DeFAI is a new trend. What projects are worth paying attention to?

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The AI theme still dominates the market. $ai16z, $zerebro, and $griffain are all listed on Binance contracts. The framework narratives $arc and $swarms are rising all the way, with an increase of more than ten times in a week. Various AI Agents are emerging in an endless stream. In short, the current AI theme market can be said to be completely crazy.

In addition to the soaring prices of various tokens, the practicality of AI is also evolving. Many AI projects have begun to target the DeFi sector, allowing AI to perform complex DeFi operations, and the concept of DeFAI has also been frequently mentioned.

As Twitter user 0x Jeff mentioned in his new article DeFAI is the New DeFi : DeFAI is becoming the future of DeFi. The trend of DeFAI has emerged, so what is DeFAI all about? And what DeFAI concept projects are worth paying attention to?

Shenchao Note: AI Agent market has strong timeliness, token prices fluctuate violently, and there is a high risk. Investors should fully assess the risks and participate cautiously. This article only shares information based on market hotspots. The author and the platform do not guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the content of the article. At the same time, this article does not contain any investment advice.

What is DeFAI?

Although DeFi has become one of the pillar concepts of the क्रिप्टो world, when it comes to specific operations, DeFi still has certain threshold requirements for ordinary people to enter.

To experience the convenience brought by DeFi, an ordinary user needs to learn: find the right project platform, learn to set up various wallets, distinguish various L1+L2, prevent phishing scams, etc. Relatively speaking, the operation of DeFi is still too complicated.

The emergence of DeFAI has changed this situation to a certain extent.

As the name suggests, DeFAI is AI+DeFi, which uses AI to simplify the complex DeFi operation threshold, allowing more people to participate in DeFi in a simpler way. Using DeFi services to manage assets is as convenient as chatting with GPT.

DeFAI concept, what projects are there?

The DeFAI concept is simple and easy to understand. The first batch of DeFAI concept projects have also begun to emerge, and are currently focused on three areas:

• Abstraction Layer

• Autonomous trading AI agent

• AI-powered dApps

Abstraction layer – simplifies interaction

The abstraction layer is essentially a user-friendly interface covering the complex operations of DeFi. Just like driving a car, users do not need to understand the working principle of the engine, as long as they can drive.

Before DeFAI, DeFi had some simple attempts at abstraction layers, such as Uniswap using the abstract cross-chain intent standard ERC-7683 to optimize cross-chain paths. However, these solutions still require users to have a certain understanding of DeFi knowledge.

The abstraction layer in the DeFAI era goes a step further, and users can directly express their investment intentions in natural language. For example, just tell the AI Agent: I want to invest in ETH, $100 per week, and the system will automatically handle all the complex on-chain operations.

The most popular abstraction layer products on the market are Griffain, Orbit, and Neur. What they have in common is that they all try to allow users to complete DeFi operations in a chat manner, but their focuses are different. Griffain focuses on omnipotence, Orbit focuses on cross-chain, and Neur focuses on the Solana ecosystem.

Griffain

टोकन contract address:

KENJSUYLASHUMfHyy5o4Hp2FdNqZg1AsUPhfH2kYvEP

Griffain (@griffaindotcom) is an early-stage DeFAI AI Agent.

Griffain is divided into two categories: personal agents and special agents. Personal agents are AI agents created and controlled by users. Users can customize instructions and continuously update the agents memory. These agents can not only perform on-chain operations, but also perform information retrieval. In the future, it is planned to support task delegation to other professional agents.

Special agents are professional AIs officially created by Griffain. Currently, several special agents including Baxus, Blink, Onchain, Holiday, Sniper and Flipper have been launched, each with specific professional functions.

Griffain is currently invitation-based and requires an early access pass or Griffains Saga Genesis token. After obtaining access, users can create their own AI agents and access Griffains special agent network.

Orbit

Token contract address:

GekTNfm84QfyP2GdAHZ5AgACBRd69aNmgA5FDhZupump

Orbit (@orbitcryptoai) is an AI-driven DeFi assistant platform whose core goal is to simplify the users interaction experience with DeFi. Currently, Orbit has achieved seamless integration with more than 100 blockchain networks and more than 175 protocols, and uses AI technology to improve the efficiency of cross-chain operations. The platforms functions cover cross-chain guessing and asset bridging, pledge and yield farming strategy optimization, lending protocol access, and comprehensive portfolio management tools. Users can operate on 116 chains.

Neur

Token contract address:

3N2ETvNpPNAxhcaXgkhKoY1yDnQfs41Wnxsx5qNJpump

Neur (@neur_sh) is the smart assistant for the Solana ecosystem, with an open source full-stack architecture and powered by the Solana Agent Kit. The platform provides an intelligent agent system that supports natural language interaction and has been integrated with major Solana protocols such as Jupiter and Magic Eden. Core functions include smart wallet management, NFT collection analysis, real-time market tracking, etc., simplifying the users interaction experience with DeFi and NFT through an AI-driven interface.

Slate

Slate (@slate_ceo) is an early-stage project in the DeFAI field, and its core feature is automation. According to user feedback, Slates automation features excel in the execution of complex trading strategies. The realization of this automation capability draws on well-known technologies in the industry, such as Chainlinks automation service concept, to provide users with a secure and cost-effective solution.

Slate has not yet issued tokens and is still focusing more on product research and development.

AI Wayfinder

Wayfinder (@AIWayfinder) is an AI full-chain tool that enables user-owned autonomous AI Agents to safely and efficiently navigate within and between blockchain ecosystems and applications, while independently trading their assets through a dedicated Web3 wallet.

Autonomous trading AI agent

Unlike traditional trading robots that can only execute preset programs, the new generation of AI trading agents have more powerful capabilities: they can extract information from complex environments, perform contextual reasoning, learn patterns, and perform operations beyond the original programming, etc.

The field of AI trading agents is also shifting from early entertainment (such as guessing altcoins) to practical profit-making tools. But the key question is: how to verify that an agent is indeed AI, rather than an ordinary robot or human operation.

To solve this problem, the industry introduced two important infrastructures:

• Trusted Execution Environment (TEE): Ensures that the agent runs in a secure, tamper-proof environment

• Transparent Execution Verification Framework: Ensuring trustworthy computing through technologies such as zero-knowledge proof

As autonomous brokers begin to manage large amounts of funds, these verification mechanisms become even more important. Users need to have a clear understanding of how the broker is managing risk and ensuring the safety of their funds.

Although it is still early days in this field, there are already several projects exploring these key technologies:

Almanak

Almanak (@Almanak__) Almanak is a platform focused on democratizing quantitative trading, with the core goal of enabling anyone to create and use AI trading agents to earn profits. The core advantage of the platform lies in its unique simulator, which combines agent-based modeling and blockchain-driven Monte Carlo simulation to provide a high-precision prediction environment for financial strategies.

The platform tests and optimizes strategies through simulators and is responsible for strategy deployment and monitoring through execution engines. Almanak incentivizes ecosystem participants through tokens, with a particular focus on incentives for strategy contributors.

Cod 3 x

Cod 3 x (@Cod 3 xOrg) is a DeFAI ecosystem created by the Byte Mason team (developers of Fantom and Sonic Labs). Its core highlight is that it provides a code-free building tool that allows users to easily create trading agents. Users can set trading strategies, personality traits, and even tweet styles for agents.

The platform integrates a rich API and strategy library, and cooperates with Allora Network to use its advanced machine learning price prediction model to enhance the effectiveness of trading strategies. This allows users to access any data set and develop financial strategies in minutes. The platforms flagship agent Big Tony conducts trading operations on mainstream currencies based on the Allora model, demonstrating the practical application of AI-driven trading.

Axal Gekko Agent

Token contract address:

0xf7b0dd0B642a6ccc2fc4d8FfE2BfFb0caC8C43C8

Axal (@getaxal) is an innovative AI trading platform whose featured product Autopilot supports users to create custom trading agents. Founded in 2023, the project focuses on the development of AI agent infrastructure, responsible for agent source management, competitive auctions, and payment processing. Users can use Autopilot to set automatic rebalancing strategies, profit harvesting conditions, and create custom token portfolios. For example, users can set conditions such as automatically liquidate when the portfolio falls below a certain price.

Axal recently reached a cooperation with Agora Finance to further expand its capabilities in the field of automated trading strategies, from rebalancing to creating custom token indexes and other complex operations.

Gekko Agent (@Gekko_Agent) is an AI agent released by AXAL through Virtuals.io. Its main function is to share crypto market information and trading-related content, and it uses a communication style on social media that imitates the style of Wall Street traders in the 1980s.

ASYM

Token contract address:

KENJSUYLASHUMfHyy5o4Hp2FdNqZg1AsUPhfH2kYvEP

ASYM Agents (@ASYM 41 b 07) has been described as a cheat code for memecoin trading, capable of analyzing large data sets from blockchain and social media to predict memecoin trends. (It mainly monitors and trades tokens on the Pumpfun platform.)

The core functions of the project are divided into two parts: one is the prediction system. ASYM uses a set of machine learning models to predict the short-term price trend of tokens and automatically executes corresponding trading strategies based on these prediction results; the other is social interaction. The project has established an interactive robot on the X platform that can communicate with users by improving the a16z framework.

From the current development status, ASYMs official website is updated less frequently, and its activities on the X platform are mainly focused on publishing market analysis similar to AIXBT. The project regularly releases some progress information through robot accounts, including the accuracy data of the prediction model and development dynamics.

Project Plutus

Token contract address:

76PsEyML7UV9uiBDWMdG3itRRuupDuRs6nNpjNBpump

Project Plutus (@ProjectPlutus_) is an AI trading agent project deployed on the Solana chain, and its token PPCoin is issued through the Pumpfun platform. The core goal of the project is to help users get rid of tedious chart analysis and complex financial operations while maximizing their profits.

Project Plutus believes that it is not enough to just provide research and analysis like @aixbt_agent, but also requires autonomous trading capabilities. Therefore, the project has designed a system that integrates analysis and trading: it can not only conduct market research like aixbt, but also perform autonomous trading through a wallet equipped with funds, allowing users to invest and withdraw funds (AUM). The main functions of the system include automated trading strategy execution, portfolio management optimization, and completing transactions based on financial goals set by users.

The project is developing more features, such as allowing Agent to evaluate the quality of the projects Github code to expand the analysis dimension. In terms of token applications, users who hold more than 5,000,000 PPCoins can unlock more advanced analysis features. This mechanism is similar to the token staking model of the Cookie platform, which provides practical uses for tokens.

AI-Powered DApps

AI-driven dApps represent a promising direction in the DeFAI space. These complete decentralized applications integrate AI or AI Agents to enhance functionality, automation, and user experience. Although this segment is still in its infancy, some ecosystems and projects have begun to emerge.

Mode Network

Token contract address:

0x084382d1cc4f4dfd1769b1cc1ac2a9b1f8365e90

Mode Network (@modenetwork), as a second-layer network designed to attract high-tech AI x DeFi developers, is one of the most active ecosystems in this field. Currently, multiple teams are developing cutting-edge AI-driven applications on Mode:

ARMA(by Giza Tech)

ARMA (@0x ARMAgeddon) is an emerging AI-driven yield optimization project in the Mode Network ecosystem, developed by Giza Tech (@gizatechxyz). The project focuses on automated yield management of USDC assets and is one of the core applications of the Mode Network AI Agent App Store. ARMA operates in a self-custodial mode and ensures user control over assets through smart contracts. Its core function is to continuously monitor the yield of various lending protocols on the Mode Network and automatically perform fund rebalancing when appropriate.

Modius

Modius is an autonomous agent powered by Autonolas (Olas) @autonolas for managing Balancer liquidity pools. An autonomous multi-agent system launched on Mode Network in 2024. Modius joins the Mode Network AI agent ecosystem, including ARMA, to jointly promote the development of DeFi automation

Amplifi Lending Agents

Developed by Amplifi.Fi (@Amplifi_Fi), Amplifi Lending Agents uses AI algorithms to analyze market data, automatically adjust investment strategies, and provide users with optimized return solutions. Core functions include intelligent asset allocation, risk management, and yield optimization, helping users get better returns on investment in the DeFi market in an automated way. Amplifi Lending Agents is also integrated with Ironclad Finance, which can automatically exchange assets, lend on Ironclad, and maximize returns through automatic rebalancing.

HeyAnonai

Token contract address:

9McvH6w97oewLmPxqQEoHUAv3u5iYMyQ9AeZZhguYf1T

HeyAnonai (@HeyAnonai) can automatically perform complex operations such as cross-chain bridging, token exchange, and staking, while also real-time aggregation and analysis of project data from multiple channels such as Twitter, Discord, and GitHub. Through natural language processing technology, HeyAnon helps users quickly obtain information such as price changes, community sentiment, and development dynamics, improving the efficiency of DeFi investment decisions.

Recently, @danielesesta has gained a lot of attention with his DeFAI theory via HeyAnonai (@HeyAnonai). He announced that HeyAnon is developing the following:

• As an abstraction layer for DeFi interfaces

• DeFi proxy for autonomous trade execution

• Research and communication agents for acquiring, filtering and interpreting relevant data

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