DeepSeek escapes US blacklist as Trump prioritizes China trade truce
Jun 17, 2026
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by Ashish Kumar
for CryptoPolitan

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The Trump administration reportedly decided not to add Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and about 100 other firms to the US Commerce Department's Entity List, citing diplomatic considerations amid tariff-complicated trade talks with Beijing. For crypto this eases near-term risks to semiconductor supply and AI-enabled blockchain infrastructure, reducing potential disruptions to mining hardware, security and adoption for DeFi and CEX platforms.
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The Trump administration reportedly decided against adding Chinese AI startup company DeepSeek, memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), and 100 other companies to the US Commerce Department’s Entity List that flags companies posing a threat to national security. This decision is based on diplomatic considerations as trade talks with Beijing are already complicated by tariffs...