Today we are going to talk about AI agent projects, because today I read a report summarizing the top 20 projects with the highest returns in 2024. The first one is Virtuals (did you catch the AI agent Virtual that has increased by 10X twice?), with a return of 23079%. We talked about Virtuals in October before. At that time, the coin price was 0.4, and now it is 3.5. Because it had already doubled by 20X when we talked about it, we didn’t dare to get on the train. But now it has doubled by 10X again, so it is also a project that we misjudged. We didn’t expect it to be so popular, so today we continue to look at several AI agent projects to see if there are any potential opportunities.
In addition to the first place Virtuals, the second place is the AI16Z project. This project not only created the world's first VC AI Agent - ai16z DAO, the first well-known open source AI Agent encryption framework - Eliza, but also won the attention and recognition of Marc Andreessen, the founder of the well-known American venture capital a16z. However, this project has nothing to do with A16Z and has not received any investment from A16Z, so the name is a bit of a copycat.
Introduction
The core of ai16z is an “AI-driven investment DAO” that uses AI Agents to obtain market information, analyze community consensus, and automatically trade tokens on and off the chain. This new model aims to combine AI trading strategies and decentralized governance through tokenized operations to provide investors with more transparent and trustworthy investment opportunities.
As its founder said, “The goal of ai16z is not to create an AI robot that imitates a16z, but to beat it in the investment field where it is best.”
In terms of specific implementation, the ai16z fund is supported by two tokens, one is the governance token $ai16z, and the other is the token $DegenAI of the AI Agent called Degen Spartan AI. $ai16z holders can initiate a proposal to purchase a certain token, and all holders vote together. Once the proposal is passed, the AI Agent will automatically purchase the token in the wallet.
In addition to being able to participate in the governance of proposals, $ai16z holders can also receive benefits from the fund. Users who hold 100 or more $ai16z tokens can interact with the AI Agent and influence its trading decisions. The more $ai16z a user has, the more weight the AI Agent will attach to his opinion.
Eliza OS
Eliza is a powerful multi-agent simulation framework designed to create, deploy, and manage autonomous AI agents. Built with TypeScript, it provides a flexible and extensible platform for developing agents that can interact across multiple platforms while maintaining consistent personality and knowledge.
Main core
Multi-agent architecture: deploy and manage multiple unique AI personalities simultaneously
Character System: Create diverse agents using the character file framework
Memory Management: Advanced RAG (Retrieval-Augmentation-Generation) system for long-term memory and contextual awareness
Platform Integrations: Seamlessly connect with Discord, Twitter, and other platforms
Communication and multi-platform support:
- Fully featured Discord integration with support for voice channels
-Twitter/X bot functionality
-Telegram integration
- Direct API access
-Media processing: PDF document reading and analysis, link content extraction and summarization, audio transcription, video content processing, image analysis and description, conversation summarization, artificial intelligence and technology.
Architecture
Token Economy
The total number of tokens is 1.09 billion, and the current market value is 1.4 billion US dollars. The project was launched in October and has doubled by 160 times. The current market value of Virtual is 3.5 billion, which is 2-3 times higher. However, I have not found the token distribution of this project. The current project is operated in the DAO mode.
Future development
1. Shaw said there are several games coming out based on the Eliza framework. Shaw said Eliza is working with Treasure DAO to make a game called Smolworld, where you have a little pet monkey and you tell it what to do. It may listen to you, or it may not. This game is fun because it wouldn't be possible without Al Agent. And your goal is to take care of your virtual pet like a parent.
There are a few more games coming out that use Eliza, like Eternum, which is integrating Eliza into Eternum so that agents in the game have wallets. And you can “kill these agents and take their money.
2. Shaw wants to turn Marc Alndreessen into a practical Al Agent investment tool, a DeFi Al Agent, which is the final prototype AI16Z.
Shaw said he originally designed it to be a practical investment tool, a DeFi Al Agent.
What this product does is that if a human recommends it to buy a token, it will consider buying it, and in order to prevent malicious actors from recommending things it shouldn't buy, it builds a trust mechanism called the "Trust Market". The idea of the trust mechanism is that if you recommend a good token, it will place a virtual order for everyone, but not a real purchase. It ends up only listening to trading recommendations from people who provide him with consistently very good trading information.
Finally, let's summarize the AI16Z project. The AI agent that focuses on investment models has actually brought a little bit of good news to many lazy people who speculate in cryptocurrencies, but can AI really make money through investment? This is a question mark, because before the AI agent came out, there were many bots, such as unibot and telgram bot, which all help you speculate in cryptocurrencies, but I haven't heard of any that can really help you achieve financial freedom, it's just a concept. The foundation of these AI agents is still based on the capabilities of open ai, and some development has been done. Open ai will also open its own AI agent in the future, which is more interesting. Then let's continue to look at several other AI agent projects.
ZEREBRO | 0xzerebro
Zerebro is a popular agent on Crypto Twitter, known for its outstanding artistic creation ability, capable of generating music, memes, artwork, and NFTs. It can run independently on multiple platforms, create Twitter and Instagram posts, and collaborate with its creators to release two albums on Spotify. It also creates and sells art on Polygon, cooperates with DeFi protocols, and signs an on-chain record company.
ARC |arcdotfun
ARC is an AI concept token. The ARC team is closely associated with an AI development framework called "rig", which represents the concept of hardcore AI infrastructure. The team's goal is to help developers navigate the "sea of meaning" by developing the "rig" framework - an AI system that processes context and meaning similar to the human brain.
Before the coin was issued, the team explained the significance of the project through the official website and Twitter articles, emphasizing that it marks the transition of software development from pure logic construction to "meaning processing" and expressing ambitions for the future of the AI industry.
SWARMS
Swarms aims to be the authoritative and most reliable multi-agent LLM framework, providing developers with tools to easily automate business operations. It provides a large number of cluster architectures, seamless third-party integration, and unparalleled ease of use. With Swarms, developers can orchestrate an intelligent, scalable agent ecosystem to automate complex business processes. Swarms enables enterprises to easily build and manage collaboration between multiple AI agents. These AI agents can be different language models, professional tools, or customized agents. They can work seamlessly together under the scheduling of Swarms to complete complex business tasks.
GRIFFAIN |griffaindotcom
Griffain is a project based on Solana - an artificial intelligence agent engine, similar to Copilot and Perplexity. It is one of the projects closest to Agentic APP. The final form of search engines in the AI era should be that users directly put forward their needs, and AI directly provides results or solutions, rather than just providing web links.
GRIFT |orbitcryptoai
Grift is an AI proxy token launched by the AI infrastructure protocol SphereOne team (funded by Coinbase and Google). It makes Meme transactions easier. Users only need to click, and GRIFT will scan Memes with high transaction volume and purchase them automatically, saving transaction time and energy. SphereOne is a cross-chain encrypted payment platform that provides AI trading tools that have been verified by the market.
ZIND |zodsonsol
ZODs is a platform that integrates multiple functions of the Solana ecosystem and is known as the "Solana Swiss Army Knife". It integrates trading tools, token issuance, wallet management, on-chain insights, and social media management, with the goal of allowing users to complete all operations through one platform. Similar to Griffain, but ZODs fees are 80 times lower.
The founders have a technical background in high-performance trading tools, and the tokens have been locked until December 2025, demonstrating long-term commitment. ZODs has open-sourced a web scraping service to provide the latest data to LLMs in real time, supporting multi-language requirements. The platform's AI agent supports web interface, voice commands, and Telegram interactions, suitable for both novice and professional users. It also provides DCA orders, whale wallet tracking and other functions.
