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Two points to make:
LLMs are expensive power hungry beasts of limited use.
Crypto is similarly a power hungry beast. It's also primarily a niche pseudo currency that's arguably more regularly used for crime than legitimate purchases.
"Feed what you wish to grow" applies here ... and TBH I'm okay with what they've done with the LLM. The crypto wallet ... I just wish we'd let crypto die. Bitcoin in particular is too unstable for the average person to use as some kind of normal currency. People also see it as an investment, but it's a super questionable investment that is backed only by the arbitrary value we give it.
Nothing wrong with a crime currency, easier to get safe drugs.