Altman: U.S. government crackdown on crypto aims for control, but bitcoin offers decentralization

Bitcoin and crypto prices have struggled amid U.S. government crackdown that could get worse.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said U.S. government is waging "war" on crypto to control it.

Altman worried about surveillance state and central bank digital currencies.

Altman sees decentralized bitcoin as important to avoid government control.

U.S. accused of "Operation Choke Point 2.0" to limit crypto access to traditional finance.