US Secretary of Defense Hegseth calls himself a 'long enthusiast' of Bitcoin — and a tool to project power.

Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense, publicly declared himself a long-term Bitcoin enthusiast and framed the asset as an instrument of national power projection. The remarks are notable coming from a cabinet-level defense official rather than a finance or tech-focused counterpart.

While the statement is brief, it adds to a growing pattern of senior US government figures signalling personal and strategic alignment with Bitcoin — a shift that, over time, shapes the policy environment around the asset.