Grayscale Says Decentralized AI Tokens Rose After U.S. Order Limited Anthropic Model Access

Grayscale said decentralized AI tokens gained after the US government ordered Anthropic to cut access to its latest AI models, framing the move as evidence of user demand for alternatives to centralized AI services. According to Cointelegraph, Grayscale linked the token gains to the government action affecting access to Anthropic’s newest models and argued that the market response reflected interest in decentralized options. The firm’s comments focused on how restrictions on a centralized provider can influence attention toward decentralized AI projects and their associated tokens. Grayscale said the episode highlighted demand for alternatives when access to leading proprietary models is curtailed, and it pointed to the subsequent gains in decentralized AI tokens as an indicator of that shift in user preference.