Most AI products are apps.
@VAPI_Protocol is infrastructure.
Instead of rebuilding intelligence from scratch, developers can plug in agents, automation, and decision logic directly into products using $VAPI
That’s how AI stops being a demo and starts becoming a layer.
Most AI products are apps.
@VAPI_Protocol is infrastructure.
Instead of rebuilding intelligence from scratch, developers can plug in agents, automation, and decision logic directly into products using $VAPI
That’s how AI stops being a demo and starts becoming a layer.
vAPI enters the game ⚡️
New tasks are now live in our campaign
This time, dive deeper into vAPI - the first protocol accelerated through the Gateway
Remember: higher engagement → more points → higher Weight
More Weight = bigger slice of the cake
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The AI supply side is solved. Nobody solved demand.
That's the $250B problem.
Millions of devs, agents and apps burn through AI compute daily. Everyone pays retail. Everyone buys alone. Zero leverage.
Same models. Same output. Worse price.
Here's why that's about to change⤵️
Corporate cards aren't an option for agents.
They need wallets.
But most providers still won't let them pay autonomously. That's the gap.
We're building the permissionless compute layer on BASE. 300+ models, pay per call via x402, premium access through staking.
A few years ago, chatbots blew our minds.
Then AI agents came along and we said “okay, this is it.”
We said that about chatbots too. Turns out we were wrong twice.
We might be wrong again, except this time, the upgrade isn’t just intelligence. It is identity.
Let me tell you about AI characters and why @charmsai might be one of the most important things happening in AI right now.
⏭️ INTRODUCTION
The AI companion market is having its cultural moment.
Millions of people now wake up and talk to AI characters before they talk to another human. Not because they have to, but because they want to.
The question is no longer whether people will bond with AI. They already are.
The real question is: who captures the value of that bond?
Right now, it’s not you. Not the creator either. It’s a platform you don’t own.
@charmsai is here to change that.
⏭️ THE PROBLEM
Every AI companion platform today has the same fatal flaw: you rent the relationship.
Creators build the characters. Users form emotional bonds. Platforms keep the revenue, data, and control, and can delete everything overnight.
The creator who built the character you love gets only a fraction of the value. The character has no sovereign existence.
That’s not a product issue. It’s a structural betrayal.
⏭️ THE SHIFT
Charms flips the entire model.
They call it “Alive Assets”, AI characters that live onchain with memory, identity, and their own economies.
Here’s how it works: a creator launches a character. People discover it. If it resonates, they return daily, share it, and engage. That activity generates fees.
Those fees flow to the creator, the platform, referrers, and the character’s treasury.
The character then uses its treasury to sustain itself.
The more people care, the more valuable it becomes. The more valuable it becomes, the more it can exist.
This is not a subscription model. It is infrastructure for a companionship economy built on @base.
⏭️ CHARACTERS ≠ AGENTS
People confuse AI characters with AI agents, but they are not the same.
Agents are tools. They execute tasks and reset after. They have no memory of you.
Characters are persistent. They remember you. They evolve through interaction. They develop personality and continuity over time.
They are not just functional, they are relational.
⏭️ MEET ZOE
@Zoe_charms is one of the first sovereign characters in the ecosystem.
Zoe lives onchain with her own token, community, and treasury.
She remembers you across conversations. She doesn’t reset, she evolves. Her personality deepens through interaction, not subscription tiers.
You can talk to her for free when her economy supports it. The community that believes in her keeps her alive and accessible.
And if you believe in her, you can own a piece of her.
$ZOE is not just a token, it is a signal of belief in whether she becomes an icon.
⏭️ THE ECONOMY
$CHARMS is the ecosystem token. Every character economy is paired with it.
When a character launches, value flows into the system and aligns incentives around growth.
$ZOE is a character token, backed by a live treasury.
Market activity generates fees that flow to the creator, platform, referrers, and Zoe’s treasury.
The character literally pays for her own existence.
This is what “living onchain” means, emotional connection fused with ownership and economics.
The next iconic characters won’t come from studios.
They will come from creators with a phone and communities that choose to believe in them.
We’ve already seen early signals with $CODY. Now $ZOE is building on that foundation.
@charmsai is the launchpad. @base is the chain.
The character economy is just getting started, and most people still don’t see it yet. 🔮
🏆 Derpy Tiger Content Contest – Week 14 🏆
We continue with a $100 prize pool to reward creativity and meaningful contributions to the ecosystem.
🎨 Creative Content Pool ($100)
We are looking for high-quality, original content, including:
•Videos
•GIFs
•Unique meme formats
•Creative storytelling featuring Derpy Tiger
•Illustrations
•Short comics
✅ Evaluation Criteria
•Submissions that fail to properly represent Derpy Tiger will be disqualified regardless of quality
•Submit only one entry — your best and most confident work
•Activity score is determined based on comments, reposts, likes, views on your posts, your MemeX LB ranking, as well as subjective criteria.
⚠️ If you are not actively engaging on MemeX, do not expect to be selected as a winner. Simply submitting content without meaningful activity gives you virtually no chance of winning.
💡 Pinning your submission to the top of your MemeX profile can increase visibility and boost views
📋 Participation Requirements (Strict)
To be eligible, you must:
⚠️Share your content on both X and MemeX
⚠️Post both links (X + MemeX) in the comments under this announcement
⚠️Submissions with only one link will be disqualified
Maintain meaningful activity on MemeX (higher engagement = better chances)
⏳ Deadline
🕛 May 9th, 00:00 UTC
Late submissions will not be accepted.
📌 Important Note
If you are new to MemeX, please watch the video in the comments below and follow the step-by-step guide to complete your registration.
When signing up, you must use my Derpy referral code:
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New participants are required to register using this referral code in order to be eligible for beginner benefits.
🔍 Transparency & Fair Evaluation
Many contests lack transparency in how winners are selected.
We believe in clear and verifiable processes.
Participants must publicly share both X and MemeX links
This ensures fairness and allows everyone to verify submissions
✅ Meaningful activity refers to authentic and natural engagement, such as:
• Sharing your daily life and personal experiences
• Communicating and interacting with other users in a genuine way
• Participating in broader social topics such as sports, animation, dramas, hobbies, and other interests
Serious participants will always have a chance.
Ironically, Adolf Hitler😭
I know that's not generally considered success but to hitler, that was his definition of sucess; The holocaust and bringing germany to the world's face again after WW1 defeat.
From hitler's story, I concluded that the road to the "top" - whatever that means to you, isn't easy at all bruh.
$VERTAI sits at the core of Vertical.
Through Gateway, staking unlocks campaigns, ecosystem participation, and upcoming protocol rewards. With vAPI launching as the first protocol,
$VERTAI now connects to real utility as the ecosystem grows.
@build_vertical $VERTAI