Tether launches Tether.AI, an open-source peer-to-peer artificial intelligence platform without API or central authority, aiming to create a global network of autonomous AI agents.
The integration of the Wallet Development Kit will allow Tether.AI to natively manage payments in USDT and Bitcoin, grounding AI in the decentralized crypto economy.
Keet, Tether’s decentralized messaging platform, will be integrated into the platform, but the project remains vague, with no announced timeline or public use cases.
Tether teases the imminent arrival of its AI product
https://t.co/qQkox6AfNg coming soon https://t.co/1FZonsW5nq
— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) May 5, 2025
The stablecoin giant makes a big move as Tether officially enters the market of artificial intelligence applied to crypto, a sector already estimated at $25 billion. Its goal: to create a global peer-to-peer network of autonomous AI agents, without a centralized control point.
An AI without API, without authority, but with Bitcoin
Named Tether.AI, the platform is fully open-source and designed to work on any device, without API key or single point of failure. According to Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the system will be “modular, composable, and capable of evolving organically”.
The architecture will integrate the Wallet Development Kit (WDK), already used to deploy non-custodial Bitcoin and USDT wallets on any support. Thanks to this integration, Tether.AI will enable native payments in USDT and Bitcoin, grounding artificial intelligence in the real crypto economy.
Keet, the decentralized messaging platform, in the front line
The platform will also integrate Keet, the peer-to-peer messaging application launched in partnership with Holepunch. This synergy opens up possibilities for an ecosystem where AI agents could interact in real-time, without servers, without surveillance, and with total sovereignty over the exchanged data.
A radical vision, with still unclear details
Tether is betting on a radically decentralized vision of AI, going against the tide of industry giants. But for now, few concrete details are available. No timeline, no public code, no specific use cases have been revealed yet.
The bet is ambitious: to merge crypto, artificial intelligence, and peer-to-peer networking in a world where data is becoming increasingly centralized. If Tether materializes this vision, the company could redefine the standards of AI in crypto.
