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AI Podcasts

March 21, 2025

Automating Developer Email with MCP and AI Agents

a16z

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Agent Experience (AX) is the new frontier in developer tools, focusing on seamless integration and frictionless workflows for AI agents.
  • 2. MCP is poised to become the standard for agent interaction, but wider adoption is key to unlocking its full potential.
  • 3. Developers need to adapt their toolsets and prioritize use-case-driven development when building for the age of AI agents.
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March 20, 2025

Retail Vs Institutions | Who's Right About This Market?

Bankless

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The crypto AI market is undergoing a correction, with macro factors and a shift towards utility playing significant roles.
  • 2. While frontier AI model development is competitive and potentially less lucrative for direct investment, decentralized compute platforms like Plurales Research offer a novel approach to model ownership and monetization.
  • 3. AI agents are transitioning from a hype cycle to a focus on practical applications, with projects like Subnet 53 demonstrating real-world profitability.
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March 19, 2025

Can AI Fix DeFi? The Rise of "DeFAI" and Crypto AI Agents

The People's AI

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. AI has the potential to unlock the true promise of DeFi by simplifying user experience and broadening access.
  • 2. The rise of AI agents may fundamentally reshape the DeFi ecosystem, with protocols adapting to automated interactions.
  • 3.  Balancing automation with security and user control is crucial for the responsible development of AI-powered DeFi.
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March 20, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 101 - Bittensor Fund I: Investing in Subnets

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The Bittensor subnet ecosystem offers potentially asymmetric investment opportunities, similar to early Ethereum or DeFi Summer.
  • 2. Simplified user interfaces and cross-chain bridges are crucial for attracting mainstream capital.
  • 3. The convergence of new capital, increasing subnet adoption, and the rise of decentralized AI position Bittensor for potentially explosive growth.
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March 19, 2025

Illia Polosukhin on The Upcoming Explosion of User-Owned AI

The Rollup

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. User-owned AI offers a powerful alternative to centralized models, prioritizing user control, data privacy, and personalized experiences.
  • 2. Near Protocol is building the necessary infrastructure and protocols to support the development, deployment, and monetization of user-owned AI agents.
  • 3. The future of AI and crypto will see the rise of useful agents that can perform real-world tasks, creating new opportunities for developers and users alike.
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March 19, 2025

npm install Agents — with Sunil Pai and Rita Kozlov (VP AI) of Cloudflare

Latent Space

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Cloudflare is leveraging its existing Durable Objects technology to create a compelling platform for developing and deploying AI agents.
  • 2. The future of AI agents hinges on solving challenges related to trust, practical applications, and accessibility for non-technical users.
  • 3. Cloudflare Agents is poised to address these challenges by offering a robust, scalable platform with features like human-in-the-loop, scheduling, and future support for multi-agent communication and enhanced workflows.
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March 18, 2025

The Gap Between Humans and Machines Is ___

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Robustness, not just accuracy, is crucial for LLMs to gain trust and widespread adoption.
  • 2. Human feedback should be used strategically and granularly to mitigate biases and optimize model behavior effectively.
  • 3. Dynamic, evolving benchmarks tailored to specific tasks are necessary to truly evaluate the evolving capabilities of increasingly sophisticated AI systems.
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March 15, 2025

Building the Next Generation of Conversational AI

a16z

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. AI development requires balancing technical rigor with qualitative user feedback to create truly engaging experiences.
  • 2. The future of conversational AI lies in eliminating transcription, allowing direct audio processing for faster, more natural interactions.
  • 3. AI companions are poised to become a new computing interface, emphasizing natural, human-like interactions over traditional utility.
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March 14, 2025

Snipd: The AI Podcast App for Learning — with CEO Kevin Ben-Smith

Latent Space

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Snipd is transforming podcast consumption by focusing on knowledge retention and learning through AI-enhanced features.
  • 2. The app's evolution reflects a shift from social sharing to a more personalized, learning-centric experience.
  • 3. Future developments include voice interfaces and AI-driven discovery, promising a more interactive and tailored user experience.
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Crypto Podcasts

May 27, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 113 - TAOFu Subnet Seeds

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Fund Smarter, Not Harder: Tau's SNS tokens let Bittensor subnets raise capital by tokenizing a slice of future emissions, not their core alpha tokens, sidestepping immediate sell pressure.
  2. DTA Means Business: The Dynamic TAO model is a crucible, compelling Bittensor subnets to graduate from emission-chasers to product-driven, revenue-focused ventures.
  3. Unlocking Subnet Investing: SNS tokens, via LayerZero, promise to simplify access to subnet investments, potentially onboarding a wave of new capital and users to the Bittensor ecosystem from other chains.
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May 27, 2025

Is Bitcoin Heading To $150k?

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Bitcoin's Bullish Trajectory: Bitcoin is on a path to potentially reach $150k-$200k, supported by a low-hype, strong-setup environment and a more sophisticated investor base.
  2. Strategic Altcoin Hunting: Focus on revenue-generating altcoins with solid fundamentals (check DeFiLlama) and consider measured exposure to the burgeoning AI crypto sector.
  3. Prioritize Self-Custody: Given exchange vulnerabilities, holding your assets offline in cold storage is more critical than ever.
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May 27, 2025

Empire Cross-Post: The Bull Case For Ethereum | Tom Dunleavy & Ryan Berckmans

Bell Curve

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. L1 is HQ: Ethereum's "pivot" reasserts the L1's central role, supported by L2s that offer crucial business model diversity and customization for the world coming on-chain.
  2. Value Accrual via Security & Confidence: ETH's valuation is increasingly tied to the total economic value it secures and the market's confidence in its future, not just direct fee revenue.
  3. Business Development is Crucial: To compete and grow, Ethereum requires a significantly more robust and proactive go-to-market strategy to attract users, institutions, and developers.
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May 27, 2025

The Altseason Rotation Has Begun! Here's The Data Behind the Next Rotation

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Rotation Imminent: Data suggests Bitcoin's strength is setting the stage for capital to flow into altcoins, particularly Ether, which is seen as "hated" and due for a rebound against Bitcoin.
  2. Macro is Bullish (For Now): Continued fiscal spending and an anticipated stablecoin bill are significant tailwinds, though summer may bring some turbulence.
  3. Strategic Allocation is Key: Focus on assets with strong fundamentals or high attention. Consider beta plays like "blue-chip" meme coins (Pepe for ETH, Bonk for SOL) for higher-risk, higher-reward exposure, but plan exits for speculative positions.
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May 27, 2025

Travis Millott: Tao Templar, Bittensor Subnets, Dynamic Tao, Mining, Crypto Education | Ep. 44

Ventura Labs

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Dynamic Tao is High-Risk: Approach investments with extreme caution; the market is volatile, and significant capital loss is a tangible risk.
  2. Embrace Unpredictable Innovation: Bittensor's core value lies in its capacity to generate unforeseen, groundbreaking solutions from a global, permissionless, and competitive talent pool.
  3. Substrate Chain Decentralization is Critical: The successful decentralization of Bittensor's foundational layer is a paramount upcoming milestone for its long-term viability, security, and censorship resistance.
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May 26, 2025

The Bitcoin Treasury Playbook With Tyler Evans & Josh Solesbury

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Global Takeover: Bitcoin treasury strategies are rapidly globalizing, creating new Bitcoin-proxy investment vehicles in numerous capital markets.
  2. Investor Vigilance: While "Bitcoin plus" returns are alluring, investors must critically assess MNAV multiples and beware of highly leveraged companies lacking strong, transparent leadership.
  3. Reverse Tokenization is Real: Crypto assets are increasingly entering traditional finance via these public companies, fundamentally changing institutional access and perception.
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