Rajarshi Gupta: Artificial Intelligence and Crypto at Coinbase

Generative Now | AI Builders on Creating the Future

This week on the podcast, we’re looking at how machine learning is optimizing how crypto giant Coinbase operates. Coinbase Head of Machine Learning Rajarshi Gupta joins the Generative San Francisco stage to discuss with Anand Iyer, Lightspeed Venture Partner focused on crypto.

(00:00) Introduction
(00:26) Rajarshi Gupta’s Career Journey
(01:54) Exploring Early Android Malware Detection
(04:44) Machine Learning at Coinbase
(09:03) Generative AI Initiatives at Coinbase
(13:52) Evaluating and Managing AI Deployments
(21:10) GPU Availability Challenges
(23:27) Workflow with Specific Hosted Instances
(25:43) Coinbase: Scaling and Future Plans
(29:09) Opportunities for AI Startups
(31:46) Audience Q&A: Data Gap with AI Startups
(34:48) Audience Q&A: Agentic AI and Crypto Integration
(38:26) Audience Q&A: Guardrails and Frameworks for AI
(42:43) Audience Q&A: Evaluating LLMs
(45:40) Closing Thoughts

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