Tether announced the upcoming launch of QVAC (QuantumVerse Automatic Computer), a decentralized development platform for locally operating AI agents.
Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO, claimed that the company is aiming for a full launch in Q3 2025. Before this happens, it will also release a few QVAC-based AI apps for general use.
Earlier this month, crypto AI agents staged a massive comeback, and the firm is now revealing its project. Tether’s QVAC is intended to keep the AI space decentralized, empowering individuals to use sophisticated protocols:
A little over a week ago, Tether teased its upcoming peer-to-peer AI platform, which now seems like a reference to QVAC. Ardoino claimed that the company aims for a Q3 2025 release, which may take longer.
Because Tether won’t be fully releasing QVAC for several months at the earliest, there aren’t many details available. However, the company’s statements describe some very ambitious goals.
QVAC will center around AI agents, specifically on developing them for local use. It will use modular architecture to create functional tools that run on personal devices.
Tether was very clear that QVAC’s agents won’t require users to remotely connect with external servers. Even where it employs collaboration, QVAC will focus on peer-to-peer contact with other small-scale developers.
The firm will also launch the first QVAC-based apps “soon,” but it has provided no further details.
This Chinese AI model boasts dramatically lower hardware requirements than its competitors, enabling users to host it locally. DeepSeek can do this for an entire LLM, so Tether hopes to employ QVAC for more niche AI agents.
Hopefully, Tether will continue releasing technical details about QVAC during Q2 before a full launch in Q3. If the company can meet this imposing challenge, it would significantly contribute to global AI development.
The crypto market and broader economy are moving fast as global liquidity reached an all-time high in April 2025. Gold has already broken past $3,200, setting a new record. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is still 30% below its previous peak.
Amid this backdrop, analysts are taking a closer look at the link between Bitcoin and gold. Fresh data also shows strong corporate demand for Bitcoin, with record levels of buying in Q1 2025.
What Bitcoin’s Ties to Gold and Liquidity Signal for Its Price
According to Joe Consorti, Head of Growth at Theya, Bitcoin tends to follow gold’s lead with a lag of about 100 to 150 days. A chart shared by Consorti on X, based on Bloomberg data, illustrates this trend from 2019 to April 14, 2025.
The chart shows gold (XAU/USD) in white and Bitcoin (XBT/USD) in orange. The data reveals that gold usually moves first during upswings, but Bitcoin often rallies harder afterward—especially when global liquidity is rising.
“When the printer roars to life, gold sniffs it out first, then Bitcoin follows harder,” Consorti said.
That 100-to-150-day lag is notable. It suggests Bitcoin could be set for a sharp move higher within the next 3 to 4 months. The recent surge in global liquidity also supports this view.
According to analyst Root, M2 money supply from major central banks—including the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB), People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Bank of Japan (BoJ), Bank of England (BoE), Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Bank of Canada (BoC), and others—has hit a record high as of April 2025.
The sharp rise points to more cash flowing through the global economy.
Historically, Bitcoin bull markets have often lined up with major increases in global liquidity, as more money in the system tends to push investors toward riskier assets like Bitcoin.
Why Bitcoin Might Outperform Gold and Stocks
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Invest, states that Bitcoin is not just outperforming gold but is also surpassing the S&P 500 in the long run. This indicates that Bitcoin is becoming a stronger investment option despite its price volatility.
Data also supports this. A recent Bitwise report shows corporations bought over 95,400 BTC in Q1—about 0.5% of all Bitcoin in circulation. That makes it the largest quarter for corporate accumulation on record.
“People want to own Bitcoin. Corporations do too. 95,000 BTC purchased in Q1,” Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said.
With rising corporate demand and Bitcoin’s strong performance against traditional assets, the stage may be set for a major rally in summer 2025—driven by peak global liquidity and Bitcoin’s historic tendency to follow gold’s lead.
PI is poised to unlock over 250 million tokens in June, a move that could significantly intensify the selling pressure already weighing on the altcoin.
With technical indicators showing dwindling investor interest, PI could slide to its all-time low of $0.40 or even breach that threshold.
Pi Network Braces for June Unlock
According to data from PiScan, Pi Network is scheduled to unlock 276 million PI tokens in June. At market prices, these tokens are currently valued at approximately $176 million.
With market participants already cautious due to ongoing price weakness and low trading volume, the timing of this unlock could be particularly disruptive. Generally, an influx of tokens leads to heightened selling pressure, especially when investor sentiment is already bearish and there is no adequate demand to absorb the new supply.
This is the case with PI, as readings from its daily chart show signs of a continued decline in capital inflows. For example, the token’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) is in a downward trend and below the 50-neutral line at 40.49.
The RSI indicator measures an asset’s overbought and oversold market conditions. It ranges between 0 and 100. Values above 70 suggest that the asset is overbought and due for a price decline, while values under 30 indicate that the asset is oversold and may witness a rebound.
PI’s RSI readings indicate a preference among market participants for distribution over accumulation. If this trend continues, its price could continue to slip.
Furthermore, the token’s Aroon Down Line is at 86%, confirming the strength of the decline. The Aroon indicator is used to identify trend direction and strength. When the Aroon Down line is close to 100%, it suggests that recent price action has consistently hit new lows, indicating strong bearish momentum.
Coinbase Prime, the institutional arm of the popular cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will end custody support for 49 altcoins by the end of this month.
The move will affect a range of lesser-known tokens. These include assets associated with niche blockchain projects and even real estate-related tokens.
49 Altcoins Lose Custody Support on Coinbase Prime
“We regularly evaluate the assets we support to ensure they continue to meet our standards. Based on recent reviews, Coinbase Prime will end custody support for 49 assets, effective the end of the month,” the post read.
The impacted tokens include BOSAGORA (BOA), 0chain (ZCN), pNetwork (PNT), Telcoin (TEL), and Oraichain Token (ORAI). The list also mentioned Sentinel Protocol (UPP), Cellframe (CELL), Ideaology (IDEA), and RioDeFi (RFUEL), which cater to different use cases within the blockchain ecosystem.
Even real estate and investment-related assets were impacted. 1717 Bissonnet (1717), The Edison (EDSN), Draper Garland Apartments (GFDG), Forest Crossing Apartments (GFFC), Hello Albemarle (HLAB), etc were some of the mentioned tokens.
While some of the featured tokens saw modest declines, others remained unaffected. In addition, PNT, ORAI, IDEA, and TEL have apprecaited in price over the past day.
Nevertheless, the latest decision to remove these assets suggests that the platform is reassessing its offerings. Coinbase has not disclosed specific reasons for removing these particular assets.
Still, the move could be linked to factors such as low liquidity, market activity, or failure to meet institutional-grade compliance standards. For institutional clients using Coinbase Prime, this change means they will need to transfer or liquidate their holdings before the end of April 2025.
According to its website, Coinbase Prime currently supports over 430 assets. Thus, the shift represents a relatively small adjustment in the broader offering.
However, broader market conditions have negatively impacted the exchange. BeInCrypto reported that Coinbase’s stock experienced a 30% dip in Q1 2025. Moreover, the period marked the company’s worst quarter since the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed.
As Coinbase moves forward in a volatile cryptocurrency market, this decision to delist certain assets seems to be part of a larger strategy to concentrate on more liquid tokens and better serve the needs of institutional clients.
(@paoloardoino) May 14, 2025
