This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we dive into one of crypto’s hottest conversations: the rise of AI-powered trading models and why specialized tools are outperforming general-purpose AIs like ChatGPT in simulated trading challenges.
Beyond the headlines, we break down what investors should know before trusting bots with their capital. We speak with Brett Singer of Glassnode and Nodari Kolmakhidze of Stoic.AI/Cindicator, two experts working directly with the data and models driving today’s AI trading systems.
(1:34) Why AI trading is everywhere & key questions for investors
(2:40) How funds use AI to build quantitative trading strategies
(4:18) Real-time on-chain data querying with MCP server
(5:55) AI bots as portfolio managers & why most fail to beat the market
(7:27) Specialized vs. general-purpose AI traders in crypto
(7:58) Specialized trading AIs outperform because markets are complex
(9:18) AI bots aren’t money printers
(11:01) Reality check: Backtests vs. real markets and execution limits
(12:58) Why AI still needs human judgment and transparency
This episode was hosted and produced by Savannah Fortis, @savannah_fortis.
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