Tether AI to Accept Bitcoin & USDT Payments, CEO Says

Source: Tether

In contrast to traditional custodial wallets, where a third party manages your crypto, self-custodial wallets give users full control over their funds—a key feature in the P2P Ecosystem Tether envisions.

Tether doubles down on Artificial Intelligence

Tether AI isn’t just a side project. As part of a broader reorganization plan revealed in April 2024, the business established Tether Data, a division dedicated solely to peer-to-peer and artificial intelligence technology.

Earlier this year, Tether revealed its AI team was already developing a range of tools, including an AI Translator, AI Voice Assistant, and AI Bitcoin Wallet Assistant.

Tether AI ha un obiettivo chiave: essere la fondazione tecnologica ideale per raggiungere la visione dell'AI descritta nel libri di fantascienza di Asimov.

L'AI diventerà, nei prossimi decenni, parte del tessuto stesso dell'universo.

La nostra tecnologia sarà open source,… https://t.co/PoIoRBNYnT

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

For Ardoino, the goal is clear: to lay the groundwork for a future where AI becomes as ubiquitous and fundamental as electricity. He even referenced legendary sci-fi author Isaac Asimov, saying that Tether AI aims to fulfill the kind of intelligent systems imagined in books like I, Robot. “AI will become a part of the universe’s very fabric in the coming decades,” Ardoino stated in another Italian-language X post.

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