The AI-driven cryptocurrency research platform Kaito has always been a favorite among on-chain degens (degenerate, referring to 'DeFi gamblers, veterans'; for details, please see previous introductions). The platform launched the Yap points program in December, allowing users to earn Yap points while enhancing their understanding. It has been explicitly stated that 150 ETH in rewards will be airdropped to 1000 users. Want to know how to use Yap and how to earn points? This article will explain everything to you.
(What exactly are Degen and Ape? 20 English terms you must know in the DeFi craze).
Backed by Dragonfly, Kaito is an AI-driven research platform powered by TAO.
Kaito is a cryptocurrency research platform backed by well-known venture capital firms like Dragonfly and Mirana, with the latest round valuing it at 87.5 million USD. Kaito provides customized dashboards, monitoring lists, and organizes information on potential future market catalysts (token unlocks, TGE, etc.). Another feature is converting conference calls, AMAs, podcasts, videos, etc., into text. Although many AI tools can do this, Kaito organizes the content from a WEB3 perspective and generates summaries.
For example, if I input into Kaito: Can you summarize the Eigenlayer airdrop FUD and the team's response, and provide timestamps?
Summary:
Lock-up and transfer restrictions: There have been some comments and criticisms in the community regarding the lock-up and non-transferability of EIGEN tokens, arguing that these restrictions undermine the token's utility and immediate value, leading to user dissatisfaction.
Response:
The explanation of the various stages of the airdrop has been detailed. The first stage targets users directly participating in staking, while the second stage involves users utilizing DeFi protocols (i.e., 'complex DeFi users'). This means that the second stage aims to cover user groups initially excluded.
Communication efforts: In response to these criticisms, the team has strengthened communication, addressing community questions through various channels.
Official website and blog updates
Eigenlayer's official website and blog have released further clarifications, detailing the distribution mechanism and timeline.
These communications emphasize the importance of EIGEN's long-term vision within the Eigenlayer ecosystem and highlight the core role of tokens in enabling new features on the Ethereum layer.
Source: Kaito
The above are examples shared by Kaito on its official website, and readers can compare them with traditional media.
(EigenLayer token has no circulation function, sparking community dissatisfaction)
Mind Share tool Kaito
However, for degens who need to stay sensitive to narratives, Kaito's most powerful feature is mind share. In simple terms, when you think of Taiwanese crypto media, you think of Chain News, which means Chain News has a high mind share in your mind. Or, when you look at the investment institutions behind a project, seeing institution A might add points to the project, while seeing institution B might raise doubts, which indicates that institution A has a higher mind share.
When applied to KOLs, mind share might represent the community's trust in that KOL, or in more colloquial terms, this person is more credible.
Additionally, Kaito offers narrative rotation features to analyze which narratives are receiving funding. However, Kaito is currently a paid service, and the price is not cheap. For degens making a fortune daily, it indeed saves them a lot of effort.
Eliminate unnutritious content sources, Kaito identifies smart users for you.
In December, Kaito launched the Yap points program. Although the official has not explicitly stated, everyone speculates it is related to future airdrops. Essentially, Yap can be seen as a free version of the KOL Mind Share interface. In the world of Web3, Twitter communities are filled with noise. Kaito helps users filter out MLM content on the Yaps page, identifying whether Twitter users are quality smart users and noting how many smart followers that account has.
In the mind share of KOLs, it can be observed that the AI agent aixbt on Base chain Virtuals still dominates, with others including Jesse from Base chain and Mert, CEO of Helius on Solana, occupying the top three spots. This also aligns with the fact that Base and Solana are the hottest public chains this year.
In the Yapper Leaderboard, you can select, for example, AI Agent, to view the current mind share of AI agents. If I am unfamiliar with a public chain and want to understand the public chain ecosystem, I can also obtain information sources through the Yap interface. For example, clicking on Berachain, I can find key information sources about Berachain, such as Daily Coin Research founder Alvin being one of the top twenty content sources for Berachain.
Scrolling down the interface will show the top 100 users with mind share on that public chain. For beginners, some content may be too difficult, and they can also choose between Causal (easy) or Hardcore (more difficult) content sources. This part will utilize AI to judge which part the user's posted information leans towards.
Additionally, the biggest challenge content producers face is that unscrupulous individuals often copy articles at will and pretend they are their own. Or they use non-essential copied text to gain traffic. Kaito also uses AI to discern this, allowing users to choose whether they want to see original content or copied content. Yap can also check the social network of smart users to see which accounts the user is closely related to.
Which VCs and upcoming token projects are worth looking forward to? Kaito Arena tells you.
The page for Pre-TGE Arena allows you to see which upcoming tokens are the most anticipated, such as Kaito, Monad, Eclipse, Bera, OpenSea, Story, etc. Similarly, we can also check the current mind share of these VCs in the VC Arena. If this data is true, it would be very helpful for project research.
Additionally, founders of Story Protocol and Movement have also indicated that they will enter Yap, which may signal that a trend has started, potentially becoming the next Friendtech. Although the outcome is uncertain, it is at least worth looking forward to.
Kaito's participation methods unveiled! Zero threshold InfoFi.
Current participation methods include registering for Yap via invitation links, inviting friends, publishing quality content, and interacting with smart users. Kaito has also launched a genesis NFT series and indicated that NFT proceeds will be distributed to a thousand Yap users. The mint price is 0.1 ETH, and the current floor price has reached 3.69 ETH. In simple terms, holding an NFT and Yap points may both be key.
For ordinary users, Yap allows filtering of news sources, while for KOLs deeply engaged in the ecosystem, it provides more exposure opportunities. If one can seize mind share through quality content production, one can gain more attention within the ecosystem. Interested users can use the author's link to try Yap. The author believes that compared to TON chain, which also targets zero cost, Yap tests the user's cognitive ability and is worth spending time on; even without an airdrop, it can enhance understanding.
This article is driven by AI and the research platform Kaito launched the points program Yap, with multiple emerging public chains participating. Will it lead the InfoFi craze? First appeared in Chain News ABMedia.
