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AI ROLLUP #11: $97B Elon OpenAI Rumor | AI Crypto Rebound? | Virtuals on Solana | ARC Launchpad

13 Feb 2025

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Ejaaz and David reunite to dissect the AI Crypto sector’s rebound from a 70% crash, fueled by Elon’s rumored $97B OpenAI bid and the relentless rise of open-source devs being heads down. They explore how tokens might be the most accessible path to AI exposure, why ARC’s curated launchpad could elevate agent quality, and what Virtuals’ move onto Solana means for cross-chain expansion. Meanwhile, X (Twitter) embraces a new wave of AI agents, and AI16z reorganizes to stay competitive. Is this the turning point for AI and crypto—or just another plateau? Tune in to find out, anon. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https://bankless.cc/Frax 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain ⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https://bankless.cc/Celo 🏦ONDO | INSTITUTIONAL GRADE FINANCE https://bankless.cc/Ondo ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/base:0x4be6cd4d402fed49eb2de95fbc8e737e8ffd3e7f/34 ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 1:17 Crypto x AI Exposure Strategy 10:56 Elon’s $97B OpenAI Bid 13:14 Crypto x AI Mindshare & Markets https://www.cookie.fun/ https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1889675738099376149 https://x.com/dv_memetics/status/1888956005515477372 https://x.com/0xelonmoney/status/1889743777088360909 22:48 Andrej Karpathy https://x.com/karpathy https://x.com/hyperbolic_labs/status/1887229114769359013 22:58 Replit comes out with a mobile app https://x.com/Replit/status/1887159041455169683 https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383 33:12 X (Twitter) is getting involved in agents https://x.com/ethermage/status/1887526320487473326 37:24 ARC reveals their new launchpad & agent launch https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1889768219873099902 https://x.com/askjimmy_ai/status/1889736290696045017 https://x.com/0thTachi/status/1887620290727059731 51:17 Virtuals are live on Solana! https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1889365020393496910 https://x.com/gkisokay/status/1889721779146596503 https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1887508625268367843 https://x.com/gkisokay/status/1889331963917729993 59:03 AIXBT holders can now connect X account = richer agent interactions https://x.com/aixbt_terminal/status/1887355817957204434 1:02:46 Ai16z (ElizaOS): a brutally raw take https://x.com/CryptoStreamHub/status/1887435927309721992 1:07:57 What Ejaaz focused on this upcoming week 1:08:59 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures ⁠

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