Is Tether’s AI Platform the Future of Payments or Just Another Crypto Fad?

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In a bold (and potentially disastrous) move, Tether is gearing up to launch an AI platform that will support crypto payments, including Bitcoin (BTC) and, of course, its own beloved stablecoin, USDT. Because why wouldn’t you want more ways to spend your crypto? After all, it’s not like we’ve had enough of that yet, right?

Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO, took to X (formerly Twitter, or was it? Who can keep up?) to drop this *earth-shattering* update about the Tether AI platform. Apparently, users will soon be able to conduct transactions using Bitcoin and USDT via a peer-to-peer network. Ah, the dream of decentralized, middle-man-free financial freedom… unless, of course, the middle man is Tether themselves.

coming soon

— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) May 5, 2025

But wait, there’s more! Crypto payments will be possible through Tether’s wallet development kit, which, in case you’re wondering, allows developers to create mobile, desktop, and web wallets where users can safely store their USDT and BTC. Because who wouldn’t want to keep their money in a wallet developed by the same company that brought you the stablecoin equivalent of a rollercoaster ride?

This AI platform, which Tether *gently teased* last December, is expected to launch in 2025. And according to Ardoino, it will be everything you’ve ever wanted in AI: open source, transparent, scalable, and adaptable to any device, as long as that device isn’t, well, too outdated. Basically, the kind of AI that could probably help you win an argument on the internet.

“Tether AI has one key goal: to be the ideal technological foundation to achieve the vision of AI described in Asimov’s science fiction books. AI will, in the coming decades, become part of the very fabric of the universe. Our technology will be open source, transparent, scalable and able to adapt and evolve on any device regardless of hardware,” Ardoino wrote on X.

This strategic leap into the world of AI comes after Tether’s earlier announcement of a suite of AI apps, including AI Translate, AI Voice Assistant, and the somewhat ominous-sounding AI Bitcoin Wallet Assistant. Who knew that all this tech could somehow intertwine into your daily life? Next up, AI Crypto Love Advisor. Just kidding… but not really.

As if that wasn’t enough, Tether’s also looking to launch a U.S.-based, dollar-pegged stablecoin (because why not add another?) before the end of this year or earlier. According to Ardoino, this new coin will be distinct from the company’s existing international products, such as USDT. So many stablecoins, so little time.

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2025-05-05 15:16