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AI Podcasts

June 4, 2025

Sam Dare: Templar Bittensor Subnet 3, Decentralized Pretraining Models, Open-Source AI | Ep. 46

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Decentralized Pre-training is AI's Liberty Bell: Control over foundational models is control over future narratives; open, permissionless networks are the defense.
  2. Incentives Fuel Collective Genius: Bittensor's core strength lies in aligning distributed miners through sophisticated economic games, turning individual efforts into collective super-intelligence.
  3. Training is the New AI Moat: As AI capabilities consolidate, the sovereign ability to train bespoke, foundational models will become the ultimate strategic asset for individuals and organizations.
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June 4, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 116 - GAIA Subnet 57 - AI Weather - $TAO

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI Weather is Here: AI models like Microsoft Aurora are outperforming traditional weather forecasting in speed, cost, and increasingly, accuracy, making GAIA's offering highly competitive.
  2. BitTensor = High-Risk, High-Reward Incubator: The DTA model accelerates market feedback but pressures subnets to monetize quickly; GAIA is racing to generate revenue to achieve sustainability.
  3. Liquidity is King: The influx of capital from other chains into BitTensor subnets and direct revenue generation are critical next steps for projects like GAIA to realize their valuation potential beyond the current crypto-niche.
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June 3, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 115 - SYNTH Subnet 50 - Bittensor TAO

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Probabilistic Power: Synth’s value lies in modeling uncertainty through probability distributions, not just hitting price targets, making its data highly versatile for sophisticated risk management and AI training.
  2. Incentives Drive Innovation: The high root TAO APY may be stifling subnet growth; reducing it faster could catalyze more capital and innovation across the Bittensor network.
  3. Competition is King: A competitive environment, including potential deregistration for underperforming subnets, is crucial for Bittensor's evolution and for ensuring that TAO emissions reward genuine value creation.
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May 31, 2025

Varimo: Bittensor Subnets, TaoHash, Dynamic Tao, Privacy Coins, Crypto Investing, AI | Ep. 45

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Profit-Taking is Paramount: When you've made life-changing money, change your life – don't let paper gains evaporate.
  2. Bet on Bittensor's Talent: The concentration of high-caliber individuals in the Bittensor ecosystem signals immense potential for disruptive innovation.
  3. Follow the AI Capital: AI is poised for significant capital inflow; identify projects with strong fundamentals and teams within this narrative.
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May 30, 2025

OpenAI, Hyperliquid, and the Internet's Next Growth Phase | Roundup

Bell Curve

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI is the primary internet growth driver; crypto will largely be downstream.
  2. Hyperliquid's app-first L1 strategy and strong fee generation make it a formidable, closely-watched player.
  3. The era of "free money" airdrops is fading, replaced by "skin-in-the-game" token launches and significant institutional capital via treasury vehicles.
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May 30, 2025

Novelty Search May 29, 2025

taostats

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Democratization Unleashed: Subnet 17 radically lowers barriers to 3D content creation, empowering indie developers and non-artists.
  2. Gaussian Splats are Hot: This representation is emerging as a key technology for fast, high-fidelity 3D AI, and Subnet 17 is at the forefront.
  3. Web2 Validation is Key: Partnerships like the Unity "verified solution" status signal BitTensor's growing real-world utility and credibility, presenting opportunities for miners and the TAO ecosystem.
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May 30, 2025

SN17 - 404GEN :: Decentralized AI generated 3D assets

Opentensor Foundation

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Unlocking Creative Potential: 404GEN radically lowers barriers to 3D content creation, enabling faster iteration and new forms of interactive media previously unfeasible for smaller teams or individuals.
  2. Gaussian Splats are Ascendant: This representation is emerging as a powerful alternative for 3D AI, and 404GEN is at the forefront of its practical application and tooling.
  3. BitTensor's Competitive Edge Shines: The subnet's rapid quality improvement and the innovative ELO validation system highlight BitTensor's power to incentivize and coordinate decentralized intelligence towards state-of-the-art results.
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May 30, 2025

Hey Tech, Come to Healthcare

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Build for Behavior Change:** The biggest wins will come from engaging consumers and enabling sustainable health behaviors, an area where tech excels.
  2. **AI is the Leapfrog:** Healthcare can jump directly to AI-driven solutions, bypassing clunky legacy software, especially for service-oriented tasks.
  3. **The Trillion-Dollar Prize is Real:** Whether through full-stack "payvider" models or horizontal platforms, the path to becoming the world's largest company runs through transforming the consumer healthcare experience.
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May 29, 2025

Building a DePIN-powered Shazam for Media with Rumi | Niko Cunningham and Mateusz Poreda

Proof of Coverage Media

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Decentralized Analytics:** Rumi’s DePIN model democratizes media intelligence, offering far richer and more granular data than traditional players like Nielsen.
  2. **Context is King:** The "Shazam for media" capability will fuel a new generation of AI agents and interactive experiences, making media deeply engaging.
  3. **Investor Signal:** The $5M pre-seed (EV3, A16Z CSX) and early traction with industry players like Tivision validate Rumi's approach and market potential.
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Crypto Podcasts

August 20, 2025

Crypto Credit Markets Will Rewrite Risk Management | David Grider

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Alpha Is Now Risk Management:** In a maturing crypto market, outperformance comes from actively managing gross exposure and utilizing a diverse strategy mix (equities, credit, derivatives), not just holding beta.
  2. **Crypto Credit Offers Unprecedented Asymmetry:** Instruments like convertible bonds on DATs provide credit-like downside protection while retaining crypto-like upside, creating a compelling opportunity for risk-adjusted returns that is often cheaper than replicating with native options.
  3. **The DAT Playbook Is Evolving:** The next cycle’s drama won't just be about token prices. Watch for DATs using leverage, building out their own "yield curves," and the eventual distressed cycle where activists and acquirers step in to capture NAV discounts.
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August 18, 2025

One More Push Higher Before the Crash?

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The ETH Rally is an Illusion. Price action is dictated by treasury company flows, not fundamentals. Monitor their stock premium/discount to NAV as a leading indicator for the market top.
  2. Prepare for a "Stupid" Finale. The market is primed for one last FOMO-driven blow-off top. This is the signal to sell into strength, not add risk.
  3. Set Up the Next Home Run. The inevitable crash of treasury company stocks will present a massive opportunity. Prepare to buy these assets at deep discounts (30%+) to NAV when the market panics.
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August 18, 2025

What Liquid Funds Are Buying

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Concentrated Bets on Fundamentals Win. The era of "spray and pray" is over. The new meta is building highly concentrated portfolios (10-15 tokens) based on deep fundamental analysis of protocols with clear revenue models and product-market fit.
  2. Digital Asset Treasuries Are TradFi's On-Ramp. DATs are more than a short-term trade; they are the primary bridge for institutional capital to gain crypto exposure. Their marketing power is proving to be as crucial as their financial engineering.
  3. The 24/7 Market Is Coming. The tokenization of equities isn't a matter of *if* but *when*. This shift will create a fiduciary obligation for funds to move to on-chain assets, forcing a rapid, systemic evolution of financial markets.
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August 16, 2025

Why DATs Beyond BTC And ETH Are Risky

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Concentrate on the Winners:** Bitcoin is the established store-of-value asset, and Ethereum is the dominant settlement layer for high-value digital assets. The data shows they have already won their respective categories.
  2. **The Rest is a Long Tail of Risk:** Investing outside of Bitcoin and Ethereum is a bet against powerful, gravity-like market forces. These alternatives are competing for a sliver of the market, increasing their risk of becoming obsolete.
  3. **Power Law is the Rule:** The market isn't about finding the "next" Ethereum; it's about recognizing that power laws are creating a duopoly where the vast majority of value will continue to accrue to the top two assets.
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August 16, 2025

Can ETH Keep Pumping Or Is It All Over?!

Steady Lads Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The New Game is Financial Engineering. The market's primary driver is the "Digital Asset Treasury" meta. Bitcoin leverages its "pristine collateral" narrative for debt financing, while Ethereum leverages native yield to justify its premium.
  2. Don't Expect a 2021 Redux. The institutional capital fueling this rally is not here to bid on your favorite altcoin. Their focus is on BTC, ETH, and treasury-related arbitrage, making a widespread, retail-driven altcoin season unlikely.
  3. De-Risk and Secure Profits. After a 3x run, seasoned traders are taking profits on ETH. The consensus is to refuse to round-trip your gains, pay down on-chain debt, and shift to scalping volatility rather than betting on a continued parabolic advance.
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August 15, 2025

The Best of Bell Curve

Bell Curve

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Execution Guarantees Trump EVM Compatibility:** For complex financial products like derivatives, the ability to mathematically prove solvency outweighs the benefits of EVM compatibility, driving the rise of purpose-built L1s.
  2. **Memecoins Are a Macro Indicator:** Don't dismiss memecoins as a distraction. They are a direct, high-beta response to monetary debasement, signaling retail's desperation for returns in a broken financial system.
  3. **The Consumer War Is On:** While Ethereum solidifies its hold on institutional finance, the battle for consumer attention is just beginning. The success of its coordinated L2 strategy will determine if it can reclaim the narrative from chains like Solana.
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