Tether AI released QVAC SDK 0.16, enhancing its on-device AI toolkit with new capabilities including image generation via Ideogram 4, synchronized video with audio through LTX-2, and local execution of NVIDIA's GR00T robotics model. These updates allow developers to run advanced AI models for images, video, and robotics directly on their hardware without relying on cloud services, improving privacy and operational security. The toolkit remains open-source and compatible with existing AI pipelines, reinforcing Tether's vision of a "Stable Intelligence Era" focused on local AI execution. There is no new token associated with QVAC; its connection to Tether's ecosystem is through USDT in decentralized app contexts.
Tether has accumulated 97,141 Bitcoin, valued at about $6 billion, making it the second-largest private corporate Bitcoin holder if it were public. This Bitcoin reserve is funded by allocating up to 15% of Tether's quarterly profits from its reserve ...
Tether's gold-backed digital token XAU₮ has received Shariah certification, enabling access to the growing Islamic finance market. Each token represents one ounce of physical gold stored in Swiss vaults and trades on Ethereum-based platforms. Abu Dha...
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The US federal debt exceeds $39 trillion, but foreign ownership of US Treasuries has dropped from nearly 49% in 2011-2012 to about 30-32% today. Traditional foreign buyers like China are reducing their holdings, while domestic investors and the Feder...
