China's adoption of blockchain and Bitcoin's defensive logic marks a new stage in digital geopolitics. Drawing on Jason P. Lowery's Softwar and a 2025 Technologies review, the study reframes cryptography as infrastructure for national deterrence. Bitcoin's proof-of-work model demonstrates how energy expenditure can serve as a non-lethal defense grid, while blockchain systems now fortify military communications and logistics. Together, these technologies are turning code and computation into tools of "soft power," shifting strategic competition from physical borders to distributed ledgers.The post China Turns Crypto into a Weapon of Statecraft: Digital Yuan at the Frontlines appeared first on BeInCrypto.