CIA Deputy Director: CIA uses Bitcoin as a tool for its operations

According to Golden Finance, Michael Ellis, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, stated that the agency is increasingly using Bitcoin as a tool for its operations, and the use of cryptocurrency is related to national security. Ellis stated that intelligence agencies collaborate with law enforcement agencies to track BTC, which is a point of data collection in counterintelligence operations. Although Ellis' comments indicate that Bitcoin is maturing as an asset, they also reflect the increasing involvement of governments and institutions in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. This growing level of participation goes against the liberalism and cypherpunk spirit that cryptocurrency originally embodied.