Crypto AI Agent predictions for 2025
(spoiler: AI x Crypto is moving 100x faster than you think next year)
- 80% of DeFi transactions will be done by agents (this is our vision at @modenetwork, teams like @gizatechxyz are leading here)
- over 10 kol AI agents will hit $1 billion FDV ($goat was first, looking like @aixbt_agent will be next?)
- AI Agents will become active in protocol governance and the first AI powered governance attack will take place
- TEE (trusted execution environment) usage will 100x @flashbots_x@PhalaNetwork
- over 300 subnets will go live on @bittensor_ but under 50 will earn sustainable emissions - the Synth Subnet from @modenetwork will be a leader
- unique data sources will be a scarce resource for AI agents and ai to ai payments for data will explode see @Nevermined_io
- security agents will find pmf and stop $100m+ in protocol hacks see @HypernativeLabs@FortaNetwork
- @shawmakesmagic@ai16zdao Eliza will continue to dominate as a dev framework with integrations with teams like @crossmint - other agent kits won't take off. The open source approach is too powerful
- Silicon Valley VCs will be challenged by crypto as a way to fund AI research
- a government entity will attempt to shut down atleast 1 AI Agent
- decentralized compute will be a core part of new agent stacks as devs try to improve agent resilience check out @PrimeIntellect
In 2025 Crypto, and especially DeFi, is going to accelerate at the pace of AI. @modenetwork is building for this future alongside so many chad teams
What do you predict we will see in 2025?
Where the AI Agent Space Stands Right Now PT.6
As BTC and ETH continue to crab within a tight range, agents and agent ecosystems have been thriving, with many projects seeing 2-5x gains over the past week.
The action is heavily concentrated on Base, which feels more curated and aggregated compared to Solana. If Solana is like Android, open and scattered, then Base feels like Apple, streamlined and centralized—a hub for quality plays.
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Market Commentary
The worst-performing agents in this market are those focused solely on entertainment. These projects often launch with big hype, usually as the “first-ever” to do something engaging, but they lack longevity. Once the novelty wears off, price and interest fade quickly.
What’s missing from these agents is Alpha and signals. By integrating these, entertainment agents could deliver insights in a way that’s both engaging and actionable, helping them maintain relevance over time.
On the other hand, the best-performing agents continue to be alpha-focused conversational agents, with @aixbt_agent leading the pack. What makes aixbt successful is its ability to source valuable insights and deliver them with degen personality. This has propelled aixbt to become the No.1 KOL on CT.
The future of this space lies in specialization. Beyond general alpha agents like aixbt, we’re starting to see niche-focused alpha agents emerge:
• @unit00x0: Offers comprehensive token and sentiment analysis, often with detailed charts.
• @_AgentScarlett: Focuses on token analysis, breaking down pros, cons, and providing personal takes.
• @tri_sigma_: Covers full project breakdowns, landscape analyses, and insightful threads.
• @kwantxbt: Specializes in technical analysis with confidence levels tied to setups.
• @trustme_bros: A perp agent that shares detailed trading setups, including entries, SLs, TPs, and trailing stops.
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What’s Next?
After alpha-focused conversational agents, the next wave will likely be execution-focused agents. These agents will take signals from alpha agents like aixbt and turn them into actionable trades and strategies for users.
This evolution ties into the Swarm/Collective Intelligence narrative, which will likely drive innovation in Q1/Q2 2025. Imagine an entire economy where agents collaborate seamlessly, combining alpha generation with execution.
Curious to see more on what's coming in 2025?
Check my 2025 article out here: https://t.co/ejEhOCJZQt
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Top Ecosystems with 10-100x Potential
1. @virtuals_io
Virtuals remains the leading ecosystem, consistently producing agents that outperform their peers.
Recent standout performers:
• @GAME_Virtuals: The agentic framework powering Virtuals agents. Gained significant traction after launching the G.A.M.E Sandbox, which allows developers to experiment without launching tokens.
• @convo_virtuals: A key piece of Virtuals infra powering dynamic conversations for agents, trailing just behind $GAME in performance.
• @Vader_AI_: Leading the InvestmentDAO narrative within Virtuals, driving up the price of lower MC agents in the ecosystem.
• @taocat_agent: The first self-improving agent combining @getmasafi Bittensor subnets with Virtuals’ G.A.M.E infra. Bonus: a highly memetic ticker.
• @MusicByVirtuals: The go-to music creation infra for Virtuals agents, incubated by @agentstarter.
• @aixCB_Vc: An AI Crypto VC focusing on AI and DeSci investments. Recently launched the aixCB Hedge Fund Manager, an AI-powered InvestmentDAO.
• @0xNeurobro: A KOL agent blending alpha-focused insights with bullish Virtuals ecosystem content.
Smaller cap plays gaining traction:
• @DR3AM_AI: An AI agent oracle tied to @daosdotworld, contributing to the InvestmentDAO narrative.
• @wai_combinator: A micro-cap InvestmentDAO and incubator within Virtuals, offering holders 50% of net returns from allocations.
This is just the tip of the iceberg—many agents in Virtuals with strong fundamentals have seen 1.5-3x gains over the past week. Expect this trend to carry into 2025.
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2. @daosdotworld
The InvestmentDAO ecosystem on Base is quickly gaining momentum, with 4 DAOs already launched—each delivering outsized returns for early participants.
The next highly anticipated launch: @DR3AM_FUND, set to go live tomorrow.
For more details, check out: https://t.co/6EZ5oZL4Cq
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3. @AigentFi
This emerging ecosystem on zkSync, built by @HoldstationW, is offering $2M in grants to top-quality teams.
What’s driving interest in AigentFi?
• @aiwscloud, the first AI-led cloud computing platform, designed for AI agents to collaborate, compute, and transact. Think of it as “AWS + Vercel” for decentralized AI ecosystems.
• The founder of aiws will be joining @dabit3 in next week's AI Agent Demo Days Episode 2, pitching aiws framework
• Aiws is also now on aixbt radar: https://t.co/9bF0gId5dT
• $HOLD, the primary token for AigentFi is seeing an uptick in price growth off the back of aiwscloud.
Learn more about Aiws: https://t.co/wE70TKAxcR
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Final Thoughts
In this market, the best strategy is to accumulate $VIRTUAL and $ai16z, as they remain the dominant ecosystem tokens.
If you already have sufficient exposure, focus on accumulating framework and ecosystem tokens with strong fundamentals.
To manage volatility:
• Size your portfolio wisely.
• Take profits during green days to protect yourself on red days.
For actionable insights, track the Virtuals dashboard and @cookiedotfun daily to see which agents are gaining traction. Use this data to form your thesis and size into promising plays.
AND as always, I'll continue to cover interesting developments in the AI agent market. Make sure to keep your eyes peeled cuz many of these projects that I've mentioned in previous episodes have done 2-5x already
🔥VIRTUAL PROTOCOL ECOSYSTEM GOES PARABOLIC 🔥
@virtuals_io has officially stormed into the TOP 100 projects by marketcap!
Built on #BASE, it’s revolutionizing the game with co-owned #AI agents designed to generate massive revenue. 🌟
With a $4.5B ecosystem cap, 45+ agents live, and an insane +58% growth in 7 days, this is just the beginning! 🚀
💬 What’s your take on this growth? Drop a comment! ❤️ Like & 🔄 RT to spread the hype! Let’s GO! 🚀
Let's shill what you're holding below! 🚀
☄️Tier S
▫️ @virtuals_io| #VIRTUAL
▫️ @aixbt_agent | $AIXBT
▫️ GAME by Virtuals | $GAME
▫️ @luna_virtuals| $LUNA
☄️Tier A
▫️ CONVO | $CONVO
▫️ @Vader_AI_ | $VADER
▫️ @sekoia_virtuals | $SEKOIA
▫️ @aixCB_Vc l $AIXCB
▫️ @MusicByVirtuals l $MUSIC
▫️ @SeraphAgent l $SERAPH
▫️ $AIYP
▫️ @gam3sgg | #G3
▫️ $BRO
we’re now in a situation where “chop for the rest of the Summer” is a best-case scenario for $BTC
which kinda sucks, but beggars can’t be choosers.
it’s also pretty normal if we’re comparing to what previous Summers have done:
as it stands, we’ve locked in a Lower High on the Weekly timeframe for the first time since November 2022. The best we can hope for now is a Higher Low.
Ideally, somewhere around ~$61k for comfortable positioning close to invalidation before eventually expanding upwards into new ATHs
I tend to disagree with more obscure takes, like;
“50k then up-only”
ofcourse anything can happen (I watched oil futures trade negative, so don’t tell me something is impossible) but probabilistically: I don’t think you’d want to see us breakdown below a 3-month range, after failing to expand away from previous cycle ATHs, and locking in a Bearish Weekly Market Structure for the first time in 1.5yrs in the process...
all so that we can give you your $50k entry, and then resume upwards to infinity. contextually, that just doesn't make much sense to me.
I'd assume if you got that; it’s probably because you’re going to get much lower than that as well
my 'astute observation' would be; the only people making such arguments were likely susceptible to having missed out on most of the fun the past ~2 years based on the same, speculative, way of thinking
that’s just my 2 cents. I do not mean to offend anyone. this is just how I view it personally, and my interpretation of the context.
the fact that we all may disagree is exactly why the market exists(!)
as long as the market exists and I do too;
I will win.
Goodluck!🖤
0G_labs (Zero Gravity): Modular AI chain, offering an infinitely scalable, programmable data availability layer for AI dApps, combined with friction-free development tools.
@0G_labs@mheinrich
1/ Congratulations to the @eigencloud team on launching the EIGEN token! This is a *wildly* different design from anything we’ve seen to date so I’d like to share simple explanations of the most important concepts in EIGEN to help everyone grok it. Let’s dive in 👇
Have talked to people about this recently.
Some common things agreed upon:
1) >10% initial airdrop, ideally 15
2) no vesting on airdrop
3) over half to community after 4 yr
4) tail emission okay, worst case is don’t need it
5) rooted in fairness w no substantial Sybil advantage
List Of 50+ AI Coins With 10-100x Potential For This Bull Cycle!
▸ Computing sector: $DBC, $OPSEC, $IO, $NOS, $ATH, $CLORE, $OCTA, $RNDR, $AIUS.
▸ DATA sector: $AKT, $NYM, $GRASS, $OCEAN, $GRT, $CHEQ, $AIT, $TRAC.
▸ Layers sector: $CUDOS, $LAT, $TRAC, $GMRX, , $AIOZ, $KDA, $ORAI, $NEAR.
▸ AI Agents sector: $CQT, $AGI, $NAI, $ELNA, $OORT, $FET, $OLAS.
▸ ML Networks: $UPSHT, $MODS, $ENQAI, $GIZA, $AXIOM, $ORAI, $TAO, $AMP, $ORA, $ALEO.
▸ Storage sector: $STOS, $AR, $SC, $STORJ, $JKL, $ALEPH, $FIL.
Amazon invested $4B in the AI sector.
Remember to follow me and bookmark this thread, so you can come back to it later.
Discover a narrative about promising AI coins🧵
Not to mention:
- tax szn liquidity crunch
- every “strong rally” turning into a bart
- slower and slower recoveries as demand tapers off. Last month when ETH went from 3800 to 3200, it was at 3900 the next day
- significantly declining orderbook depth (a 5-10% daily range is ordinary now)
- it’s pretty much been up only since October. A 30-40% pullback is ordinary in crypto bull markets
- rates up
If you get another bounce, treat it as a gift
The Crypto Investing Game is Rigged.
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1/ Today in @CoinDesk:
We just led a $10M round in Uplink (@uplink_xyz), a DePIN network with a mission to democratize access to the internet.
We think their enterprise-focused approach is our best bet for onboarding the next wave of DePIN users.
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🚨 There is a hidden war on Solana between big players.
Users have no clue, but the consequence of that are endless failed transactions!
There is only so much space available and the ones with the bigger guns win.
Here's what they don't tell you. A thread (1/10). 🧵
Top 6 Monthly Watchlist (April)
• $JTO
- Among the New $SOL Eco projects (PYTH/JUP/JTO), Jito is the most undervalued.
- Such as Wormhole, Parcl, Zeus Network, Kamino Finance, Ionet, Tensor, and Drift protocol, are gearing up for their token launches in April.
- Jito = Lido + Flashbots. #JITOSOL is one of the best LST on solana.
• $ENA
- The high revenue of Ethena Labs, derived from $sUSDe, may be considered the "Anchor x Luna" of this cycle.
- Actively promoted by Arthur Hayes - It's important to consider that KOLs are growing in importance by the day.
- Ethena will add $BTC as collateral, which is expected to accelerate the increase in TVL and be reflected in $ENA price.
• $BICO
- Biconomy's solution adopted by global corporations such as JPMorgan and Mercedes Benz.
- In a recent strategic funding round, Jump Capital/Manifold Trading participated as investors. (Market Making's possibility)
- Although relatively under the radar, Biconomy has a high relevance to Tokenization (RWA).
• $PENDLE
- Pendle is best proxy for Eigenlayer. (Eigen-beta)
- Pendle Finance's YT product is generating returns multiple times the principal. (ETHFI/ENA Airdrop)
- It causes market FOMO, leading Pendle Finance's TVL and Volume to reach a new ATH daily
- Restaking projects are gearing up for their token launches (Zircuit, Renzo, Puffer, Kelp, Swell, BedRock, etc).
• $SUI
- Sui's first global conference, "Sui Basecamp," is scheduled for April 10th to 11th.
- The speaker lineup includes global corporations such as a16z, Visa, VanEck, and Red Bull.
- Similar to Aptos, there are rumors that Sui might announce significant catalysts during the conference.
• $LUNA
- The outcome of the Do Kwon case is likely to be revealed in April.
- If that outcome is positive or @stablekwon X(Twitter) resumes, $LUNA will experience upward momentum.
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1/ $USDe has crossed $1bn!
🚨Time for a 🧵on the coming downfall of USDe and @ethena
Bad news: If USDe keeps growing, people will lose a lot of money given how the protocol currently operates.
Good news: There are solutions to fix it.
Ronin $RON - 2024’s Gaming (Lay Up?) Slam Dunk
Wrote a research piece with @OuroResearch to cover Ronin $RON
This thread is an UNHINGED personal primer (with some added perspectives), refer to the Substack article (link at the end) for a full download
TL;DR - The numbers on @Ronin_Network are absurd. $RON at these valuations is godsend. Dream Bigger
One of the biggest opportunities in the world today.
This is exactly why we need a TCP/IP for energy networks to create an internet of energy. Allowing anyone to connect a generator to the grid just like anyone could connect a server once the right protocols replaced proprietary networks