Bitcoin Rebellion: Pentagon War Game Shows Rebels Using BTC To Fight Government

The U.S. Department of Defense has conducted a Pentagon war game wherein one scenario includes Generation Z rebels using Bitcoin to retaliate against the government and society.

Investigative website The Intercept obtained documents about a 2018 Joint Land, Air and Sea Strategic Special Program (JLASS). The war game features a scenario in 2025 that hauntingly mimics present-day current affairs in the United States -- the Gen Z, whose youth have been severely affected by the 9-11 attacks and the new Great Depression, began a cyber campaign to bring about social change in a system they consider “rigged” against them.

This Gen Z group came to be called Zbellion and they supported the destabilization of organizations, companies, and the government. To support the movement, they would convert stolen money to Bitcoin and donate that to its members and “worthy causes.”

The Intercept said that the documents explicitly stated that the war game is not a “national intelligence estimate” but merely a portrayal of feasible future trends. The Zbellion scenario is just one of the situations enacted in the war game, which includes the likes of ISIS successors and Islamic militants.

The use of Bitcoin in the “Gen Z Rebellion Scenario” just revealed the view of those in the government on how the cryptocurrency will be used -- outside its control.

Forbes contributor Billy Bambrough said the war game documents came to light after Florida Representative Matt Gaetz called for a freeze of the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protestors' money. According to cryptocurrency consultant Nathaniel Whittemore, freezing money discourages political dissent.