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AI ROLLUP #9: $6M DeepSeek Shocker | $500B AI Push | Venice’s Billion-Dollar Airdrop | Solana DEX Record

AI ROLLUP #9: $6M DeepSeek Shocker | $500B AI Push | Venice’s Billion-Dollar Airdrop | Solana DEX Record

Update: 2025-01-30
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Ejaaz and David reunite to unpack the DeepSeek shockwave: how a mere $6M open-source AI model rattled OpenAI’s dominance, nudged Nvidia’s stock, and sparked a fresh “arms race” in crypto AI. Meanwhile, Trump’s massive AI funding pledge and Solana’s record DEX volumes signal that the space might be heading for its biggest bull run yet.

On the builder side, ARC’s 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’s fast breakthroughs and America’s big AI bets, the race to integrate AI and crypto has never been hotter. Buckle up, anon.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 China & DeepSeek

12:43 Why Markets Rattled 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox 

24:32 OpenAI & Perplexity Agent Products 
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1882509286439637448 
https://x.com/perplexity_ai/status/1882466239123255686  
https://x.com/sama/status/1884066337103962416   

34:12 AI Agent Chain Wars

39:42 Virtuals is expanding to SOLANA! 
https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1883107553183162507 
https://x.com/state_of_mika/status/1883107601183048078 
https://x.com/vaderresearch/status/1883597990830731678 
https://www.lookonchain.com/articles/1035  

53:01 AIXBT is becoming a product 
https://x.com/aixbt_terminal/status/1882755705586982969 

56:01 VeniceAI launches a token that pays for your agent’s expenses
https://x.com/askvenice/status/1883925135825990091 
https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1884051994324947001 

1:03:13 Griffain now has a Shopify integration for their agents
https://x.com/griffaindotcom/status/1883230795764322328 

1:05:22 ARC partnered with Solana 
https://x.com/arcdotfun/status/1884325639047819476 

1:06:36 Ai16z $10M x Jupiter Fund & Rebrand? 
https://x.com/shawmakesmagic/status/1883124194013319340 
https://x.com/shawmakesmagic/status/1884376511391674742 

1:08:45 What is Ejaaz paying attention to? 

1:10:02 Closing & Disclaimers 

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AI ROLLUP #9: $6M DeepSeek Shocker | $500B AI Push | Venice’s Billion-Dollar Airdrop | Solana DEX Record

AI ROLLUP #9: $6M DeepSeek Shocker | $500B AI Push | Venice’s Billion-Dollar Airdrop | Solana DEX Record

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