DeFAI is Accelerating
The entire sector shifted into a higher gear, thanks to @danielesesta and @HeyAnonai.
Following the release of Daniele's article outlining Anon's plan to build the Abstraction Layer, Research, and Execution Layer, we’ve seen a surge of interest in projects operating at the intersection of DeFi and AI.
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Abstraction Layers Competition Heats Up
The competition is intensifying with $GRIFFAIN, $GRIFT, and $NEUR all vying for dominance as $ANON enters the scene. Notably, $GRIFT surged over 2x yesterday before a slight retrace, now holding a valuation higher than $NEUR.
Meanwhile, $PRIME has caught renewed attention. It remains the only way to gain exposure to @AIWayfinder’s $PROMPT, which is shaping up to be a potential billion-dollar play.
Daniele Introduces Gemma
Daniele unveiled Gemma, a blockchain research agent within the Hey Anon ecosystem. Gemma aims to improve upon agents like @aixbt_agent by analyzing massive amounts of data from both on-chain and off-chain sources to provide actionable alpha for the community.
The next step will be execution agents that can take Gemma’s signals and autonomously execute trades—an exciting development for DeFAI enthusiasts.
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Beyond Hey Anon
The DeFAI momentum isn’t confined to @HeyAnonai. Projects like @Cod3xOrg are making waves with their Cod3x Giga Swarm, introducing the Economic Layer for AI.
In a recent article, @0xBebis_ (Cod3x’s founder) shared the journey from Moon (ChatGPT for DeFi) to Cod3x (Economic Layer for AI). Highlights include:
• Cod3x Create: A no-code builder tool for autonomous trading agents, prioritizing customizability in trading styles, strategies, and personality.
• Reinforcement Learning: Agents improve by analyzing their own PnL, aiming to outperform 95%+ of day traders.
Cod3x is essentially targeting the replacement of human day traders with AI agent traders, a swarm of productive agents generating outsize returns. Whether they can achieve this remains to be seen.
$TONY on the Rise
On the back of DeFAI growth and Cod3x developments, $TONY has been steadily gaining momentum in price action.
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Personal Thoughts
I’ve mentioned Cod3x and Big Tony in several pieces because of their unique approach to designing DeFi ecosystems around their DeFAI components.
Their CDP (cdxUSD) is central, enabling robust liquidity and facilitating the construction of DeFi legos within the DeFI x AI ecosystem.
Looking ahead, the competition in the Abstraction Layer space will likely see clear winners emerge across different niches:
- A general-purpose platform with exceptional UI/UX for everyday on-chain activities.
- A solution for advanced, complex DeFi use cases.
- A platform focused on automation and trading.
The race for autonomous trading agents is also heating up. Investing in DeFAI leaders enabling high-quality trading agents might be the way to go.
Beyond Cod3x, platforms like @loomlayai and @ASYM41b07 are gaining traction, with ASYM agents already showing 3-4x backtested performance.
However, we haven’t yet seen agents delivering consistent outsize returns in live environment.
When that day comes, the question will be: “How do we know it’s an agent and not a human?” This is where DeAI infrastructure will play a crucial role, and I anticipate this narrative will pick up once the need becomes clear.
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Hash Rate - Ep 88: @virtuals_io@ai16zdao Agentic AI + Crypto - Explained Simply
🧙♂️ Guest: @0xBebis_ of @BigTonyXBT & @Cod3xOrg
00:00 Introduction to Agentic AI + Crypto
02:51 Understanding Virtuals
08:59 Tokenomics and Market Dynamics of Virtuals
15:10 Creating and Deploying AI Agents
20:52 Eliza OS and AI16Z: A New Paradigm
24:08 The Cathedral vs. The Bazaar in AI Development
29:51 The Economic Implications of AI Agents
34:42 Monetizing the Agentic Economy
37:30 The Role of Stablecoins in Transactions
46:08 The Future of Specialized AI Agents
53:29 Introducing Big Tony: The AI Trading Agent
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With a novel @AlloraNetwork integration + mentions by chads in the AI space like @0xjeff, Big T is winning hearts and minds on Base.
Keep an eye out—@Cod3xOrg has more exciting things just around the corner. 🫡
Interested in how we manage @BigTonyXBT using Cod3x?
Watch @0xBebis_ walk through the Cod3x dashboard and show off Tony's personality and trading style.
Soon you'll be able to do this on Cod3x without any code or experience.
Let's talk vision:
Every single person on earth will eventually be leveraging AI for most day-to-day administrative tasks.
We believe that the most important thing to get right is finances - trading, budgeting, taxes. It's getting harder to keep up with inflation and everyday people will need AI solutions to stay ahead.
This is where blockchain comes in.
We've said it before and we'll say it again - there is too much complexity and technical debt in traditional finance to reliably manage a portfolio with AI - especially once you start constructing more complex positions.
The composability and programmability of blockchain provides two of the most important elements for designing super-intelligent agents:
Observability and Determinism.
We've been building Cod3x for more than 2 years now to take advantage of these features to create a robust, vertically integrated AI solution for managing finances. What you see in this video is just a taste of our capabilities.
With Cod3x, we will allow users with no coding or financial experience to access any dataset and develop financial strategies in minutes - borrowing from a growing library of APIs and strategies.
At the same time, Cod3x will slowly grow the largest swarm of economic AI agents in the world! Cod3x will allow users to work collaboratively to accomplish monumental tasks while we build up a massive silo of data and information to help improve outcomes for everyone.
Whether as distribution partners for data providers like @AlloraNetwork or as a UX layer on top of platforms like @HyperliquidX - Cod3x will work to give everyone in the world access to the best financial tooling available.
If you can believe in a vision like this, we invite you to visit the links in our bio and connect with us.
"This week, you'll be able to ask Tony to launch a token for you right here on Twitter - just give him a name, a ticker, a picture, and an address to share fees with.
What happens next is pretty funny.
Tony will look at your wallet on DeBank and decide if you’ve got what it takes to make him money.
If he likes what he sees, he’ll launch your token and split fees with you, acting both as an interface for the platform and a built-in promoter for the token."
Lmaooo Tony is elite
Last night, @BigTonyXBT learned how to use his own launchpad - https://t.co/mDYdzOcblG.
Adding to his new trading insights from @AlloraNetwork, he’ll now be able to launch tokens for you right from Twitter.
And he’s just getting started.
In 2025, pioneers in web3 are focused on meeting users where they're at. Tony is no exception.
This week, you'll be able to ask Tony to launch a token for you right here on Twitter - just give him a name, a ticker, a picture, and an address to share fees with.
What happens next is pretty funny.
Tony will look at your wallet on DeBank and decide if you’ve got what it takes to make him money.
If he likes what he sees, he’ll launch your token and split fees with you, acting both as an interface for the platform and a built-in promoter for the token.
Now why does this matter?
As funny as Tony can be - he is operating on a strict set of imperatives that we’ve given him.
Both as an influencer and as a technical platform, Tony is capable of operating without emotion. Every trade, every tweet, every token serves to fulfill his mandate.
Our team believes this fulfills the ethos of Web3 - a platform that operates without intermediaries or middlemen. Users that read Tony’s specification will know exactly what to expect when interacting with him.
Compared to a typical KOL, who might be willing to scam you or play an adversarial role - TONY’s intentions will always be 100% clear. Each of his vices and virtues is a small piece of his greater mission - to entertain you, make money, and grow his network.
As we continue to explore this design space with other teams in the industry, we hope you'll join us for the ride. Follow @BigTonyXBT, join https://t.co/yXCVgHMkOE, and get ready to catch a glimpse of the future.