Author: Nan Zhi, Odaily Planet Daily
At 11:08 AM today, MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay deployed the Meme token CONSENT on the Base network through the AI agent clanker, which surged to a market value of $4.5 million in just 5 minutes, then fluctuated between $2 million and $3 million.
Clanker is a meme issuance tool based on AI + social platforms, with an interactive experience similar to the previous makenow.meme. Users only need to @clanker, describe the token's Ticker, content, and image, and clanker will automatically deploy the token, with the core difference being that the deployment process is completed by AI.
Dan: Oh no, I don't have any chips either
However, 13 minutes after the token was deployed, Dan retweeted clanker's deployment reply and stated: "Honestly, this was a terrible experience: my tokens were taken by 200 bots, it’s obvious this is a scam. Maybe the issuer could deposit initial funds first? The Uniswap widget doesn’t even offer MM as a mobile login option." (Note: MM = MetaMask.)
A similar scenario has occurred on makenow.meme, where if the token deployer chooses to release the token via social media platforms, the deployer does not have the right to purchase first, and no one knows which token is real before the official Bot responds.
This seemingly 'fair' launch method has actually become a feast for 'scientists'. Looking back to the earlier friend.tech, various influencers were monitored by bots, and once launched, the early chips were immediately snatched away by bots, leaving no room for ordinary users to participate.
"Pump.fun save me"
Dan further stated that he actually incurred losses by deploying tokens through Clanker, because many people bought in before the founders and then sold after the founders, and now he can only compensate for his losses by 'shilling'.
Four minutes later, Dan thought of a brilliant idea - to issue coins on pump.fun. However, on the surface, Dan stated that this was a test to compare the experiences of the two coin issuing platforms.
After Dan published the pump link confirming the legitimacy of the token, CONSENT on Solana began to surge, reaching a market value of $11 million just 11 minutes after the external launch, at which point Dan's account had an unrealized profit of about $200,000.
In response, Dan gave a positive evaluation of the pump:
"Comparing the Meme coin experiences of WC (Warpcast) and SOL. There are two tokens named CONSENT, but only one will ultimately prevail. So far, the results are: on Clanker, a lot of people get robbed and rug pulled; whereas on pump.fun, at least the developers are the actual founding members. For example, it would be impossible to use Clanker's model for crowdfunding an organization. Even though the amount I invested on pump.fun is just a small part of Clanker, the returns have already multiplied several times compared to the losses on Clanker. I’m not sure how much of this is 'the normal site noise', and how much is due to the boost from this event, but that’s the way it is for me."
Clanker comes to give a little pushback
In response to Dan's reported losses on Clanker, Clanker posted on platform X: "@danfinlay tried Clanker and pump.fun. He gave us some great suggestions, which we will use to improve our product. Dan's experience wasn't good, but he earned over $26,000 just on ETH."
But Dan seems to have missed this post on platform X, though he received hints from other Warpcast users - "Where can I see these clanker rewards (funding)."
