The conflict between the U.S. Department of Defense and Anthropic is actually just the beginning.

AI companies inherently possess "quasi-sovereign capabilities," but once their supply chains or financial clearing are restricted, they will realize they are not independent.
Holding powerful tools but not wanting to be fully controlled by a single sovereign, the only way out is to find a third space amid great power competition.
Only then will they realize that crypto has long paved the way for this kind of cross-sovereign survival.