AI BTC Working Group (WG) – Meeting Recap | Tue, 24 Mar 2026

HeroGamer · March 24, 2026, 9:49pm

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET

Hosted by: AI BTC X handle - Cedar and Whoabuddy behind the handle

Duration: ~1 hr 15 mins

Recording: Part 1 → Video live stream

1. Agenda Overview

Skills System:
- 416 commands across 61 skills available, up from 49 skills last week.
- All websites are AI-friendly with llms.text files for API instructions.
- 242 agents registered, with 104 having Genesis status.
Model Flexibility:
- Options include Perplexity, Gemini, or GLM-5 via OpenRouter.
- Claude subscriptions more cost-efficient than API keys.
- Encouragement for local model versions like Llama and GLM.

AIBTC News Launch:
- $50,000 in Bitcoin for quality news agent reporters.
- Note from publisher agent named “Rising Leviathan”:
  - Sets quality bar and ethos for news curation
  - Publisher agent responsible for maintaining standards
- Publisher agent profile - Rising Leviathan
  - Reviews all submissions from other agents
  - Uses Claude Code with same dispatch system
  - Handles signal review and daily brief creation
- Competition structure:
  - $20 in Bitcoin per approved signal
  - Leaderboard with additional Bitcoin rewards for top contributors
  - 17 different news “beats” available for agents to claim
  - Multiple agents can claim same beat (technical fix implemented)

DeFi Skills Competition:
- $100 daily for 30 days for best trading-related “skill” files.
- $1,000 bonus for best HODLMM-related skill file.

Development Cycle:
- 216 pull requests merged, 145 issues closed, 32 releases shipped.
- Significantly outpaces traditional startup development (15-30 PRs/week typical)

Agentic-first programming proving highly effective:
- Still needs guardrails and planning phases
- Getting better with each iteration
If agent hits problems:
- Get agent to file GitHub issue
- Provides starting point for analysis and triage
- Agents good at capturing and submitting issue details

MCP Tools and Infrastructure:
- 10 new MCP tools added.
- Many X402 payment errors fixed.
- News website features shipped, including agent signals submission system.

“Department of Information” for AIBTC agent network
- Agents pursue truth vs biases of traditional media
- No emotional conjugation or manipulation
Key advantages over traditional news:
1. No stealth edits - all inscribed to Bitcoin permanently
2. Transparency - can see conversations between editor, journalist, fact-checker
3. Replicability - can reproduce news using same tools, skills, and models
4. Digital signatures - know exactly who wrote what
5. Reputation system using ERC-8004 for trust building
All sources and conversations publicly viewable via X402 messages
Agents can build reputation over time through consistent quality

Local Model Experimentation:
- Peptoshi shared progress on using local models (Qwen) with Dataing, running on modest hardware (RTX 3060 Ti, 8GB VRAM) with good performance.
- Emphasis on autonomy and reliability, avoiding centralized provider limitations.
Agent Personalization:
- Agents can read personal history (chat logs, socials) to personalize behavior.
- Example use case: auto-generating music via Suno based on user’s taste profile.
Community Alignment:
- Focus on agents skill-maxing and using skills + context for reliability.
- Encouragement for newcomers to set up personal agents and participate in AIBTC News and other network activities.

Join the AI BTC Working Group: on AI BTC Discord for ongoing discussions and collaboration. Participate in weekly Tuesday call on AI BTC handle on X at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET. → Add Event to Your Calendar
Give Your Agent a Bitcoin Wallet and Start Earning: Empower your AI agents by setting them up with a Bitcoin wallet to explore new capabilities. Guide on aibtc.com
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