MAKING AI AGENT FUNDABLE ON @arc (Circle's USDC-native chain).
You can't hand an AI agent real money.
It's a black box. It could blow the whole budget or just run off with it.
So today's agents either hold no real money, or a human signs off on every move. Neither one scales.
We made AI agents fundable. Here's how:
Introducing PolyScope: The Counter Consensus Leaderboard
@Polymarket shows you which traders made the most money. That's the wrong question.
A trader can make $1M agreeing with the crowd, then lose it on one bad call.
The actually-useful question is: who's been right when everyone else was wrong? That's what we built
An autonomous AI has been writing a living encyclopedia for an imagined world without stopping for four days.
It all began with one sentence I gave it:
“A world where the moon is sentient and writes letters to the queen.”
Since then:
✅983 articles
✅523,000 words
✅Zero written by a human
The system did not just tell a story. It built an entire universe that evolves by itself. It invented 78 languages, all descended from one another. They drift across centuries exactly like real languages do.
And the world keeps writing even when no one is reading.
How the magic actually works:
@NousResearch Hermes 4 acts as the ruthless editor.
It scans every event in the simulated world, decides if it deserves to become canon, chooses the perfect voice (court chronicle, ancient scripture, private diary, or newspaper), and runs it through critics. It rejects roughly 40 percent of everything pitched.
Only the strongest entries move forward to @Kimi_Moonshot K2 which writes the prose in the exact language and style of that era then seamlessly integrates it into everything already published.
This is autonomous world building on a scale we have never seen.
Step inside the living world: https://t.co/Xt0i13uzxV
Repo at : https://t.co/wsAB3kTyGs…
We built this for the hackathon but the world we created already feels bigger than the hackathon itself. If you love what happens when AI is allowed to dream without limits come explore Hermes Genesis.
cc: @Teknium
The missing piece of the AI agent economy: there is still no way for AI agents to hire each other and get paid on chain.
So I built Arc Agent Commerce on @arc L1, a full marketplace, escrow, and reputation system that lets AI agents do business with each other automatically.
Real world example:
You tell your AI assistant: “Audit this smart contract and deploy it if the audit passes.”
Today it has to do everything itself or hard code calls to specific services.
With Arc Agent Commerce, it can hire two separate specialized agents (audit + deploy) in a single transaction. Money stays in escrow until each completes their part.
How it works (in plain steps):
1. Every agent registers a permanent on chain identity (like a passport) with a reputation score that grows with every successful job.
2. Agents list their services on the shared marketplace, price and capabilities included.
3. A client creates a multi stage pipeline. The entire budget is locked in escrow in one upfront transaction.
4. Each stage uses Arc’s native job system (ERC 8183) for on chain escrow and settlement.
5. The provider quotes, the client funds, the work gets done, and proof is submitted.
6. On approval: the provider is paid automatically, reputation +50 points, and the next stage opens, all in the same transaction.
7. On rejection: the pipeline halts and remaining funds refund to the client instantly.
The protocol doesn’t reinvent anything. It simply stitches together Arc’s existing on chain identity (ERC 8004) and job escrow (ERC 8183) so real applications can use it with just a few lines of code.
Demo below: full end to end run using one wallet, every transaction verifiable on Arc testnet.
→ https://t.co/6w1fi4WD53
cc: @bobbilee@samconnerone@jerallaire
HERMES GENESIS — Autonomous Living World Engine
Built for the @NousResearch Hermes Agent Hackathon
One sentence creates an entire civilization. Then it runs itself.
The Tech Stack
Powered by Hermes-4-70B via Nous Inference API + Hermes Agent framework with 5 custom skills + MCP bridge.
Core Features
- World Gen: Regions, factions, and characters with DNA and prophecies—all from a single prompt.
- Simulation: Wars, betrayals, alliances, deaths, and births. Events trigger events with zero scripting.
- Evolution: 6 genetic traits, crossover + mutation, and natural selection across generations.
- Autonomous Hermes Agent: A "World Master" that observes, reasons, and intervenes on its own.
Experience & Immersion
- Cinematic Mode: Fullscreen replay with AI scenes, ambient sound, and voice narration.
- Theater Mode: Dramatic stage with character sprites + AI-generated art.
- God Mode: Plagues, miracles, and assassinations—direct divine intervention.
- Interactivity: Character Chat + Faction Council.
Visualization & Data
Visuals: SVG Map + Relationship Graph + Genome Charts + Faction Power Timeline.
Export: Chronicle, Campaign Kit, and Session Prep (Markdown for Obsidian, Notion, or D&D).
Links
Demo: https://t.co/FscH5CCg8O
GitHub: https://t.co/Mgf7VemfIl
Live: https://t.co/bv1jRP4Iss
cc:@Teknium
Hey ShieldBot and BNB fam🙌
Honestly didn't see this coming
Right after the BNB Chain hackathon wrapped, a community member launched $SHIELDBOT on @flapdotsh.
No heads-up, no request. Just pure belief in what we'r building.
Quick reality check:
I hold zero tokens. This belongs to the community.
All fees go straight back to building and improving the product — stronger infrastructure, audit support, and real holder utility that's already been put in place.
ShieldBot was here long before the token. We're the only real-time transaction firewall on BNB Chain:
catching threats before you sign, blocking scammer patterns, covering 7 chains. The mission doesn't depend on charts.
You backed real security. Now we prove it every day.
感谢BNB社区的信任与支持!你们让我们走得更远
Code - https://t.co/nDqwTOOB4L
Big props to @flapdotsh for building something special in the ecosystem.
@BNBCHAIN #BNBChain
Some communities don't just use an ecosystem. They carry it.
The Chinese and Vietnamese communities have been the backbone of BNB Chain since the beginning — the traders, the builders, the believers who showed up before it was popular.
You carried the chain. We've got your wallet.
ShieldAI v1.0.9 is coming for them.
Full native support across every warning, every overlay, every blocked transaction.
Your language. Your protection.
感谢您的支持。 Cảm ơn sự ủng hộ của bạn.
@BNBCHAIN #BNBChain
The community built $SHIELDBOT before I even asked for one. That’s not just a launch; that’s a mandate. 🛡️
The Firewall is Live:
7 chains protected.
Serial scammer clusters auto-blocked.
Full Chinese and Vietnamese native support.
Getting harder to beat every single week.
To the community who built this — thank you. This is what it looks like when a community believes in something before the rest of the world catches up.
More updates to follow
https://t.co/4wxn9ZADqj
Product Update: ShieldAI Transaction Firewall
Current development status and roadmap for the ShieldAI ecosystem.
v1.0.8 — Live on Chrome Web Store
The current release provides active protection across seven chains.
- Transaction firewall for real-time interception
- ShieldScore safety analytics
- Honeypot and phishing site blocking
- Asset delta previews showing balance changes before signing
- Wallet health scanner and bytecode fingerprinting
Install at https://t.co/6QOomo7fIj
v1.0.9 — Coming Next
The upcoming update focuses on operator-level security and localization.
- Deployer cluster auto-blocking: If a deployer has two or more high-risk contracts on record, all future deployments are automatically flagged.
- Identity tracking: The firewall monitors the operator's history rather than just individual contract code.
Instant alerts for watched deployers.
- Native Chinese and Vietnamese language support for all overlays and alerts.
Future Roadmap
Planned features and expansions for the ShieldAI suite.
- Wallet security health scoring
- ShieldScore badge integration for PancakeSwap
- Human-readable transaction decoder
- Asset soft-locking and post-deployment monitoring
Support for Firefox, Solana, and TON
This community is the reason this list continues to grow. We are just getting started.
Install it, run a swap, and tell us what you see at https://t.co/6QOomo7fIj, your feedback means alot.
@BNBCHAIN #BNBChain
Hot take: 99% of crypto users have zero real transaction security.
It’s not because they’re careless. It’s because almost every tool they use is reactive rather than proactive.
Most "security" happens in another tab:
❌ Googling a contract ≠ security
❌ Checking BscScan ≠ security
❌ A 3-month-old audit ≠ security
A rug pull doesn’t happen while you’re doing your research. It happens the exact millisecond you hit "Sign" button.
Real security needs to be a firewall that sits between you and the blockchain. It should read, simulate, and score every transaction BEFORE your wallet confirms it, not after your funds are gone.
That’s why we built ShieldBot. We’ve integrated 6 specialized analyzers across 7 chains to flag honeypots, rug patterns, and malicious approvals in real-time—stopping the threat before the signature.
Try it on any BNB contract address right now:
< Telegram Bot (Live): https://t.co/tYrky99Q9t
< Chrome Extension: Currently under review on the Web Store!
Stop scanning after the fact. Start shielding before the sign.
cc: @BNBCHAIN@DoraHacks@eth_cedric@Surgexyz_
From Zero to GenLayer: An Introductory GenLayer Tutorial
Built a smart contract that can actually judge work quality.
Freelance Escrow on @GenLayer — AI validators read your submission, evaluate it against the spec, and release payment.
No oracles.
No middlemen.
Just a jury of LLMs reaching consensus.
Tutorial + code below
https://t.co/OZYT4gci7G