Former OpenAI employees founded the Crypto Assets salary platform Volante Chain, receiving $2 million in private sale funding.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by Cointelegraph, former OpenAI employee Joey Bertschler announced the establishment of the crypto assets salary distribution platform Volante Chain during the Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Week in Germany, having raised $2 million in a private sale. The platform enables same-day salary settlement through blockchain technology and is currently conducting MVP phase testing in Vietnam and Japan, covering thousands of users. Bertschler stated that the platform uses a hybrid AI system: artificial intelligence monitors employer default risks in real-time and supports decision-making, while also equipped with manual reviews and legal audits. He revealed that the existing funds can support 5 years of operation without the need for additional financing. When discussing the reasons for leaving OpenAI, the Austrian founder stated that non-U.S. employees face promotion restrictions and a lack of equity incentives, criticizing the company as being untrue to its name: with Microsoft's involvement, OpenAI has deviated from its open-source original intention, and could be completely renamed Closed AI.