On May 25, 2026, the Dutch government blocked Kyndryl’s acquisition of Solvinity, citing national security concerns. But the real story is not the block—it’s how the Dutch government (and many others) inadvertently created a one-vendor monopoly in critical infrastructure through mundane procurement decisions.
This episode considers the following:
The risk of lock-in through repeated government contracts
Why traditional antitrust tools are useless in these situations
The true trade-off between digital sovereignty and scale
Smarter market design solutions for security and competition
This issue is something policymakers, tech leaders, antitrust professionals, and everyone else concerned about critical digital infrastructure need to watch.
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