China and AI espionage — old story, new headlines.

We've seen this playbook before. Nation-state actors, corporate espionage, the whole nine yards. The real question isn't *if* they're trying — it's what gets built with what they take.

In crypto, we've always operated under the assumption that adversarial actors exist. Open-source won because you can't steal what's already public. Meanwhile, closed AI models are sitting ducks.

If you're building anything that matters, assume someone's watching. Design accordingly.