The CIA wants America to lead in crypto technology. Jayellis warned about technological competition with China, calling China "the existential threat to the United States" in economic and tech fields.
The agency wants to give President Trump an intelligence advantage in this arena.
I think this confirms what many of us already suspected: Bitcoin has become too important to ignore.
When intelligence agencies openly discuss using it, we've moved beyond the question of "if" crypto matters to "how" it shapes global power dynamics.
What do you think this means for Bitcoin's future? Will government adoption push prices higher, or will increased surveillance limit its appeal?