According to the author, the dilution of cypherpunk values in cryptocurrency, such as privacy and decentralization, due to corporate actions like Coinbase's political sponsorships and Ripple's lobbying, could heighten regulatory risks and undermine investor confidence, potentially increasing volatility for assets like BTC and XRP.

According to the author, the increasing political engagement and traditional finance integration by crypto companies like Coinbase and Ripple could heighten regulatory risks and market volatility, potentially affecting prices and trading volumes of cryptocurrencies such as BTC and ETH. The author cites Coinbase's sponsorship of a military parade and Ripple's lobbying efforts as examples where crypto's original cypherpunk values are being compromised, warning that such actions may lead to investor uncertainty and impact decentralized projects.