U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized Bitcoinâs strategic role in U.S. policy and warned the crypto community to stay politically engaged or risk being ignored.
Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Vice President J.D. Vance urged the crypto community to continue its political momentum from 2024, warning that transformational technologies like Bitcoin (BTC) wonât be immune from policy decisions.
âUnless you guys get involved in politics, politics is going to ignore this industry,â Vance said. âWhat happens in the world of bureaucracy will affect even the most valuable technologies.â
He credited the communityâs growing activism with influencing national direction and encouraged attendees to âcarry it forward to 2026 and beyond.â
Vance also spotlighted the strategic role Bitcoin could play in national policy, citing the launch of a government-backed Bitcoin Reserve under President Donald Trump.
âBitcoin is owned by about 50 million Americans,â he said. âWe want to start to put in motion the strategic importance of Bitcoin for the United States government.â
Pointing to Chinaâs anti-Bitcoin stance, Vance argued the U.S. should take the opposite approach, stating:
âIf the Communist Republic of China is leaning away from Bitcoin, then maybe the United States ought to be leaning into Bitcoin.â