A 5-Minute Recap of Last Week's Web3 Market
We have compiled the latest market information and major news from the past week.
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This is a summary article covering the web3 market over the past week. We gather information from over 20 domestic and international media outlets and newsletters, selecting news items from them. Please use this to catch up on information and trends!
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Vitalik redefines the relationship between AI and blockchain. Ethereum is the “economic infrastructure for AI.”
Buterin emphasizes designing AI to participate on-chain not as a “universal decision-making entity,” but as an “economic entity.”
Envisioning a decentralized AI economy where bots collaborate, with AI handling payments, collateral, reputation, API usage fees, and more.
Designs incorporating AI as the final arbiter for DAOs and smart contracts warrant caution from the perspective of adversarial attack risks.
Ethereum’s role is not to create AI itself, but to provide “the economic infrastructure enabling trustless interaction between AI and humans.”
We aim for AI integration aligned with “Don’t trust, verify” through local LLMs, crypto payments, client-side verification, and more.
Polymarket partners with Kaito to launch Attention Market
Polymarket and Kaito have partnered to launch a prediction market targeting “mindshare” and “sentiment” on social media.
Data is sourced from X, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, with popularity and favorability serving as betting targets.
The pilot market has already recorded over $1.3 million in trading volume.
We will launch dozens of markets in March and plan to expand to hundreds of markets within the year (starting with AI-related themes).
Kaito has shifted its business focus from the traditional reward-based InfoFi model to “Attention × Prediction Markets.”
ERC-8004 has facilitated the release of over 15,000 new on-chain agents since its launch on Ethereum last week.
Over 15,516 AI agents registered within one week of mainnet launch.
Over 3,337 feedback submissions recorded, with over 14,028 active users.
Updated to exclude “flags (non-existent agents)” and count only active agents.
Emphasizing a participant-centric ecosystem that builds reputation on-chain.
