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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?

I'm still not sure if I can do these type of posts publicly but fuck it - Yes, @modenetwork price action is bad - Yes, community is disheartened by this - Yes, we are aware - Yes, a lot is being implemented to improve this including new partners (marketing and onchain), veMODE tokenomics - Yes, big changes are coming ... First let's recap - Mode is the fastest chain to go live with a token, ever. Testnet was in Aug, Devnet November, Mainnet Jan, token in May. - At launch in Jan/Feb we hyper incentivised the eco, this was the play earlier in the year, it gave us great initial growth - Over 60 projects launched on Mode in this short time, $500m TVL, loads of awesome defi innovation being built - We launched the token in May, vols were at all time low, airdrop farmers dumped, price fell alongside with all other L2s and DeFi - Since, April/May alts have been in a bear market with many down 50-90%, yea Mode got hit by this - In July we ran an awesome accelerator with 13 teams, - In August we started to double down on AI Agent infrastructure by building and investing heavily in this space - In September we opened submissions for the AIFi accelerator (kick off this month) - Last week we just released Airdrop 2, saw more sell pressure as expected, good to have that behind us - On Friday we launched veMODE which means 0 MODE emissions for Season 3, emissions will be in OP Where do we go from here? - The team is focussed on the medium to long term, we are building and launching some 0 to 1 products in AI x DeFI in the coming weeks/months (consumer apps, agent infra, synthetic data etc) - veMODE just launched and for season 3 reduces MODE emissions to 0 whilst bringing more demand and utility to MODE, super excited to see how these governance games play out - Brought on a few new market partners who specialise in liquidity, they will be key for the next stage of growth - Cleaning up the data around Mode, lots of incorrect data on listing sites wrt market cap etc, i learned these sites are very important to retail - Going big to market AI agents + infra on Mode, will aim to launch first POCs asap and build in public - Launch consumer app with chain abstraction + wallet abstraction with integrations to @Optimism @base @worldcoin @unichain Why should anyone bet on MODE now? A few months back it was hard to answer this (for Mode and for many other general L2s) now it's a different story - AI x Crypto is going to be the pervasive theme for the future and when it comes to AI x DeFi AIFi Mode is miles ahead of other ecosystems - consumer apps, agent infra, synthetic data all coming - ve tokenomics are a game changer and our unique implementation will become a standard (i even saw someone do a thought piece on this for a future design for an imaginary chain) - The chads at @Optimism are shipping superchain interop - Mode will be a big part of this - The Mode core team are cracked when it comes to bd + partnerships. We consistently over deliver and have some killer integrations on the horizon - The community is showing strength and resilience, great conversations are happening in our Token Gated groups + loads of other stuff Excited to continue building with you all

gmode excited to continue growing with you all, we are more dedicated than ever to building the best DeFi ecosystem and know we have a lot of work to do here’s what’s coming next for @modenetwork - moar yield-bearing assets - moar big big big DeFi integrations - moar bridging options - moar liquidity - moar native ecosystem launches

Hiring 2x DeFi x AI hackers in residence at @modenetwork Brief: Build cool shit at the intersection of DeFi x AI. You must be able to ship code and create content daily. What you get: - Chonky base salary - Funding + resources for any idea you want to build on Mode - Marketing support + budgets - Work a top team of DeFi natives and researchers Requirements: - Experience using DeFi protocols - Preference for shipping code - Experience working in a fully remote environment - Excited about AI Agents Application: Dm me a video demo of something cool you’re building/working on

To find out if a DeFAI project is grifting Just ask where is the AI? This is how actual DeFAI works Example: AI agent managing collateral on a lending protocol like @aave @ionicmoney @MorphoLabs 1. AI model predicts that eth will drop 20% in next 24 hours (data could be from Mode’s Synth subnet ) 2. The prediction is submitted onchain via oracle, zkproof, tee 3. Agent adjusts collateral ratio to prevent liquidation At @modenetwork we are actively working/funding the best teams who are building actual AI Agents for DeFAI Right now DeFAI is still early, with teams on mode such as @gizatechxyz @autonolas leading the way

Gmode Announcing the Synth Bittensor Subnet Testnet Agents are only as smart as the models that power them, and Financial Agents currently lack the price data needed for accurate probabilistic modelling. Unlike traditional price prediction systems that focus on single-point forecasts, Synth captures the full distribution of price movements and their associated probabilities, to build the most accurate synthetic data in the world for powering Agents and LLMs. Explore the Github below for further details. Synth Bittensor Testnet UID 247. github.com/mode-network/s…

Here’s why @trylimitless @cjhtech was right with their token launch strategy - Everything was transparent and onchain - The concentrated liquidity pool launch worked well, with great depth from launch - the 2m they were using for onchain market making stayed onchain and was injected back in the chart - in Cex launches this 2m often goes to a Market Makers pocket which is always bad for token - the surprise launch meant it didn’t get sniped - there is continued volatility in the token for traders to engage and cex to get interested For sure the comms around onchain market making could have been more clear as many people have not seen this strategy before but Cj is a chad founder who tried something new and is winning

3 months ago I predicted that @bittensor_ Subnets would power AI agents however for the financial AI agents building on @modenetwork suitable data from existing subnets was lacking... this led us to build Synth Subnet (testnet), to source the world’s most powerful synthetic price data enabling Agents and LLMs to be capable of accurate forecasting and probabilistic reasoning. this is a huge project, but enabling agents to build probabilistic models about the future is key for many DeFi use cases such as trading, setting LP ranges, pricing options etc Synth has now been live on Testnet for a month and we are gearing up for mainnet... we have 10 agent teams committed to integrating Synth data APIs and we’re actively seeking a few more If you are building an agent that could benefit from Synth data lmk below (link to synth subnet github in next tweet)

LLM agents like $GOAT $LUM $BULLY are dying Utility agents are the future And finance is the key utility of blockchains 2025 is going to be about utility agents that trade, add liquidity, borrow and lend on behalf of users @modenetwork is well ahead with thousands of agentic transactions happening onchain Study the next era of agentic DeFi Study @autonolas @gizatechxyz @Amplifi_Fi

It feels crazy to say this but @SynthdataCo is now the World's highest paying Quant modelling competition $6,000,000 usd per year is being distributed to contestants on @bittensor_ Beats @kaggle Beats @numerai Potentially beats working at @JaneStreetGroup Synth is building the predictive intelligence layer for all of finance and it's just getting started ...

AI Agents will be the most significant upgrade to DeFi we have ever seen - enabling the next billion users to come onchain seamlessly Here's what we are focussed on at @modenetwork - AI Agents as a new UX layer for new users In the next 12 months new users won't use DeFi app frontends. Interacting onchain will be done via agentic interfaces and apps. Interfaces include chat gpt style frontends, agentic vaults and smart accounts, that can be accessed via mobile or webapps. - Agent App Store for discovery Discovery of new agents will happen on the @modenetwork AI Agent Appstore. Right now there are 3 live agents from @gizatechxyz @autonolas @Amplifi_Fi , soon there will be hundreds with billions in TVL. These agents will run across 100 chains and 1,000 protocols to find the best yields for their human owners. They will be active 24/7 managing risk and earning the highest yields. - Advanced data layer for Agents and LLMs Agents are only as smart as the models that power them. With Synth, our bittensor subnet we are building a new data layer to give Agents powerful forecasting capabilities. The inbound has been incredible from teams excited to integrate Synth models into their agents. Key use cases here are setting clmm ranges for lp and more accurate options pricing. -- The coming months will be dominated by Agents. If you are keen to build the future of DeFi x AI together then shoot me a DM

been quiet on x becus of mad building mode DefAI flywheel set for some big big spinning as key projects go live the alpha for what to watch out for @modenetwork > agentic investment daos (next 24 hours) > mode terminal - standard defi + dev capabilities + new model integration (preview tomorrow) > Synth subnet push to mainnet (asap, just a couple security things to review) > level 3 DeFAI agents (👀👀) > ecosystem agent airdrops for veMODE holders + power users (ongoing, a big one announced in private telegram groups) > agent founder school (currently running) lfg

I'm still not sure if I can do these type of posts publicly but fuck it - Yes, @modenetwork price action is bad - Yes, community is disheartened by this - Yes, we are aware - Yes, a lot is being implemented to improve this including new partners (marketing and onchain), veMODE tokenomics - Yes, big changes are coming ... First let's recap - Mode is the fastest chain to go live with a token, ever. Testnet was in Aug, Devnet November, Mainnet Jan, token in May. - At launch in Jan/Feb we hyper incentivised the eco, this was the play earlier in the year, it gave us great initial growth - Over 60 projects launched on Mode in this short time, $500m TVL, loads of awesome defi innovation being built - We launched the token in May, vols were at all time low, airdrop farmers dumped, price fell alongside with all other L2s and DeFi - Since, April/May alts have been in a bear market with many down 50-90%, yea Mode got hit by this - In July we ran an awesome accelerator with 13 teams, - In August we started to double down on AI Agent infrastructure by building and investing heavily in this space - In September we opened submissions for the AIFi accelerator (kick off this month) - Last week we just released Airdrop 2, saw more sell pressure as expected, good to have that behind us - On Friday we launched veMODE which means 0 MODE emissions for Season 3, emissions will be in OP Where do we go from here? - The team is focussed on the medium to long term, we are building and launching some 0 to 1 products in AI x DeFI in the coming weeks/months (consumer apps, agent infra, synthetic data etc) - veMODE just launched and for season 3 reduces MODE emissions to 0 whilst bringing more demand and utility to MODE, super excited to see how these governance games play out - Brought on a few new market partners who specialise in liquidity, they will be key for the next stage of growth - Cleaning up the data around Mode, lots of incorrect data on listing sites wrt market cap etc, i learned these sites are very important to retail - Going big to market AI agents + infra on Mode, will aim to launch first POCs asap and build in public - Launch consumer app with chain abstraction + wallet abstraction with integrations to @Optimism @base @worldcoin @unichain Why should anyone bet on MODE now? A few months back it was hard to answer this (for Mode and for many other general L2s) now it's a different story - AI x Crypto is going to be the pervasive theme for the future and when it comes to AI x DeFi AIFi Mode is miles ahead of other ecosystems - consumer apps, agent infra, synthetic data all coming - ve tokenomics are a game changer and our unique implementation will become a standard (i even saw someone do a thought piece on this for a future design for an imaginary chain) - The chads at @Optimism are shipping superchain interop - Mode will be a big part of this - The Mode core team are cracked when it comes to bd + partnerships. We consistently over deliver and have some killer integrations on the horizon - The community is showing strength and resilience, great conversations are happening in our Token Gated groups + loads of other stuff Excited to continue building with you all

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?

Here’s why @trylimitless @cjhtech was right with their token launch strategy - Everything was transparent and onchain - The concentrated liquidity pool launch worked well, with great depth from launch - the 2m they were using for onchain market making stayed onchain and was injected back in the chart - in Cex launches this 2m often goes to a Market Makers pocket which is always bad for token - the surprise launch meant it didn’t get sniped - there is continued volatility in the token for traders to engage and cex to get interested For sure the comms around onchain market making could have been more clear as many people have not seen this strategy before but Cj is a chad founder who tried something new and is winning

gmode excited to continue growing with you all, we are more dedicated than ever to building the best DeFi ecosystem and know we have a lot of work to do here’s what’s coming next for @modenetwork - moar yield-bearing assets - moar big big big DeFi integrations - moar bridging options - moar liquidity - moar native ecosystem launches

Hiring 2x DeFi x AI hackers in residence at @modenetwork Brief: Build cool shit at the intersection of DeFi x AI. You must be able to ship code and create content daily. What you get: - Chonky base salary - Funding + resources for any idea you want to build on Mode - Marketing support + budgets - Work a top team of DeFi natives and researchers Requirements: - Experience using DeFi protocols - Preference for shipping code - Experience working in a fully remote environment - Excited about AI Agents Application: Dm me a video demo of something cool you’re building/working on

Gmode Announcing the Synth Bittensor Subnet Testnet Agents are only as smart as the models that power them, and Financial Agents currently lack the price data needed for accurate probabilistic modelling. Unlike traditional price prediction systems that focus on single-point forecasts, Synth captures the full distribution of price movements and their associated probabilities, to build the most accurate synthetic data in the world for powering Agents and LLMs. Explore the Github below for further details. Synth Bittensor Testnet UID 247. github.com/mode-network/s…

To find out if a DeFAI project is grifting Just ask where is the AI? This is how actual DeFAI works Example: AI agent managing collateral on a lending protocol like @aave @ionicmoney @MorphoLabs 1. AI model predicts that eth will drop 20% in next 24 hours (data could be from Mode’s Synth subnet ) 2. The prediction is submitted onchain via oracle, zkproof, tee 3. Agent adjusts collateral ratio to prevent liquidation At @modenetwork we are actively working/funding the best teams who are building actual AI Agents for DeFAI Right now DeFAI is still early, with teams on mode such as @gizatechxyz @autonolas leading the way

AI Agents will be the most significant upgrade to DeFi we have ever seen - enabling the next billion users to come onchain seamlessly Here's what we are focussed on at @modenetwork - AI Agents as a new UX layer for new users In the next 12 months new users won't use DeFi app frontends. Interacting onchain will be done via agentic interfaces and apps. Interfaces include chat gpt style frontends, agentic vaults and smart accounts, that can be accessed via mobile or webapps. - Agent App Store for discovery Discovery of new agents will happen on the @modenetwork AI Agent Appstore. Right now there are 3 live agents from @gizatechxyz @autonolas @Amplifi_Fi , soon there will be hundreds with billions in TVL. These agents will run across 100 chains and 1,000 protocols to find the best yields for their human owners. They will be active 24/7 managing risk and earning the highest yields. - Advanced data layer for Agents and LLMs Agents are only as smart as the models that power them. With Synth, our bittensor subnet we are building a new data layer to give Agents powerful forecasting capabilities. The inbound has been incredible from teams excited to integrate Synth models into their agents. Key use cases here are setting clmm ranges for lp and more accurate options pricing. -- The coming months will be dominated by Agents. If you are keen to build the future of DeFi x AI together then shoot me a DM

veMODE keeps on growing with MODE staking at 5% of total supply, ~35% of circulating supply (higher than ETH staking) veMODE holders direct incentives to ecosystem projects and are currently earning around 40% APY Breakdown veMODE - 413,000,000 BPT - 21,000,000 (still needs to be migrated) - 73,000,000 Voting has just started with hundreds of votes already coming in, amazing to see the community come together like this so fast All details on on the @modenetwork dashboard

LLM agents like $GOAT $LUM $BULLY are dying Utility agents are the future And finance is the key utility of blockchains 2025 is going to be about utility agents that trade, add liquidity, borrow and lend on behalf of users @modenetwork is well ahead with thousands of agentic transactions happening onchain Study the next era of agentic DeFi Study @autonolas @gizatechxyz @Amplifi_Fi

x402 will be the payment layer for onchain intelligence It is a huge unlock for autonomous agents to transact for data, forecasts, or reasoning steps between ai systems Agents onchain can now hunt and pay for the data/intelligence that improves them Gonna be working on enabling a x402 facilitator for @modenetwork this weekend and next week

Last week at ethcc was hyper bullish for the @modenetwork team - here's my 2 min tldr - @Optimism is moving extremely fast on ********** and our sessions with them have made me more bullish than ever on the Superchain. the vision of Mode being the Superchian DeFi hub serving OP Mainnet, @base @worldcoin - Onchain AI agents + new interfaces will bring the masses to DeFi. @modenetwork's contextualised data is perfect for Agent infra to build models and strategies on. Was awesome to chat at @autonolas's event 'Agent's unleashed' with @Almanak__ @Spectral_Labs @0xCapx @ShutterNetwork - Liquid funds are much more active than founders think (a lot of VCs have liquid arms now). I got to meet 6 funds last week + my list is up to 50+ active. Pitching to liquid funds is data heavy and requires different skills to VC fundraising. - Multiple people told me the Mode airdrop was better than Blast in terms of execution, communication and value. I guess this is because Blast inflated points through the campaign but I'm not sure on this? - DeFi focussed funds are still fairly risk averse and onchain whales are the best partners for early stage DeFi teams to scale up their TVL. - The consensus is to be that yields will remain high in the coming months and Mode needs to continue to offer the best yields on new assets. A number of large users expressed a need for new stablecoins which we are activley working on. If i didn't catch you at ethcc and you are keen to chat about Mode, DeFi agents or liquid stuff shoot me a dm!