{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AI ROLLUP #9: $6M DeepSeek Shocker | $500B AI Push | Venice\u2019s Billion-Dollar Airdrop | Solana DEX Record","description":"Ejaaz and David reunite to unpack the DeepSeek shockwave: how a mere $6M open-source AI model rattled OpenAI\u2019s dominance, nudged Nvidia\u2019s stock, and sparked a fresh \u201carms race\u201d in crypto AI. Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s massive AI funding pledge and Solana\u2019s record DEX volumes signal that the space might be heading for its biggest bull run yet. On the builder side, ARC\u2019s rust-based agents partner with the Solana Foundation, AI16Z launches a $10M fund, and Virtuals teases multi-chain expansions that could redefine how agent tokens earn revenue. Between China\u2019s fast breakthroughs and America\u2019s big AI bets, the race to integrate AI and crypto has never been hotter. Buckle up, anon. ------ \ud83d\udcb8 CRYPTO TAX CALCULATOR | BANKLESS15 https:\/\/bankless.cc\/CryptoTaxCalculator&amp;nbsp; ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: \ud83e\ude99FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFi https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Frax&amp;nbsp; \ud83e\udd84UNISWAP | BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Uniswap-Bug-Bounty&amp;nbsp; \u2696\ufe0fARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM \u2060https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Arbitrum&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udedeMANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Mantle&amp;nbsp; \ud83c\udf10CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPER https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Celo&amp;nbsp; \ud83c\udfaeRONIN | THE FUTURE OF WEB3 GAMING https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Ronin&amp;nbsp; ----- \u2728 Mint the episode on Zora \u2728  https:\/\/zora.co\/collect\/base:0x4be6cd4d402fed49eb2de95fbc8e737e8ffd3e7f\/25&amp;nbsp; ------ TIMESTAMPS &amp;amp; RESOURCES 0:00 China &amp;amp; DeepSeek 12:43 Why Markets Rattled&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jevons_paradox&amp;nbsp; 24:32 OpenAI &amp;amp; Perplexity Agent Products&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/x.com\/OpenAI\/status\/1882509286439637448&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/x.com\/perplexity_ai\/status\/1882466239123255686&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/x.com\/sama\/status\/1884066337103962416&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 34:12 AI Agent Chain Wars 39:42 Virtuals is expanding to SOLANA!&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/x.com\/virtuals_io\/status\/1883107553183162507&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/x.com\/state_of_mika\/status\/1883107601183048078&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/x.com\/vaderresearch\/status\/1883597990830731678&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.lookonchain.com\/articles\/1035&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 53:01 AIXBT is becoming a product&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/x.com\/aixbt_terminal\/status\/1882755705586982969&amp;nbsp; 56:01 VeniceAI launches a token that pays for your agent\u2019s expenses https:\/\/x.com\/askvenice\/status\/1883925135825990091&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/x.com\/iampaulgrewal\/status\/1884051994324947001&amp;nbsp; 1:03:13 Griffain now has a Shopify integration for their agents https:\/\/x.com\/griffaindotcom\/status\/1883230795764322328&amp;nbsp; 1:05:22 ARC partnered with Solana&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/x.com\/arcdotfun\/status\/1884325639047819476&amp;nbsp; 1:06:36 Ai16z $10M x Jupiter Fund &amp;amp; Rebrand?&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/x.com\/shawmakesmagic\/status\/1883124194013319340&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/x.com\/shawmakesmagic\/status\/1884376511391674742&amp;nbsp; 1:08:45 What is Ejaaz paying attention to?&amp;nbsp; 1:10:02 Closing &amp;amp; Disclaimers&amp;nbsp; ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https:\/\/www.bankless.com\/disclosures \u2060&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Bankless","author_url":"http:\/\/podcast.banklesshq.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35080100\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/183992045"}