AI × Crypto: The Convergence

Decentralized AI training, inference markets, agent wallets, verifiable ML, and the venture/grift split in the category.

4 lessons · 2 hr 45 min · expert

1. 1Where AI and Crypto Actually IntersectA category map of the AI × crypto stack: data, compute, training, inference, agents, and verifiable ML — and which categories have real product vs. which are mostly narrative.30 min
2. 2Decentralized Training & InferenceBittensor subnets and Yuma consensus, Gensyn's trustless training thesis, Prime Intellect and Nous Research, GPU markets at Akash and io.net, Render on Solana, and the marketing-vs-reality split.35 min
3. 3Agent Wallets & Autonomous Onchain ActorsVirtuals Protocol, ai16z and Eliza, Truth Terminal and $GOAT, aixbt — and the risks of prompt injection, key custody, hallucinated transactions, plus the new agent-payment standards from Coinbase, Crossmint, and Privy.30 min
4. 4Verifiable ML & ZK-InferenceEZKL's Halo2-based proofs, Modulus Labs and the Leela chess demo, Giza on StarkNet, Ora's opML, and the brutal performance trade-off between cryptographic correctness (zkML) and optimistic trust (opML).30 min

Educational only — not financial advice.