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2026/05/26 08:29
The Pentagon has released classified documents on UFOs, aliens and... cryptocurrencies
The Pentagon has released information from top-secret archives that for decades have been the subject of rumours, speculation, conspiracy theories and spy stories. The new batch of documents released in the US covers not only UFOs and possible contact with unidentified objects, but also how government intelligence agencies assessed the future of digital technologies, cryptocurrencies and global control over classified and public information. The publication of the materials has sparked a wave of debate not only in the US but across the globe: if government bodies have been concealing data on anomalous phenomena for decades, how many more secrets remain classified as ‘top secret’?
A large body of documents relates to programmes monitoring unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), which the US military has been studying for years. The reports mention objects displaying speeds and manoeuvrability that are difficult to explain using modern technology. Some other declassified materials feature analyses and forecasts regarding digital finance, anonymous transactions and cryptocurrencies. Thus, after decades of denials, the US authorities have effectively admitted: the Pentagon systematically collected information on UFOs and analysed the methods and risks of using cryptocurrency to fund espionage.
However, experts believe that long before the global cryptocurrency boom, US intelligence agencies were analysing the risks of using blockchain to fund espionage, international money laundering schemes and cyberattacks, as well as methods to combat these phenomena.
According to estimates by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and Industry Research, following the displacement of miners from China, the United States accounts for between 35 and 40 per cent of global Bitcoin mining. The largest volumes of mining are traditionally concentrated in the states of Texas, Georgia and Kentucky, whilst the most popular cryptocurrencies for holding remain Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Solana and USD Coin.
According to the FBI, in 2024, losses incurred by Americans due to cryptocurrency fraud exceeded $6.5 billion. Whilst losses amounted to over $5.6 billion in 2023, by 2025 they had risen to over $11.3 billion.
Chainalysis reports that in 2024 alone, illicit crypto transactions could have reached $40.9 billion, whilst in 2025, global cryptocurrency scams and hacks netted criminals around $17 billion. They highlight that the number of AI scams involving deepfake technologies, fake investment platforms and various other schemes is growing every year.
A separate problem for private and corporate investors remains that of permanently lost cryptocurrencies. According to estimates by blockchain analysts, between 3 and 4 million Bitcoin may be irretrievably inaccessible due to lost keys, storage errors and the death of owners. This is almost 20% of the maximum Bitcoin supply. Some of these assets are effectively ‘frozen’ forever and will never return to circulation on the global cryptocurrency market.
The declassification of Pentagon archives has once again shown that what was considered a myth for decades may one day become an official document. And if world governments have already begun to release materials on UFOs, the next to be disclosed could be secret data on cyber operations, methods of ‘unlocking’ digital currency, artificial intelligence or global electronic surveillance systems.
Sooner or later, the state’s greatest secrets become public. This happens only when society is ready for their disclosure, and the history of the secret services proves this fact.
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