Breaking: Tether just announced its AI vision "Tether AI"

This means a decentralized, peer-to-peer network of BILLIONS of AI agents.

Most of the economic activity happening online will be carried out on behalf of humans, by agents.

This comes days after VISA and Mastercard announced their AI Agent initiatives. Expect more to follow.

TLDR:

i) Tether AI, dubbed "Personal Infinite Intelligence," is an open-source AI runtime launching soon, designed to run on any device without API keys or central failure points.

ii) It integrates Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK) for seamless USDT and Bitcoin payments, aiming to bridge AI and crypto ecosystems.

iii) The platform targets a peer-to-peer network of billions of AI agents, promoting decentralized, privacy-focused intelligence

iv) Tether’s recent AI moves include a 2023 stake in Northern Data Group for AI infrastructure and a 2024 global recruitment drive for AI talent

v) This follows Tether’s November 2024 launch of the WDK, supporting non-custodial wallets for USDT and Bitcoin, also designed for AI agents

Agents will be transacting seamlessly using crypto rails sooner than you think - both traditional and decentralized payment rails are rolling out the necessary infrastructure to enable this.