Tether announces the decentralized AI "QVCA" that enables cryptocurrency settlement | Balancing privacy protection and convenience

Table of Contents* 1. Decentralized AI "QVCA" that is self-contained within the device

• 2. Next-generation AI technology incorporating the principles of Web3
• 3. The Potential and Challenges of Decentralized AI

Decentralized AI "QVCA" that operates entirely within the device

Tether, the company that issues the USDT stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, announced on May 14, 2025, the decentralized AI "QVCA" that operates independently on users' devices without using a central server.

According to the official announcement, QVCA can utilize AI while protecting user privacy without sending personal information externally, and it also supports payments using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT).

Transactions on QVCA are processed automatically by AI without human intervention, and it has also been reported that Tether is advancing the infrastructure for the practical application of this technology.

The release of QVCA is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025 (July to September).

Tether Announces QVAC, Its Upcoming Development Platform for Infinite and Ubiquitous Intelligence – Deploying and Evolving AI Agents on User Devices, Not Big Tech Data Centers Follow👉 @QVAC_Tether

— Tether (@Tether_to) May 14, 2025

Tether announces the next-generation development platform "QVAC"

Instead of data centers of major tech companies, achieving infinite and ubiquitous intelligence by deploying and evolving AI agents on users' devices.

Next-Generation AI Technology Incorporating the Philosophy of Web3

Tether describes QVCA as a new type of AI that incorporates the "user-driven" philosophy of Web3 based on blockchain technology.

It has also been revealed that it is a mechanism for processing numerous AI programs and applications on the user's own device, and one of the biggest advantages of this decentralized system is that even if a specific server is attacked, the impact on the entire system can be minimized.

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, stated in an official announcement that "QVCA is designed to enable AI execution on a wide range of devices, such as smartphones and brain-computer interfaces (BCI) that operate by reading brain waves, without using cloud servers."

The company expresses concern about the current situation where traditional centralized AI companies like Google and Open AI are collecting a large amount of personal data, and aims to "regain data control in the hands of users."

The Potential and Challenges of Decentralized AI

The practical implementation of the decentralized AI "QVCA" that supports cryptocurrency payments is expected to progress, allowing AI to be processed directly on the user's device, thus enabling users to regain sovereignty and autonomy over their data management.

Tether's initiative to break away from the centralized structure of AI may serve as a catalyst for fundamentally rethinking the conventional centralized AI infrastructure led by Google and Microsoft.

On the other hand, there are also concerns about autonomous AI such as QVCA.

Experts in AI ethics are concerned about the "risk that AI may act autonomously without human instructions or control," and it is seen as an important issue in future development and implementation stages to clarify the appropriate monitoring system and the responsibility for AI actions.

As the fusion of cryptocurrencies and AI technology progresses, decentralized AI systems like QVCA are attracting significant attention from the cryptocurrency industry and AI-related companies regarding how they will be accepted by society.

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Source: Official announcement from Tether

Writing and Translation: BITTIMES Editorial Department

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