High price masks an uncomfortable truth: Crypto isn’t sovereign
The following is a guest post and opinion from Adrian Brink, Co-Founder of Anoma.
In August 2025, Bitcoin hit new all-time highs, reigniting the usual flood of headlines and euphoria about the promise of sovereign money. But the higher the price goes, the easier it is to overlook a critical blind spot: crypto isn’t actually sovereign—at least not yet. Why? Because users of individual blockchains today have no choice but to rely on a single global security model. This oversight is rarely discussed, yet understanding it is fundamental if crypto is to live up to its potential and fulfill its core promise: sovereignty.
In short, sovereignty is the practical ability for individuals and communities to control their own infrastructure,…
