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AI Podcasts

June 19, 2025

Inside a Billion Dollar Company Using AI to Supercharge Marketing & Sales

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Data is Your Edge: Proprietary data and sophisticated enrichment are becoming the most valuable assets, enabling superior AI-driven personalization and competitive advantage.
  2. Brand is Bedrock: In an increasingly automated world, a strong, trustworthy brand that delivers a human-centric experience will be the ultimate differentiator and source of customer loyalty.
  3. Orchestrate, Don't Just Operate: Marketing leaders must become master orchestrators of diverse AI tools and data systems, fostering deep collaboration between sales, marketing, and product to deliver seamless customer journeys.
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June 19, 2025

SN9 IOTA :: Bittensor :: competinng with ... Bittensor @ Louvre

Opentensor Foundation

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Embrace the Chaos: Bittensor's "test-in-production" philosophy, fueled by adversarial miner behavior, is its superpower, driving rapid iteration and robust protocol development.
  2. Decentralized AI at Scale is Here: IOTA's distributed training approach for trillion-parameter models, coupled with innovative ownership models (like the "alpha token"), signals a shift towards democratized AI.
  3. The Network is the Product: Inter-subnet collaboration (e.g., Data Universe feeding IOTA) is creating a powerful, self-sustaining AI development ecosystem within Bittensor.
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June 18, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 118 - Siam Kidd of DSV $TAO Hedge Fund

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. TAO's Asymmetric Upside: Bitensor is presented as a once-in-a-generation investment, with institutional demand poised to significantly reprice TAO.
  2. Subnets are AI Startups: View subnets as individual AI startups; their success will drive TAO's value, but their tokenomics mean TAO itself is the primary value accrual mechanism for large price moves.
  3. Liquidity is King (for Subnets): The growth of subnet valuations and broader participation hinges on solving liquidity depth issues within subnet pools.
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June 18, 2025

subnet tokens on bittenor are the next ethereum ico boom

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Asymmetric Opportunity: BitTensor subnets provide exposure to AI innovation comparable to billion-dollar startups but at a fraction of their market caps.
  2. Volatility is a Feature, Not a Bug: Expect significant price swings, reminiscent of early crypto. The long-term potential can dwarf initial entry points.
  3. The Access Arbitrage: The current complexity of the BitTensor ecosystem creates an "early bird" advantage for those who can navigate it, potentially leading to outsized returns.
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June 17, 2025

Harry Dewhirst: What If the Physical World Had an API? — 375ai, DePIN, and Real-Time Data for AI

Delphi Digital

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. 375AI’s targeted deployment in high-value zones yields monetizable data from the outset, sidestepping the "build it and they will come" pitfall common in DePIN.
  2. For real-world sensor networks, processing data locally on devices is paramount for user privacy, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
  3. AI models, especially LLMs, are hungry for real-time, high-fidelity data about the physical environment, creating a massive opportunity for networks like 375AI.
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June 17, 2025

Oxford Professor: "AIs are strange new minds"

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI's Reality Hack: Supervised learning allows AIs to understand the world via language alone, a game-changer forcing us to rethink intelligence beyond sensory input.
  2. The Autonomy Trap: The rise of agentic, personalized AIs that act for us threatens unforeseen systemic chaos and could amplify individuals' most dangerous beliefs.
  3. Our Faustian Pact with AI: We're trading authenticity and control for AI-driven convenience, risking a "gradual disempowerment" where human agency is systematically diminished.
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June 16, 2025

AI is Revolutionizing Web Security - Bots, Agents, & Real-Time Defense

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Embrace Nuance: AI traffic isn't monolithic. Develop granular controls to allow beneficial AI while blocking malicious actors, understanding that AI can be a customer.
  2. Layer Your Defenses: Combine traditional methods with modern fingerprinting and identity verification, preparing for a future where AI analyzes traffic in real time.
  3. Context is King: Security decisions must be deeply integrated with application logic to avoid harming user experience or revenue.
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June 16, 2025

AI Model's Adaptability & Real World Potential

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Adaptability is King:** The model’s capacity to "course correct" and "power through" challenges is a pivotal advancement, promising more robust AI.
  2. **Real-World Agents Incoming:** This enhanced model is poised to accelerate the development of AI agents capable of practical, impactful tasks.
  3. **Hands-On for Breakthroughs:** The true potential will be realized as developers dive in, experiment, and translate these new capabilities into innovative applications.
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June 16, 2025

AI Will Bring Billions of Capital On-Chain — Here's How

The DCo Podcast

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Web2 Leads the Charge: Anticipate major Web2 companies leveraging their user base and trust to be the primary drivers bringing AI-powered capital on-chain initially.
  2. Agents are the Future: AI agents will be the killer app for crypto, finally delivering applications with mainstream utility and revenue potential.
  3. Parallel Evolution: The growth of AI in crypto will see Web2 institutional adoption and native crypto AI agent development advance simultaneously, creating a compounding effect on innovation and capital inflow.
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Crypto Podcasts

December 12, 2025

Rate Cuts! ETH’s Comeback? & All Markets Going Onchain?

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. ETH is positioned for a potential resurgence fueled by technological advancements, institutional investment, and a shift in market sentiment away from solely favoring Solana, mimicking Bitcoin’s rise in the 2021 cycle.
  2. ZK technology is fundamentally changing the Layer 2 landscape, unifying liquidity and enabling seamless interaction with Layer 1, which may lead to standardized infrastructure and increased institutional adoption.
  3. Regulatory winds are shifting, with agencies embracing crypto, banks legitimizing Bitcoin as collateral, and the potential passage of the Clarity Act paving the way for Wall Street's tokenization efforts.
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December 11, 2025

Maciej Kula: Bittensor Halvings, Chain Buys, TaoFlow, Latent Holdings, LearnBittensor | Ep. 76

Ventura Labs

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Focus on understanding the fundamentals of incentive mechanisms, not just surface-level information, to adapt to Bittensor's frequent changes.
  2. Proxy wallets will enhance security by allowing users to isolate activities and protect their primary wallets.
  3. Monitor subnet inflows to understand the impact of TaoFlow and identify potential opportunities or risks.
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December 11, 2025

The Airdrop Mistake Luca Netz Won’t Repeat

The DCo Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Prioritize Early Alignment: To benefit from Abstract's ecosystem rewards, demonstrate commitment now, not right before a potential airdrop.
  2. Community Over Opportunism: Future rewards will favor genuine holders and active community members over short-term profit seekers.
  3. No Second Chances: Don't expect warnings or sympathy if you try to "grift" the system; Netz is committed to protecting loyal users.
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December 11, 2025

The Return of Corporate Blockchains | Roundup

Bell Curve

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Enterprise blockchains are making a comeback by embracing crypto, not avoiding it, marking a significant shift from the failed attempts of 2018.
  2. The success of corporate chains hinges on strategic focus, prioritizing ecosystems and BD, over trying to dominate the entire value chain, as too much control can stifle innovation.
  3. Public, permissionless blockchains must remain relevant by continually finding product-market fit in emerging segments to maintain their monetary premium amid increasing competition from verticalized corporate chains.
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December 10, 2025

Ethereum's New Era of Internet Capital Formation! The Return of the ICO

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **ICOs are evolving:** The return of ICOs marks a shift from hype-driven raises to more sustainable models focused on established projects and fair price discovery.
  2. **Ethereum is primed for capital formation:** With its stablecoin liquidity, auction mechanisms, and tokenization narrative, Ethereum is positioned to become a central hub for internet capital markets.
  3. **Regulatory clarity is crucial:** The industry must continue to pursue regulatory clarity to foster innovation and attract institutional investment in tokenized assets.
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December 9, 2025

How MetaDAO Became Solana's Breakout Token Launchpad | Kollan House

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Embrace Futarchy: Explore and implement market-driven governance mechanisms to enhance decision-making in decentralized organizations, reducing reliance on traditional, potentially biased, governance models.
  2. Prioritize Investor Protection: Adopt capital formation models, such as MetaDAO's, that offer robust investor protections through market-based checks and balances, mitigating risks associated with centralized control and poorly informed token allocation.
  3. Prepare for Crypto-Native Solutions: Build cryptonative primitives that can compete with traditional financial systems. This can prevent tradFi from dominating the blockchain space.
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