# NanoGPT AI Aggregator Pay with Crypto | Podcast #208

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Podcast: [THORChain Livestream Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thorchain-livestream-podcast-6662512)
Published: 2026-06-13T17:24:36+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/thorchain/2912607
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## Resource

Milan from NanoGPT joins Kenton and Denny to discuss his journey from central banking to building a privacy-focused AI platform powered by crypto. They explore NanoGPT's integration with THORChain, the future of AI payments, and why privacy matters in both finance and artificial intelligence. Swap now https://swap.thorchain.org/ THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Kenton update, Churn, 3.19.1 00:04:00 Marketing update, signed an agreement with Sal the Agorist and Mark Edge ASK 00:06:00 Every single person watching that show should be using THORChain 00:07:00 Milan starts, NanoGPT 00:09:00 Milan worked for the central bank 00:11:00 The central bank was anti-crypto 00:12:00 The central bank wanted a button to stop transactions and KYC and the money issuing to be in their hands 00:13:00 Why did you decide to work at a central bank 00:16:00 Kenton had a friend that worked with the Bank of Canada 00:17:00 Milan did not have a good breakup 00:19:00 Milan thought subscriptions for AI models was a terrible idea 00:20:00 An early user was Erik Voorhees 00:21:00 NanoGPT has grown to include all AI models 00:22:00 Claude pulled Fable access for everyone 00:23:00 NanoGPT is an AI aggregator, 80 providers 00:26:00 NanoGPT is the same price or cheaper 00:27:00 Kenya man used Nano for medical questions 00:28:00 Neobanks are getting shut down, do you run that risk? 00:29:00 Big providers make a loss with subscriptions — many people share a subscription 00:31:00 They know what we are doing 00:32:00 How do customers choose what AI model to use? Automatic or custom? 00:34:00 AutoModel checks what kind of question it is…

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