Oh, look, Perplexity AI might be dipping its toes into the crypto pool soon. CEO Aravind Srinivas just dropped the bomb on X (formerly Twitter, but whoโs counting?), saying crypto integration is "coming soon." Of course, thatโs all we get. No timeline, no specificsโjust a cryptic "soon." Could we get more vague? Probably.
Now, everyone's buzzing about what this actually means. Some crypto fans are dreaming of crypto payments for Perplexity Pro (because who wouldnโt want to pay for AI with $100 worth of $DOGE, right?). Others are convinced theyโre going to bake some blockchain magic into AI toolsโmaybe AI-powered crypto analysis? Or possibly a shiny new filter that helps you pick the next moonshot from the sea of garbage altcoins? ๐ฉ๐
Srinivas also casually mentions that AI and crypto are gonna be the next big thing (shocking, I know). Bitwise estimates that these two could add $20 trillion to the global economy by 2030. So, mark your calendars for any year between now and the end of time when โsoonโ finally becomes โnow.โ
Oh, and did I mention that Perplexity also just brought in DeepSeek AI, the scrappy Chinese startup thatโs low-key eating NVIDIAโs lunch? Yeah, that one. Despite the fact that DeepSeekโs been dropping jaws in AI with fewer resources, some folks are getting a little nervous about their data crossing the Great Wall. But don't worry, Srinivas assured us that DeepSeekโs all about keeping it โAmericanโ with servers only in the US and Europe. Your data wonโt end up in China... probably.
So yeah, AI + crypto integration? Itโs โcoming soon.โ But who knows when. Stay tuned for more non-news updates as we all continue to pretend we know what "soon" really means in Silicon Valley time. ๐
