Joey Bertschler, a former OpenAI employee, is now building a crypto wage distribution system, Volante Chain, motivated in part by disillusionment with OpenAI’s culture.
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 their daily wage on the same day, rather than waiting until the end of the month. Bertschler described the current norm as “30 days of taking your freedom away, of choosing what to do with your money,” particularly for those living paycheck to paycheck.
