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Morten Myrstad

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Exploring The Future of Internet, The Future of Media and The Future of Money. Web3, The Metaverse, AI & The Creator Economy. Founder of Kaupr, Unleash by Kaupr & The New Company. https://www.kaupr.io/

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 9

AI Agents and Crypto: The New Narrative in 2025

AI plus crypto, powered by AI agents and backed by an open and social internet, has become the new narrative in the transition between 2024 and 2025. What were previously seen as separate technologies are now converging.

AI Agents and Crypto: The New Narrative in 2025?

AI plus crypto, powered by AI agents and backed by an open and social internet, has become the new narrative in the transition between 2024 and 2025.

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Kaupr @kaupr.io · Jul 25

Did you know 12.3% of Norwegians now own crypto?
It's no longer a grey area; it's a household name.
Over 2.1 million adults in the Nordics hold crypto.
Crypto adoption across the Nordics is on the rise.

Get more insight, reports, news, and video recordings on our Crypto Adoption 2025 landing page.

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Kaupr @kaupr.io · Mar 4

Will you join and support "Diversity in Crypto" on Friday the 7th of March, alongside 120 already registered attendees?

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/events/73015...
LuMa: lu.ma/ansvra4u
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eix...
Kaupr: www.kaupr.io/unleash-dive...

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Feb 17

Why is Elon Musk Throttling the Signal App?

Links to a popular encrypted messaging app used by federal workers are being blocked on X.

Self-professed free speech crusader Elon Musk seems to be trying to censor users on his own platform.

Why is Elon Musk Throttling the Signal App?

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Feb 12

How is it possible to present «breaking news» about Trump and Putin «agreed» on piece negotiations for Ukraine? Even from Norwegian broadcasters like NRK and TV2. Isn’t there one party missing in this way of presenting «news»?

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Kaupr @kaupr.io · Jan 28

AI Agents strike back with a powerful stock price surge

While the exchanges, Nasdaq and especially Nvidia experienced sharp price drops in Monday, the crypto-based AI agents struck back with price gains of 35-40 percent. Kaupr gives you the explanation.

AI Agents strike back with a powerful stock price surge

While the exchanges, Nasdaq and especially Nvidia experienced sharp price drops in Monday, the crypto-based AI agents struck back.

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Kaupr @kaupr.io · Jan 27

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has wreaked havoc in the tech world in record time. With its latest model, the company is challenging US tech giants - at a fraction of the cost. Financial markets are also reacting. At the same time, the news is received with enthusiasm by the crypto communities.

Kinesiske DeepSeek ryster tech-gigantene og finansmarkedene

Den kinesiske AI-startupen DeepSeek har på rekordtid skapt kaos i teknologiverdenen. Med sin nye modell utfordrer selskapet amerikanske tech-giganter.

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Kaupr @kaupr.io · Jan 14

In Kaupr we are now re-launching our main newsletter as ‘Next by Kaupr, which also will be our flagship newsletter. Next will be available both in English and Norwegian.

Today we published the first edition in 2025, which you can find here:
next.kaupr.io

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 12

More than 60 German universities and academic institutions said in a joint statement that X was now incompatible with their principles.

"The platform's current direction is not compatible with the basic values of the institutions concerned», they said.

Dozens of German universities turn back on X accounts

BERLIN: Dozens of German universities said on Friday (Jan 10) they would no longer use social network X – owned by the world's richest man, Elon Musk – citing ethical concerns. More than 60 German uni...

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Kaupr @kaupr.io · Jan 10

Have you caught up with our latest deep dives and analyses on Agentic AI? Two fresh articles.

AGENTIC AI & WEB2
Now comes the AI agents: A new industrial revolution?
www.kaupr.io/en-us/news/n...

AGENTIC AI & WEB3
AI Agents and Crypto: The New Narrative in 2025?
www.kaupr.io/en-us/news/a...

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thanks Ebony! Much appreciated!

Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 9

Interesting! I am also following these trends in a media, content and creator context, where there seems to be a movement towards onchain publishing. With AI and agents in the mix, it becomes even more interesting.

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 9

AI Agents and Crypto: The New Narrative in 2025?

AI plus crypto, powered by AI agents and backed by an open and social internet, has become the new narrative in the transition between 2024 and 2025.

www.kaupr.io

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Knut-Arne Futsæter @futsaeter.bsky.social · Jan 7

kampanje.com/medier/2025/...

- Bluesky er en ny mulighet for norske medier

- Det er rimelig å anta at Bluesky vil være blant de ti største sosiale mediene i Kantar Medias Interbuss allerede i første kvartal 2025, skriver Knut-Arne Futsæter i denne kommentaren.

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 8

Thanks! You are probably right regarding most of the AI agents. But to me, the development seems to go much faster. For instance there are already more than 13,000 AI agents launched on this platform: app.virtuals.io. And some of them are transitioning from content to action.

Virtuals Protocol

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Jan 8

Now comes the AI agents: A new industrial revolution?

Artificial intelligence is entering a new era, with generative AI giving way to agentic AI-systems that act independently and perform complex tasks.
You can read your article in English and Norwegian on kaupr.io

www.kaupr.io/en-us/news/n...

Now comes the AI agents: A new industrial revolution?

Artificial intelligence is entering a new era, with generative AI giving way to agentic AI-systems that act independently and perform complex tasks.

www.kaupr.io

Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 29

Jeg har likevel mange gode opplevelser på Bluesky, nettopp fordi jeg skreddersyr det jeg følger, søker, har som feed. Er egentlig ganske imponert over hvilken rekkevidde Bluesky har allerede, selv om f.eks. Threads har 10x antall kontoer.

Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 29

Takk for kommentar! Og ikke uenig med deg. Jeg er fortsatt også på X av faglige grunner. På Bluesky er brukeropplevelsen avhengig av hvem jeg følger, bruk av startpakker, feeds, søk og nå kanskje trender. Tror ikke Bluesky vil ta i bruk AI uten å gi brukerne en måte å styre det på.

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 28

Norwegians are changing their social media habits:

7% of Norwegians aged 18 and older now use Bluesky weekly, equivalent to 310,000 people, with 4% using it daily.

Threads has 5% weekly and 2% daily users.

For X, the figures are at 16% weekly and 10% daily.

Hundretusener av nordmenn bruker Bluesky: Nesten halvparten så stort som X

For noen måneder siden hadde få hørt om X-utfordreren. Nå bruker over 300.000 nordmenn Bluesky.

nrkbeta.no

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 28

Såvidt jeg kan se er det bare spurt om fremtidig bruk av X, ikke om sosial mediebruk totalt fremover. Men @futsaeter.bsky.social fra Kantar slår til med en spenstig spådom:
– 300.000 er ikke noe lite tall. Om Bluesky ikke tar igjen X neste år, så gjør det det i hvert fall året etter, sier han.

Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 28

A few months ago, few had heard of the X challenger. Now, over 300,000 Norwegians use Bluesky.
Seven percent of all adult Norwegians use the social media platform Bluesky weekly. Meanwhile, half of X users report plans to reduce their usage. Is a shift in dominance approaching?

Hundretusener av nordmenn bruker Bluesky: Nesten halvparten så stort som X

For noen måneder siden hadde få hørt om X-utfordreren. Nå bruker over 300.000 nordmenn Bluesky.

nrkbeta.no

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 28

For noen måneder siden hadde få hørt om X-utfordreren. Nå bruker over 300.000 nordmenn Bluesky.

Sju prosent av alle voksne nordmenn bruker det sosiale mediet Bluesky hver uke. Samtidig sier halvparten av X-brukerne at de vil bruke X mindre framover. Nærmer det seg et tronskifte?

Hundretusener av nordmenn bruker Bluesky: Nesten halvparten så stort som X

For noen måneder siden hadde få hørt om X-utfordreren. Nå bruker over 300.000 nordmenn Bluesky.

nrkbeta.no

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Kate Crawford @katecrawford.bsky.social · Dec 23

My prediction in @wired.com: 2025 is the year of AI agents.
The coming psychopolitical regime "directs the environments where our ideas are born, developed, and expressed. Its power lies in its intimacy—it infiltrates our subjectivity.

We will be playing an imitation game that ultimately plays us."

AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines

Surrendering to algorithmic agents risks putting us under their influence.

www.wired.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Dec 26

How is that a publication like Rolling Stone gets it right when so many other news orgs are failing at real journalism & keeping it real—and so damn obvious about it?

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Dec 27

Do any human want to live in this kind of dystopia? on.ft.com/41MbAp3

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Morten Myrstad @myrstad.bsky.social · Dec 27

Both, but I also use the Quiet feed a lot!