Tether is preparing to merge the artificial intelligence platform QVAC AI with the peer-to-peer messaging app keat, with the aim of providing fully private, device-based operations.
The move, announced by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino on September 6th, underscores the company's driving force behind expanding its reach beyond Stablecoins to privacy-focused communications.
Tether's keet app combines crypto payments with private AI
According to Ardoino, QVAC AI offers keying features such as instant language translation and audio transcription. It also supports conversation summary and chatbot functions.
Messenger also processes digital asset transactions, including Bitcoin, USDT, XAUT and Lightning payments.
Additionally, we aim to remove dependency on cloud infrastructure and increase user control over personal data by maintaining all functions.
Ardoino described the project as the first attempt to provide “all conversational AI features, 100% locally and devices and private.”
“Keet + QVAC AI will be the first and perhaps the only messaging app to enable all conversational AI features.
This comment highlights that most messaging services focus on tether privacy when storing and analyzing user data on external servers.
HolePunch powers keets as a platform to enable “hard” applications, connecting users directly without a centralized intermediary. QVAC AI, on the other hand, is configured to run natively on everyday devices such as smartphones and wearables.
Once combined, the two tools are expected to create a communications service that combines AI utilities with secure payments. The setup ensures that your data is in the hands of the user.
Keat's integration follows Tether's broader strategy of applying QVAC AI to a variety of products.
Earlier this year, the company confirmed its plans to embed the technology into a Bitcoin mining OS. The upgrade is intended to help operators track real-time performance and optimize output.
These moves are based on a series of expansions that have introduced tethers to areas such as artificial intelligence, Bitcoin mining, digital education, and even the gold market.
Through these initiatives, Tether has established itself as a diverse technology company, rather than simply a Stablecoin publisher.
Market capitalization of Tether's USDT Stablecoin. Source: Defilama
In particular, Tether's flagship USDT Stablecoin is the largest in the industry with a market capitalization of nearly $1700 billion.
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