AI Boom Effect: Running Ethereum at Home Is Now Easier Than Ever, Vitalik Confirms

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The hardware boom in local AI has unexpectedly solved one of Ethereum's main infrastructure problems: the high cost of hardware for end users.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed this synergy...

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