At this rate it's honestly surprising that none of the major #AI players have issued an "AICoin" yet (aside from Altman's aspirational spycoin). Maybe that's the final step after institutional investment dries up.

(Graphic from Bloomberg: https://archive.is/Pagn7)

@eloquence Well, #CryptoBros, #TechBros and #FinanceBros propably want to make such a #Shitcoin and implement a "pay per use" strategy on "#AI accelerators" (similar to how #Intel puts certain features.on newer #Xeon CPUs behind a #subscription) so people may have to buy some "#AiCoin" to do "#AI" and pay the hardware they already own with #Shitcoins.

I can already see #DanOlson go "Yes, yes,!" on this one...

#Cryptocurrency #AIbubble #AIslop

Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs

If someone pitches you on a "great" Web3 project, ask them if it requires buying or selling crypto to do what they say it does.Sources and Further Readinghtt...

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If i may add this visualization that i found onlineβ„’ @eloquence #meme #ai #memes
@eloquence i wonder where TSMC is in this and if the bubbles pop, china pops into taiwan... - can we play something different? this is no fun :(

@willi

In the interest of peace, hopefully China will continue to play the long game instead of believing its own nationalist propaganda. On the 5-10 year horizon it's hard to see them remaining dependent on anyone else.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/china-blocks-nvidia-ai-chips.html

Cold shoulder: Why Beijing is freezing Nvidia's access to the Chinese market

Beijing has put a freeze on Nvidia's access to its market β€” a move industry experts say reflects growing confidence in Chinese chip makers and trade posturing.

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@eloquence I mean, they're launching an AI job site to compete with LinkedIn, building in direct access to sites like Spotify...

Surely crypto can turn the money-losing trend around, right?

@eloquence @lisamelton cartels would kill to have this money laundering scheme.

@eloquence Maybe they are all going to merge into one big strong monopolist.

Here's what happened to Germany's chemical industry in the 1920's:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG_Farben

IG Farben - Wikipedia