Barry Silbert, founder of Digital Currency Group and known as a 'crypto king,' is shifting his investment focus to the AI token Bittensor (TAO), viewing it as a successor to Bitcoin and Zcash's scarcity model. Bittensor's token supply is capped at 21 million with halving events, and its mining involves training AI models, making it a unique decentralized AI project. Silbert has been investing in Bittensor since 2021 and is building infrastructure to support its growth, including a subsidiary and regulated investment vehicles. He believes Bittensor represents a new asymmetric investment opportunity akin to the early internet era, as Bitcoin matures into a defensive asset.
While Barry Silbert focuses on Bittensor (TAO) as a promising AI token, on Pluang as of Sep 19, 2026 00:22 WIB, TAO trades at Rp4.383.743 with a strong 1-day gain of 7.27%, contrasting with Zcash (ZEC) which is priced higher at Rp25.552.038 but down 2.30% for the day. TAO's market cap of Rp51,41T significantly surpasses ZEC's Rp7,04T, and TAO shows much higher trading activity with Rp5,09T volume versus ZEC's Rp787,62M, reflecting greater investor interest and momentum in this AI token compared to the more established privacy coin.
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