Tether AI, the upcoming artificial intelligence platform from Tether, will support payments in major cryptocurrencies, including USDT and Bitcoin, through a newly launched wallet development kit (WDK) for self-custodial wallets.
On May 5, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino teased the imminent launch of Tether AI, which aims to offer “personal infinite intelligence.” The platform will enable users to make transactions directly via a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, seamlessly integrating USDT and Bitcoin payments.
Ardoino highlighted that Tether AI will not rely on application programming interface (API) keys or centralized controls. Instead, it will feature a “fully open-source AI runtime” operating on an “unstoppable peer-to-peer network,” making it modular and adaptable across “any hardware and device.”
P2P Crypto Payments Enhanced with WDK
Tether AI’s P2P crypto payment system will be supported by the open-source WDK, launched in November 2024. This toolkit allows developers to create mobile, desktop, and web wallet applications, enabling users to hold USDt and Bitcoin in a self-custodial manner. Unlike custodial wallets, self-custodial solutions give users full control over their assets without relying on third-party services for transactions.
Source: Paolo Ardoino (X post translated by Google)
According to Ardoino, Tether AI has one key goal of providing the “ideal technological foundation” to achieve the vision of AI described by Isaac Asimov, one of the most influential science fiction authors about AI, known for works such as I, Robot, The Robot Series and more.
“AI will, in the coming decades, become part of the very fabric of the universe,” Ardoino said in another X post, written in Italian.