# Will Depue says crypto and AI fates are closely intertwined

> Original title: i think people underrate the degree to which crypto and ais fates are intertwined. we have even not seen the half of it yet

- Source: will depue
- Published: 2026-10-29T23:18:51.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/abjr6nmt30gdeu9tvtgjmlc4c
- Original: https://x.com/willdepue/status/2115946495799148703

## Summary

Will Depue, who is affiliated with OpenAI, says people underrate how closely crypto and AI are linked. He argues that decentralized capital technology with strong incentives to stay online, combined with uncontrollable agentic systems that convert capital into labor, will shape that connection.

## Post

i think people underrate the degree to which crypto and ais fates are intertwined. we have even not seen the half of it yet

radical decentralized capital technology with massive incentive to keep online + uncontrollable agentic forces which directly converts capital to labor