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AI-powered fruit fly brain trades crypto for Coinbase engineer

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A Coinbase engineer has given a simulated fruit fly brain, powered by AI, $100 to trade cryptocurrencies. The simulated brain, based on the neural network of a Drosophila melanogaster, was tasked with making investment decisions in various digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin. This experiment explores the potential for AI-driven trading strategies using biological neural network models. AI

IMPACT This experiment offers a novel, albeit quirky, exploration into AI-driven trading strategies using biological neural network models.

RANK_REASON The story describes an unusual experiment with AI and cryptocurrency trading, but lacks significant industry impact or novelty beyond a quirky anecdote.

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AI-powered fruit fly brain trades crypto for Coinbase engineer

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm

    Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades https://www. t

    Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades https://www. theregister.com/offbeat/2026/0 9/11/disembodied-fruit-fly-brain-joins-the-crypto-speculation-swarm/5295914 # Tech # Techn…

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