What is an AI Agent?
AI Agents are intelligent entities capable of executing tasks, making decisions, interacting with other systems, and learning. Compared to traditional AI assistants, AI Agents can not only understand and handle complex tasks but also operate in the decentralized environment of blockchain, achieving autonomous decision-making and value exchange.
These agents are not mere programs or scripts, but are economic entities built on a certain degree of autonomy, long-term learning, and environmental adaptability. For example, some AI Agents can manage their own funds, make investment decisions, and even autonomously execute smart contracts. They are not limited to completing simple tasks but can participate in a decentralized ecosystem.
Why is the market so focused on AI Agents?
The rise of AI Agents is not a coincidence; it is backed by the development of blockchain technology and the continuous maturation of artificial intelligence. First, blockchain provides decentralized infrastructure, allowing the behavior and transaction records of agents to be verified and traced, ensuring transparency and trust. The advancement of AI technology enables these agents to possess more complex judgment and execution capabilities, operating autonomously like an economy.
In the market, the potential of AI Agents is increasingly recognized by investors and developers. For example, in the combination of cryptocurrency and DeFi, AI Agents can automatically analyze market data according to user goals, complete plans, and execute through the execution of smart contracts. In the future, AI Agents may become 'residents' in the virtual world, even creating and managing more digital assets.
Four main categories of AI Agent track
The AI Agent track has developed various forms, with different projects exhibiting different characteristics based on their functions and application scenarios. We will detail four main categories: AI Agent frameworks, AI Launchpads, AI Agent Meme coins, and AI Agent applications.
1 AI Agent framework
The AI Agents framework is the infrastructure for building and launching agents, providing developers with tools to conveniently create, train, and deploy AI Agents. Currently, this type of project is becoming one of the most focused parts of the track.
Representative projects:
ai16z
ai16z is known as the first AI version of a venture capital fund (VC), while proposing the Eliza framework, which uses AI algorithms to simulate the decision-making process of renowned investor Marc Andreessen, and invests based on suggestions from DAO members.
zerebro
Zerebro creates and distributes content on social platforms through a self-operating AI system. It combines social interaction, cross-chain NFTs, and autonomous token functions. At the same time, it launched the open-source Python framework ZerePy, allowing users to deploy their agents on X, supported by OpenAI or Anthropic LLM.
ARC
ARC focuses on creating an open and secure digital ecosystem. It has developed an AI framework called RIG based on Rust, supporting decentralized applications (dApp) and smart contracts, while providing efficient smart order routing to optimize user trading experiences.
2 AI Agent Launchpad
Launchpad is the issuance platform for AI Agents, similar to meme coin launch platforms like Pump.fun, where users can easily create AI Agents and their associated tokens. Meanwhile, the created AI Agents can also seamlessly integrate with social platforms like Twitter, Telegram, and Discord to achieve automated user interactions.
Representative projects:
VIRTUAL
VIRTUAL allows users to create AI agents that can interact with the environment, possessing multimodal interaction capabilities (such as text, voice, and 3D animation), and support running on multiple platforms like Roblox and TikTok. The Virtuals Protocol aims to promote the application of AI in fields such as gaming, entertainment, and the metaverse through decentralized methods.
CLANKER
Clanker is an AI token generation platform based on the Base blockchain, allowing users to easily create custom ERC-20 tokens through the social platform Farcaster. Users simply tag @clanker and provide the token name, code, and image, and Clanker will automatically complete the token creation, liquidity pool setup, and liquidity locking, simplifying the token deployment process.
VVAIFU
VVAIFU utilizes the Eliza framework of ai16z and integrates Zerebro, allowing users to easily create AI agents that interact with social media (such as Twitter, Telegram, and Discord).
3 AI Agent Meme coins
AI Agents Meme coins are usually meme coins born from AI Agents, with little technical/product support. These projects are often based on 'meme' culture, exhibiting extremely high volatility and a high degree of speculation.
Representative projects:
GOAT
As the first AI Agent Meme coin to gain popularity, $GOAT was issued by an AI bot called 'Truth Terminal' and deeply involved in its promotion and dissemination.
Fartcoin
Fartcoin originates from the AI agent model of 'Truth Terminal,' which mentioned the idea of issuing this token in conversations with other AIs. By generating humorous content (such as 'fart jokes'), it quickly gained attention.
ACT
Full name Act I: The AI Prophecy, aims to create a digital ecosystem for equal interaction between users and AI. Since its launch in November 2024, ACT has quickly gained attention, with its market value skyrocketing to hundreds of millions of dollars in a short time.
4 AI Agent applications
AI Agents applications refer to intelligent entities that directly serve users and provide practical services and functions. Currently, most of these applications are concentrated in investment, entertainment, data analysis, etc., and are showing tremendous growth potential.
Representative projects:
GRIFFAIN
As a DeFi AI agent within the Solana ecosystem, GRIFFAIN's core concept is to enable users to train and deploy AI agents to perform specific tasks or automate trading through smart contracts and machine learning technology.
GRIFT
An AI-driven DeFi platform developed by the SphereOne team, aiming to simplify user operations across multiple blockchains through automation technology. The platform supports natural language interaction, allowing users to interact with DeFi protocols in a more intuitive way, lowering the technical threshold for participating in multi-chain DeFi activities.
NEUR
NEUR aims to integrate large language models (LLM) with blockchain technology, focusing on token analysis and DeFi interactions. The design of this project allows it to seamlessly interact with other DeFi protocols and NFTs, providing a smart interface to enhance user experience.
BUZZ
As a hackathon champion project combining AI and DeFi, BUZZ utilizes AI technology to provide a natural language interface, allowing users to conduct DeFi transactions and manage them more intuitively, lowering the technical threshold.
Characteristics of MEME coins:
Community-driven: Most MEME coins have active community support, especially on social platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Telegram. The enthusiasm of the community often drives the price of these tokens up.
High volatility: MEME coins typically exhibit extremely high volatility, with price increases that can be astonishing, but also come with significant risks.
Highly speculative: Although these coins attract a large number of speculators in the cryptocurrency market, their long-term value remains uncertain.
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