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AI Podcasts

October 29, 2025

(Real World) Data is the New Oil with 375ai | Harry Dewhirst

Proof of Coverage Media

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Surgical Precision Over Brute Force: 375ai’s model proves that DePIN isn’t just about network size. Strategic placement of high-power hardware can deliver more valuable data with a fraction of the infrastructure.
  2. Go Where the Money Is: Instead of building a demand side from scratch, 375ai is plugging directly into existing data marketplaces, giving them instant access to enterprise giants and a clear path to revenue.
  3. Revenue Directly Fuels the Token: The 80% buy-and-burn mechanism is a powerful flywheel. As data sales grow, so does the direct value accrual to EAT token holders, creating one of the most direct links between utility and tokenomics in the space.
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October 29, 2025

Building the Real-World Infrastructure for AI, with Google, Cisco & a16z

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Physical World is AI's Final Boss: The speed of AI progress is now governed by the speed of transformers, permits, and power plants. The biggest opportunities are in solving these hard, physical-world bottlenecks.
  2. Specialization is the Only Game in Town: General-purpose is dead. Lasting value will be created through specialized hardware, co-designed software, and tightly integrated systems that optimize for performance-per-watt.
  3. Founders, Ditch the Thin Wrappers: The most durable businesses will not be built on other companies' models. Instead, they will create deep, proprietary feedback loops where the product and the model improve each other.
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October 29, 2025

AI Agents, JPM Capitulates, Stablecoin Wars and the Fed Innovation: Bits + Bips

Unchained

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **AI is the Fed’s New Obsession.** The Fed's rate-cutting strategy is not just about inflation; it's a proactive measure against the "once in a generation" disruption AI poses to the white-collar labor market.
  2. **Stablecoins are a Geopolitical Tool.** The global race to issue stablecoins is on, but the US is inadvertently winning. The more the world tokenizes, the more demand there is for US Treasuries, cementing the dollar's dominance.
  3. **The Post-Retail Economy is Here.** The next major user demographic is not human—it's AI agents. These autonomous agents will conduct a massive volume of micropayments, creating an entirely new economic layer built on crypto rails.
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October 29, 2025

Bittensor Brief #13: Autoppia Subnet 36

Hash Rate pod - Bittensor $TAO & Subnets

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Train Hard, Fight Easy. Autoppia’s "Infinite Web Arena" is a novel approach to AI training, forcing agents to become robust and adaptable by continuously exposing them to digital chaos.
  2. Competition Breeds Excellence. The winner-take-all incentive model creates a hyper-competitive environment designed to accelerate innovation and rapidly advance the capabilities of AI agents on the network.
  3. Revenue Equals Buybacks. Autoppia’s business model creates a direct link between commercial success and token value. Every dollar earned from selling AI worker services directly translates into buying pressure for the subnet token.
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October 28, 2025

Google DeepMind Developers: How Nano Banana Was Made

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Personalization is the Killer App. The model’s breakthrough feature was zero-shot character consistency, creating an emotional connection that drove viral adoption. It proves utility is unlocked when technology feels personal.
  2. Focus on the Floor, Not the Ceiling. The next wave of value will come from improving the worst-case outputs, not just the best. This "lemon picking" is essential for building trust and enabling reliable, real-world applications beyond creative tinkering.
  3. Art is Intent; Models are Tools. AI’s role is to automate tedium, not replace creativity. The most compelling work will continue to come from skilled artists who use models to execute a specific vision, proving that the human with the idea remains irreplaceable.
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October 28, 2025

The Best AI Agents are Competing for Rank (and Profit) | Andrew Hill, Recall CEO

The DCo Podcast

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI Needs a Referee. Agents are programmed to win, not necessarily to follow the rules. Their tendency to "game the system" makes external, on-chain verification protocols essential for alignment and trust.
  2. Trading is Just the Tip of the Spear. Crypto trading is the perfect initial use case due to its clear, objective metrics. The real goal is a decentralized "skill marketplace" where any organization can fund a competition to find the best agent for any task.
  3. The Platform War is Here. A battle is unfolding between closed ecosystems like OpenAI, which aim for platform lock-in, and an open, decentralized future. This creates a massive opportunity for neutral evaluation layers to become the definitive source of truth for AI performance.
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October 27, 2025

AI can learn logic. But can it learn folklore knowledge? - Svetlana Jitomirskaya

Epoch AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI's Blind Spot is Unwritten Knowledge. The biggest barrier for AI in advanced problem-solving is accessing the "folklore" knowledge and intuition that experts build over a career but never write down.
  2. The Future of Math is a Promotion, Not Obsolescence. AI will act as a powerful assistant that handles rote tasks, pushing mathematicians to focus exclusively on creative and abstract thinking.
  3. The Next Revolution is AI-Powered Verification. Automated formal proof systems like Lean have the potential to eliminate errors from research papers, transforming peer review from a check on correctness to a judgment on a paper's novelty and impact.
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October 27, 2025

AI can learn logic. But can it learn folklore knowledge? - Svetlana Jitomirskaya

Epoch AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI's Blind Spot is "Folklore": The next great challenge for AI isn't raw calculation, but acquiring the unwritten, intuitive "folklore knowledge" that separates experts from students.
  2. Mathematicians Become Creative Directors: As AI handles the technical grind, the human role in mathematics will shift from execution to creative direction—formulating novel problems and abstract models.
  3. The End of Errors: Formal verification tools like Lean, powered by AI translators, are on the verge of revolutionizing math by creating a fully verifiable, error-free database of human knowledge, changing how proofs are published and reviewed.
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October 27, 2025

AI can learn logic. But can it learn folklore knowledge? - Svetlana Jitomirskaya

Epoch AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI's Blind Spot is "Folklore Knowledge." AI excels at digesting published literature but fails on problems requiring unwritten, community-held intuition, which remains a key human advantage for now. Jitomirskaya predicts her problem will take AI 10-20 years to solve.
  2. Mathematicians Won't Be Replaced, They'll Be Upgraded. The future role of a mathematician is less about routine work and more about creative problem formulation. AI tools like Lean will handle verification, shifting peer review from "Is it correct?" to "Is it interesting?"
  3. Math May Become a Sport. If AI eventually masters creativity, the human practice of mathematics may persist like chess—an activity pursued for its intrinsic value and intellectual challenge, even if a machine is the undisputed world champion.
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Crypto Podcasts

December 19, 2025

Are There Reasons To Be Optimistic? w/ Dim Selk

Steady Lads Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Market Structure Overhaul: The current token distribution model is broken. Expect continued pressure on altcoins until tokenomics evolve to prioritize product-market fit over continuous investor unlocks.
  2. Strategic Accumulation: This period of apathy is ideal for researching and accumulating Bitcoin and high-conviction RWAs. Cash is a strategic asset for deploying when opportunities arise.
  3. TradFi on Chain: The next growth vector for crypto involves capturing traditional finance flows through tokenized equities, commodities, and FX. Builders should focus on robust, order-book based solutions with improved user experience.
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December 19, 2025

Crypto Prices Are Down...Builders Aren’t!

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Convergence is Here: The lines between traditional finance and crypto are blurring. Expect more "everything apps" and institutional adoption of public blockchains for RWAs.
  2. Token Alignment Matters: Builders must prioritize robust legal and governance structures that enshrine token holder rights. This will be a key differentiator for attracting capital in the next cycle.
  3. Ethereum's Enduring Role: Despite new contenders, Ethereum continues to solidify its position as a foundational layer for institutional tokenization and decentralized finance.
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December 19, 2025

Institutional Golden Bull Continues, System Update & Base App Recap, Stables in 2025 w/ Stablewatch

The Rollup

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Institutional Integration: Crypto is embedding itself into traditional finance, not replacing it. Expect more "everything apps" and verticalized services from major players.
  2. Yield Evolution: As interest rates decline, the demand for diversified, transparent yield-bearing stablecoins will intensify. Protocols with robust risk management and RWA exposure will lead.
  3. Creator Economy's Next Frontier: On-chain tools will redefine creator monetization, shifting from vanity metrics to direct value capture and deeper fan relationships.
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December 19, 2025

Crypto 'Is Dead' - DATs: A Buying Opportunity? Plus: Figure's IPO & Trump's WLFI in Trouble

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Strategic Implication: The crypto industry is moving beyond speculative cycles, driven by the integration of real-world assets and the pursuit of tangible efficiencies by both startups and traditional financial giants.
  2. Builder/Investor Note: Builders should prioritize utility and cost reduction for mainstream users, while investors must scrutinize projects for sustainable business models and genuine decentralization, rather than relying on hype or incentive schemes.
  3. The "So What?": Regulatory clarity, particularly around DeFi and asset classification, will shape the next 6-12 months, determining which projects thrive by truly delivering value and which struggle under increased scrutiny.
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December 18, 2025

Inside Robinhood's Big Super App Plan: ‘There's Still a Lot of Work to Be Done’

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Integrated Finance is the Future: Robinhood's super app strategy, combining traditional and crypto assets, points to a future where financial services are consolidated and cross-pollinated.
  2. Builders: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify: The path to mainstream crypto adoption requires abstracting away technical details. Focus on product utility, not underlying blockchain mechanics.
  3. Tokenization's Long Game: Expect tokenization to redefine access to private markets and real-world assets, potentially disrupting traditional capital raising and ownership structures over the next 2-5 years.
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December 18, 2025

Why Privacy for Crypto Is in the Public Interest: DEX in the City

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Strategic Implication: The shift in regulatory tone and corporate demand for privacy signals a maturation of the crypto industry. Solutions that balance privacy with accountability will capture significant market share.
  2. Builder/Investor Note: Focus on projects building privacy-preserving compliance tools and "programmable risk management" frameworks. These are the infrastructure plays for mainstream adoption. Avoid projects that offer absolute privacy without any recourse mechanisms, as they face significant regulatory risk.
  3. The "So What?": Over the next 6-12 months, expect increased innovation and investment in ZK-based privacy solutions that enable selective disclosure and verifiable compliance. This will be crucial for onboarding institutional capital and protecting individual users in a data-exposed world.
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