The president's comments come after months of federal blacklisting and export controls that locked users out of Anthropic's latest models
President Trump said talks with Anthropic about restoring access to the company’s newest AI models are progressing well, a notable shift in tone after months of escalating conflict between the White House and one of the world’s most prominent AI labs.
How we got here #
On February 27, Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology entirely. The reason: disagreements over military usage and safety protocols.
Then came June 13, when the administration escalated further by issuing export controls that specifically targeted Anthropic’s latest models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5. The stated rationale was national security, with officials citing concerns about foreign access to sensitive AI capabilities.
Anthropic responded by disabling access to its models for all users. Within days, Anthropic’s technical and senior staff were sitting across the table from Trump administration officials. Those meetings took place on June 14 and 15.
Trump himself had already met with Anthropic’s CEO back in April. The president characterized the current state of negotiations as “going fine.”
The crypto angle: decentralized AI tokens rally #
Tokens tied to permissionless AI projects have seen price increases in the wake of the access restrictions. Venice (VVV) and Morpheus (MOR) both caught bids as traders latched onto a narrative around decentralized alternatives to centralized models like Anthropic’s.
The short-term rallies in VVV and MOR reflect immediate market responsiveness to policy disruption rather than any fundamental breakthrough in decentralized AI technology.
What this means for investors #
The Trump administration has now demonstrated, twice in four months, that it’s willing to use federal power to reshape the AI landscape. First came the blacklisting of Anthropic from government use on February 27. Then came export controls on June 13 targeting specific models, moving from government contracts to the entire global user base.
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