Bankless20 Mar 2025

AI ROLLUP #16: Retail Vs Institutions, Who's Right? | New Frontier AI Model | Mind Blowing Image Generation

This week on the AI Rollup, we’re diving into hyper-realistic AI-generated podcast hosts, showcasing Hedera Studio’s cutting-edge character tech. Google drops Gemini 2.0 Flash, making AI image generation even more powerful with improved consistency and text integration. Meanwhile, China is pushing hard—Baidu’s latest model beats GPT-4.5 at half the cost, challenging OpenAI’s dominance. Plus, Sesame open-sources its voice model, and the crypto AI market sees brutal drawdowns. Despite the turbulence, teams like Virtuals and Bittensor keep building, while Pluralis raises $7.6M to decentralize AI model training. Where does AI Crypto go from here? Let’s find out.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

00:00 Sentiment Check and Recap

05:25 AI Podcast Hosts?

https://x.com/hedra_labs/status/1897699010632466469

08:50 Google Gemini 2.0

https://x.com/robertriachi/status/1899854394751070573

https://x.com/goodside/status/1900349595718148455?s=46

https://x.com/ilumine_ai/status/1900017235898622025

https://x.com/halimalrasihi/status/1900667639086673962?s=46

https://x.com/thatarrowsmith/status/1901203776746201556?s=46

17:55 China's New Frontier Model

https://x.com/scobleizer/status/1901089727568281975?s=46

27:21 AI Market Prices

https://www.cookie.fun/

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum

32:55 Market Manipulation?

https://x.com/solgojo/status/1901002388007514381

https://x.com/0thTachi/status/1902090675111207380

38:11 Pockets Of Outperformers

https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902348046479786315

43:09 Virtuals Update

https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1899181446126076283?s=46

https://x.com/ethermage/status/1899494870152282511

https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1900185918147064015

49:48 AIXBT Hacked

https://x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902021914517758277

52:44 New AI Trading Subnet

https://x.com/thebittensorhub/status/1899810734374047799?s=46

58:54 Pluralis Announcement

https://x.com/PluralisHQ/status/1902367132597252177

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13 Aug 55min

NEAR’s New Token Utility and AI Economy | Illia Polosukhin

What if staking a token could keep an AI agent thinking? NEAR cofounder Illia Polosukhin joins David to explain NEAR’s new staking-powered inference model, where yield funds access to confidential and...

11 Aug 52min

The EIP That Destroys DeFi | Stani Kulechov & Mike Silagadze

Ethereum’s latest staking proposal is sparking backlash across DeFi. Aave founder Stani Kulechov and EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze join David to break down why stake tapering could push ETH yield toward ...

10 Aug 54min

ROLLUP: The ETH Issuance War | $130M Coldcard Exploit | Saylor Sells Again | Uniswap Launchpad

Ethereum’s monetary policy is suddenly up for debate. Ryan and David unpack the issuance fight dividing researchers and DeFi builders, the Coldcard exploit that hit users who “did everything right,” S...

7 Aug 1h 6min

$ANSEM, Robinhood Chain, & Why SOL Still Beats ETH in 2026 | Mike Dudas

Memecoins were supposed to be a dead end, but Mike Dudas believes their deeper idea is only beginning to spread. The 6MV investor joins David to unpack Bonk’s role in reviving Solana, Ansem’s latest e...

5 Aug 1h 5min

The Next Bull Market is Here, and Obvious | Spencer and Aleks, Blockchain Capital

Crypto prices are weak, OG sentiment is exhausted, and institutions are leaning in. Blockchain Capital GPs Aleks Larsen and Spencer Bogart join David Hoffman to explain why this disconnect may be the ...

3 Aug 1h 11min

ROLLUP: Korea Gets Liquidated | The AI Trade Unwinds | Crypto Holds Firm | Warsh Holds Rates

Korea’s leveraged stock boom imploded and the AI trade found a forced seller, but crypto held firm. Ryan and David unpack whether the winds are shifting toward BTC and ETH, Warsh’s hawkish Fed debut, ...

31 Jul 54min

What's Next for Vaults? | Steakhouse Co-Founder, Adrian Cachinero

Vaults could become the financial rails that bring trillions onchain, but only if they solve risk, regulation and investor protection. Steakhouse co-founder Adrian Cachinero joins David to explain how...

30 Jul 1h 4min