Lance Gooden Says AI and Bitcoin Are Reshaping Global Power
Cointelegraph reported the comments in a post on X, presenting Gooden’s remarks in the context of the growing strategic significance of artificial intelligence and digital assets.
Gooden Links AI and Bitcoin to Strategic Competition
Gooden, a Republican representing Texas’ 5th Congressional District, has increasingly addressed cryptocurrency and emerging technologies through a national-security lens.
In April, Gooden questioned senior U.S. military officials about Bitcoin’s potential role in national security. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo said the military was operating a Bitcoin node to monitor the network and conduct operational tests aimed at securing and protecting networks using the Bitcoin protocol.
Gooden subsequently said he was working on a “crypto-forward” 2027 National Defense Authorization Act and has advocated for broader consideration of digital assets in national-security policy.
The congressman has also focused on artificial intelligence as a strategic technology. In July, he urged the Justice Department to investigate what he described as potential foreign influence in U.S. AI policy, arguing that American policymaking should not be shaped by undisclosed foreign interests.
AI and Bitcoin Enter National-Security Debate
Gooden’s comments place Bitcoin alongside artificial intelligence in a broader discussion about technological competition between major powers.
His position reflects his stated view that emerging technologies are not limited to commercial applications but also have implications for national security and economic competitiveness. In April, Gooden told the House Armed Services Committee that he saw “direct national security implications” for Bitcoin and asked whether the United States was adequately prepared to respond to China’s strategic direction regarding digital assets.
The discussion comes as U.S. policymakers examine how technological infrastructure, digital assets and artificial intelligence intersect with national-security priorities. Gooden has separately supported measures addressing foreign influence, economic espionage and intellectual-property theft involving U.S. technology.
In March, the House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation backed by Gooden that would establish a Justice Department initiative focused on countering Chinese Communist Party-backed economic espionage and intellectual-property theft.
U.S. Policy Remains a Key Focus
Gooden’s latest remarks do not establish a specific new policy or legislative measure. Instead, they underscore his argument that the United States should treat AI and Bitcoin as part of a wider strategic competition over emerging technology.
His recent congressional activity shows that both subjects have become recurring parts of his policy agenda. The next concrete steps will depend on how Congress and federal agencies address digital assets, artificial intelligence and their broader national-security implications.
writer: Ethan Collins
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