An interesting comparison came to mind. Germany was prohibited from developing some weapons following defeat in World War I. However the list didn't include rockets, so a lot of efforts were spent to create V-2 and to manufacture them in numbers no other country matched during World War II. This lead to explosive development in rocketry after the war.

Here the technology - cryptocurrency instead rocketry - can get an unusual boost from state-sponsored efforts. Disregarding what we're going to see unfolding - a man in a high castle or a space race - the technology may likely benefit.