Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez is the CEO and co-founder of IntoTheBlock, a platform focused on enabling market intelligence and institutional DeFi solutions for crypto markets. He is also the co-founder and President of Faktory, a generative AI platform for business and consumer apps. Jesus also founded The Sequence, one of the most popular AI newsletters in the world. In addition to his operational work, Jesus is a guest lecturer at Columbia University and Wharton Business School and is a very active writer and speaker.

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Opinion

5 New Trends in Generative AI That Web3 Needs to Be Ready For

As the transformative technology evolves, the opportunity for Web3 to play a significant role is growing rapidly.

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Opinion

The DeepSeek-R1 Effect and Web3-AI

Unlike most advancements in generative AI, the release of DeepSeek-R1 carries real implications and intriguing opportunities for Web3-AI.

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Opinion

The Risks of Overbuilding Crypto Infrastructure

Unlike previous eras of the internet, Web3 infrastructure has far outpaced applications development. Jesus Rodriguez explains why that could be a problem.

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Opinion

AI Agents Can Help Crypto Become the Currency of AI

But there’s a lot of work to do, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, IntoTheBlock

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Opinion

Institutional DeFi Needs a BUIDL Moment

The lack of institutional adoption in DeFi is mostly due to capability limitations, not just regulatory uncertainty, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, IntoTheBlock.

Wall Street has bitcoin mining mergers on its mind. (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)

Opinion

Web3-AI: What’s Real, and What’s Hype

The biggest challenge for the evolution of Web3-AI might be overcoming its own reality distortion field, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, IntoTheBlock.

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Opinion

Funding Open-Source Generative AI With Crypto

Crypto infrastructure could help address one of the biggest challenges in open source generative AI.

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Opinion

The Changing Face of Risk in DeFi

The biggest risk factors in the new era of decentralized finance may be economic, not technical, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock.

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Opinion

The Enablers of Decentralized AI

AI naturally evolves as an increasingly centralized technology, and any decentralization efforts are an uphill battle. But decentralization can win in specific areas of AI development, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock.

Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Opinion

The Next Phase of DeFi Is Here

Expect a transition from incentive madness to real utility in crypto markets, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, IntoTheBlock.

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