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We tested 36 blank-slate frontier AI models to determine their monetary preferences. Across 9000+ scenarios, the agents overwhelmingly chose Bitcoin.

See for yourself at https://t.co/syke97JD0c

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🇺🇸 New Study from BPI: Frontier AI agents prefer bitcoin over stablecoins and other forms of money.

BPI tested 36 models over 9000+ conversations, and the AIs overwhelmingly chose to use Bitcoin for their economic activity.

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China now has a decisive lead in open-model distribution, with Qwen the most-used open model on earth.

@SamLyman33 joined MTS to break down why that's a risk the US can't afford.
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The battle for the open weights market is heating up.

@SamLyman33, former senior advisor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:

"The greatest threat that the United States is facing right now is China dominating the global open weights market."

"China sees AI as an opportunity to push Chinese talking points and propaganda abroad."

"When you download DeepSeek and ask what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989, it will not give you an answer. Those are the kinds of models that are free and easy to access in developing countries."

"The United States has put such an emphasis on frontier models at the expense of open weights... and that's been to China's advantage."

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@RepLanceGooden @RepJoshG Read more from @CoinDesk @jesseahamilton: https://t.co/q2GRsTMSkC

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Crypto theft is on the rise in the U.S.

Pig butchering scams are draining savings from vulnerable Americans, and crypto kidnappings are spreading abroad.

We applaud @RepLanceGooden and @RepJoshG for new bipartisan legislation to crack down on these scams and protect consumers.

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Crypto criminals are stealing billions from Americans and Washington has no game plan to stop them.

That’s why I introduced bipartisan legislation with @RepJoshG to crack down on thieves, protect consumers, and strengthen trust in the future of digital assets.
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@timevalueofbtc Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/dj5IY9Xstw

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"When we talk about stablecoins, what we're really talking about is giving the world access to Bitcoin as first-layer money."

Nik Bhatia (@timevalueofbtc) explains how dollar denominated stablecoins directly benefit Bitcoin. 🇺🇸

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AI agents prefer Bitcoin. We have the data: https://t.co/syke97JD0c

Join us and Five Bells to dig into why.

🗓️ June 17, 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 PubKey, Washington, DC

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Watch the full Bitcoin Policy Hour: https://t.co/zdqBGyvXTS

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🇺🇸📄 "This is an Overton window shifting bill."

Zack Shapiro lays out the case for ARMA.

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Watch the full Bitcoin Policy Hour: https://t.co/zdqBGyvXTS

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"The government has had crypto assets on its balance sheet for years, scattered about in different drawers with nobody knowing what we had."

Ken Egan, BPI's Head of Govt Affairs, explains why ARMA is a good governance bill. 🇺🇸

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NEW: Sen. Sullivan and Sen. Lummis lead letter to the Fed, FDIC and OCC, calling for revaluation of Basel’s risk weighting for Bitcoin and digital assets.

“A 1,250% risk weight bypasses those calibrated frameworks entirely, applying a blunt penalty …to a transparent, globally traded asset with deep derivatives markets, continuous liquidity, and cryptographic auditability.”

This is a strong signal from Washington that legislators are looking closely at this issue as work on market structure continues. The letter has 6 signatories and 3 are on the Banking Committee.

It’s also great to see BPI’s brief on this topic cited in the third footnote! 😉

We’ll keep you posted on further updates.

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"The McKinsey, BCG, Bain of the 21st century won't have PowerPoint decks. It'll be people who unlock the benefits of AI for businesses."

Zack Shapiro explains the current AI adoption gap.

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@SamLyman33 @RisingTheHill Watch the full interview: https://t.co/xfCStHNBug

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"China state media and US nonprofits are openly collaborating to amplify anti-data-center messaging."

@SamLyman33 joined @RisingTheHill to explain how anti-AI propaganda is being pushed to Americans while China promotes its own AI initiatives.

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Why does AI choose Bitcoin? Join BPI and Five Bells for Agentic Commerce 101, a live panel on the future of AI-powered payments.

🗓️ June 17, 5:30–7:30PM
📍 PubKey, Washington, DC

Featuring Brian Langel, Conner Brown, and Anthony Magliacca.