Joey Bertschler, a former OpenAI employee, is building a crypto-powered earned wage access system through his new startup, Volante Chain.
In an interview with Cointelegraph at German Blockchain & AI Week, Bertschler said he previously worked at OpenAI before the launch of ChatGPT, helping business customers use early-stage AI tools. He later decided to switch industries and focus on financial technology, creating a blockchain-based platform that allows same-day wage access for employees.
Volante allows employees at participating companies to be paid…

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