Crypto Pioneer Van der Chijs Warns AI Poses Systemic Risk, Rebuilds Crypto Stake
Marc van der Chijs, who sold much of his bitcoin to fund AI bets, warns the technology could shake banking and infrastructure as he shifts some profits back.
Marc van der Chijs, an early cryptocurrency investor, has warned that artificial intelligence could trigger systemic shocks across banking and critical infrastructure, describing the situation as one in which control has effectively been lost.
The caution carries unusual weight because of how van der Chijs has positioned himself: he sold much of his bitcoin to fund investments in AI, and is now directing some of the profits from those AI bets back into crypto.
Overlapping exposures
His reversal underscores how closely the two sectors have become intertwined. Capital, talent and computing resources have flowed between crypto and AI in recent years, and concerns about the concentration of AI capabilities have grown alongside that crossover.
The remarks are a personal assessment rather than a forecast with specific figures attached, and no timeline or mechanism for the risks he describes was provided. They add to a broader industry conversation about the scale and failure modes of AI systems, and about how exposed financial and infrastructure operators may be to them.