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Tokens As The New Currency?

Aug 20, 2026 · 20m

Summary

This episode covers Stripe’s $7.5 billion acquisition of OpenRouter to build AI economic infrastructure and Unitree’s massive IPO surge following its humanoid robot debut. It also details YouTube’s efforts to keep creators exclusive amid Netflix competition, Slack’s launch of AI coding channels, and Binance’s new AgentOS for autonomous trading.

Topics discussed

Intro: Stripe, Unitree, YouTube, Slack, and Binance news Sponsor: Eaton's Ace of Uptime game for IT pros Stripe acquires OpenRouter for $7.5 billion Unitree robot IPO surge and superhuman capabilities YouTube pays creators to avoid Netflix exclusivity Sponsor: Cash App Bitcoin promotion Sponsor: Rubrik AI cybersecurity platform Slack launches Slack Code for AI agent collaboration Binance launches AgentOS for AI trading agents Outro: Preview of tomorrow's portfolio profile
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