In this Episode of Crypto Cuts, we’re dissecting NVIDIA’s AI power grab at CES, a new cryptocurrency wallet that aims to rival Coinbase, and the possibility that your pay will soon be stored on the blockchain.
They are all subtly changing who is in charge of work, money, intelligence, and power.
Let’s break through the clutter.
The wallet seeking to take Venmo’s place
Indeed, it’s significant that Rumble and Tether recently introduced a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet within the Rumble platform.
This wallet, which supports Bitcoin and USDT, gives users complete control over their assets, in contrast to traditional platforms that hold your money for you. Tipping streamers directly in Bitcoin is now possible, and MoonPay takes care of all on-ramps and off-ramps so users don’t.
AI becomes infrastructure instead of software
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang laid out an artificial intelligence red carpet at CES 2026. His message was straightforward, NVIDIA intends to be the foundation of everything from chatbots to robots to self-driving cars, and the AI investment wave isn’t slowing down.
The Rubin platform, a Frankenstein-like combination of six powerful chips CPUs, GPUs, networking, and data processors, was the main attraction. Its goal was to reduce token inference costs by ten times. To put it simply, AI becomes significantly less expensive to operate, which leads to an increase in models, agents, and automation across the board.
When payroll becomes infrastructure: Blockchain-based salaries
Everywhere, HR departments sensed a disruption in the Force.
Nobody discusses having a sufficient crypto payroll, which brings us to the quiet revolution. A worldwide workforce, slow transfers, expensive fees, currency risk, and banking restrictions that seem to be stuck in the 1990s are all problems with traditional payroll systems.
Salary payments are now a sensible financial improvement rather than a risk thanks to stablecoins. Employees receive dollar-stable income that they can hold, convert, or deploy into DeFi without waiting for banks or business hours, and companies can pay employees instantly across borders.