Bitcoin Steady Near $59K as US Reverses Anthropic AI Export Ban

Bitcoin is trading steady near $59,081 while the article focuses on a broader risk-asset backdrop: the US Commerce Department reversed its export ban on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, restoring global access from July 1. The move ends roughly three weeks of disruption after the original June 12 controls forced Anthropic to take both models offline across Claude.ai, its API, AWS Bedrock and partner platforms. The piece argues that AI access has become a geopolitical variable for crypto builders and automated trading systems, and that restoring access removes one overhang for digital-asset infrastructure. Market tone remains cautious, with Bitcoin dominance high at 69.7% and the Fear and Greed Index at 11 (Extreme Fear), suggesting risk appetite is still weak despite the policy reversal.