Tether has today announced its newest innovation: QVAC, short for ‘QuantumVerse Automatic Computer.’
Built to power what Tether calls “Infinite Intelligence,” QVAC allows AI tools and agents to run directly on users’ devices. The goal is to make AI more private, more personal, and completely free from cloud services.
Instead of relying on big tech servers, QVAC works entirely on local hardware like phones, laptops, and even brain-computer interfaces. This means your data stays with you and not on someone else’s cloud.
According to the press release , QVAC gives users full control by cutting out centralized systems. “If you need an API key to use your AI, it isn’t truly yours,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether.
QVAC’s design is modular, which means developers can build small parts of a program that fit together. These parts can be mixed, matched, and reused to build different types of AI apps. It also uses peer-to-peer networking. That lets devices talk directly to each other without needing a server in the middle.
One of QVAC’s standout features is that it can scale to support trillions of AI agents without crashing or slowing down. That’s because there are no single points of failure. The system also includes built-in payments. Using Tether’s own WDK, AI agents can pay and get paid using Bitcoin and USDt. This opens the door to AI tools that can manage money and run on their own.
The first wave of apps is coming soon. These include QVAC/Translate, which does fast translations and transcriptions right on your device, and QVAC/Health, a wellness tracker that stores your health data privately. No cloud, no leaks.
Tether also plans to release an open-source SDK. This will let developers build their own QVAC-based tools and roll them out to many devices. The SDK is expected to be available in the next few months.
According to the company, QVAC aims to bring back control to users. Instead of asking for permission from big platforms, users will run their own AI. “QVAC is built to change this dynamic,” said Ardoino. He added, “The era of Infinite Intelligence has just begun.”
