Softwar
Softwar is an academic manuscript written by MIT's U.S. National Defense Fellow, Major Jason Lowery. In this thesis, Lowery argues that Bitcoin is not only digital money, but has ushered in a new era of digital warfare. He presents a novel theory to the U.S. Department of Defense that BItcoin represents a new form of digital-age warfare that will transform national security, cyber security, and possibly even the base-layer architecture of the internet. He also pays special attention to the projection of power and how Proof of Work makes it possible to project physical power in, out of and through cyberspace. Using concepts from different subjects like Biology, computer science, Anthropology, political science, and evolution, Lowery concludes that Bitcoin represents a national strategic imperative that the US should support and adopt as quickly as possible, else it risks losing its lead as a global superpower in the 21st century.
ABOUT SOFTWAR
The book posits Bitcoin as a potentially transformative tool for national security and power projection within the digital realm.
The thesis stressed the potential of Bitcoin’s proof-of-work technologies to function as a novel type of electro-cyber power projection tool.
This groundbreaking idea, which he dubbed “softwar,” was considered to hold transformative potential for national strategic security in the 21st century.
BOOK WITHDRAWAL
Jason Lowrey has withdrawn his book from public press, prompting speculation among readers and academics alike.
The work, which was presented as a thesis to the System Design and Management Program at MIT in February 2023, has additionally been removed from the MIT library’s inventory.
The abrupt and unexplained removal of “Softwar” from the public sphere has created a cloud of unanswered queries.
At press time, Softwar had been removed from Amazon, Google shopping listings, Thriftbooks, and other major booksellers, as well as from the MIT Press site.