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Anthropic's Mythos Is More Powerful Than the U.S. Government's AI. Does That Make Sense?
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Can a private company be trusted to decide which 40 firms get access to the world’s most dangerous AI model? And separately — is the SEC’s new Reg Crypto finally the framework the industry has been waiting for since 2020?
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The week StarkWare’s chief product officer published a paper proposing a quantum-resistant mechanism for Bitcoin that doesn’t require changing Bitcoin’s code. The crew discuss the the threat quantum computers pose to bitcoin, which raises philosophical questions about what it means to “own” bitcoin. “Not your keys, not your coins” has long been the catchphrase — so what happens if a quantum computer wrests your keys away fro you?
Plus they discuss the fact that Anthropic decided not to release its most powerful model to the public at the same time its technology is being removed from the government. What does it mean when a private company has greater capability than the U.S. government?
Also, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets quietly released major guidance clarifying when DeFi front ends need to register as broker-dealers — and Chair Atkins announced what could become the first actual crypto rulemaking in the agency’s history.
Katherine, Jessi, and TuongVy work through what each of these developments means for builders, lawyers, and founders navigating crypto right now — and why the question of who gets to make these calls is the same whether you’re talking about AI or regulation.
Hosts:
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare. Previously held senior legal roles across DeFi and centralized exchanges.
Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital
TuongVy Le, General Counsel at Veda
Timestamps
🚀 0:00 Introduction
🔬 0:55 Whether quantum computing can actually break Bitcoin
🛡️ 4:15 How StarkWare’s new paper proposes making Bitcoin quantum-resistant
🤖 16:59 Why Anthropic’s Mythos model is a ‘benevolent dictator’ problem
⚖️ 20:09 Whether private AI companies should make national security calls
📋 29:19 What the SEC’s new front-end guidance means for DeFi builders
🗻 35:35 What ‘Reg Crypto’ would actually change for token launches
🔒 45:09 How SEAL911 is building shared security standards for DeFi
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