It is a new vector because you can't just, as Iran or Russia, open up more Visa and Stripe servers and compete with your military adversaries economically. With Bitcoin you can.
This.
And the ability to trustlessly pay for resupply, R&D, espionage and influence. There were always ways, but Bitcoin routes around the trust chokepoints.
And the ability to trustlessly pay for resupply, R&D, espionage and influence. There were always ways, but Bitcoin routes around the trust chokepoints.