The briefing, organized by the Value Technology Foundation research institute and co-authored by several private-sector tech businesses, consultancies, and blockchain enterprises, provides a bleak assessment of the current state of the blockchain arms race. What does the whitepaper say? “The two superpowers who pose the biggest threat to the United States are both committed to investing in blockchain technology research and development,” according to the publication. With its digital money, China is waging “economic warfare.” Russia is defending itself with a blockchain cyber threat mitigation lab. According to the briefing , the United States must similarly bootstrap its blockchain and...