What Are AI Agent Launchpads?

Introduction to AI Agent Launchpads

AI Agent launchpads are decentralised platforms that simplify the experience of creating, deploying and monetising AI agents, establishing ecosystems where AI agents perform tasks, manage assets and generate revenue.

They streamline the process by providing tools for users to easily tokenise AI agents and manage their communities and governance. These agents can be created on-chain or integrated into decentralised systems, configured to perform tasks such as:

Automating DeFi operations like yield farming or trading
Managing DAOs
Enhancing productivity through streamlined workflows
Generating personalised user experiences, content, and posting on social media or gaming communities
Analysing and identifying promising Web3 VC investments

Key Features

Development tools: Provide user-friendly resources and open-source creator libraries, including SDKs, APIs, and blockchain integration support, to facilitate AI agent creation and tokenisation

Tokenisation: Represent AI agents through generated fungible tokens, enabling shared ownership, community governance, and decision-making on future upgrades and operations of AI agents

Monetisation: Allow AI agents to generate income from DeFi activities or user interactions through social media platforms and other applications like Web3 VC. Token holders can share profits, creating an incentivised ecosystem.

A Close Look at the Top Two AI Agent Launchpads: Virtuals Protocol, Top Hat

Virtuals Protocol

Virtuals Protocol is a launchpad on Base/Ethereum that enables users to create, own, deploy, and monetise AI agents easily.

Virtuals fosters autonomous decision-making and collaboration among an ecosystem of over 5,000 agents, ensuring effortless integration into consumer applications. The combination of seamless user experience and innovative monetisation opportunities establishes Virtuals as a leading platform for AI agent creation.

Top Hat

Top Hat is a Solana-based launchpad designed for the creation of versatile, multi-purpose AI agents that drive a robust ecosystem.

With an intuitive interface, users can easily customise agents capable of performing both on-chain and off-chain tasks, such as automating workflows, synthesising information and making real-time decisions using live data tracking and knowledge retrieval.

These AI agents can autonomously engage in conversations on Telegram and Discord, tweet independently, and even integrate with the pump.fun platform. Combining accessibility and innovation, Top Hat positions itself as a leading launchpad within the Solana ecosystem.

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aevatar Intelligence: Interoperable AI Agents for Web3 Automation

aelf, layer 1 AI blockchain, recently launched aevatar Intelligence, a codeless, cross-chain multi-agent framework for your Web3 pursuits. Users can create highly customisable AI agents that seamlessly interact across platforms, all in just a few clicks.

Whether optimising portfolios, automating token swaps, or enabling real-time trading risk detection, aevatar Intelligence integrates advanced LLMs like Google's Gemini, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Claude for enhanced, task-specific precision.

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Conclusion

By offering user-friendly tools for tokenisation, governance and monetisation, these launchpads enable seamless, enhanced integration of AI agents into various applications, from SoFi and DeFi to gaming and even crypto VC funds.

As they continue to innovate and expand their ecosystems, AI agent launchpads are shaping the future of autonomous technologies and their role in decentralised networks.

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*Disclaimer: The information provided on this blog does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other form of professional advice. aelf makes no guarantees or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information on this blog. You should not make any investment decisions based solely on the information provided on this blog. You should always consult with a qualified financial or legal advisor before making any investment decisions.

What's aelf Ventures?

aelf Ventures is the investment arm of aelf, a high-performance Layer 1 AI blockchain platform that offers builders and users advanced AI functionalities and cutting-edge infrastructure. With a dedicated fund of $50 million, aelf Ventures is focused on empowering Layer 1 blockchain projects and various aspects of the Web3 ecosystem, such as DeFi, GameFi, NFT, and those looking to make the transition from Web2 to Web3.

Till date, aelf Ventures has invested in projects such Crystal Fun and Confiction Labs (pka. Mythic Protocol), and is actively incubating promising ventures within the ecosystem such as Portkey, eBridge, Forest NFT Marketplace, AwakenSwap, eWell, and BeanGoTown.

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Chain	URL	Explorer
AELF	https://aelf-test-node.aelf.io/	https://explorer-test.aelf.io/
tDVW	https://tdvw-test-node.aelf.io/	https://explorer-test-side02.aelf.io/

Feature	Description
Inheritance	ERC-404 inherits from the interfaces IERC-404, IERC721 Receiver, and IERC165, implementing functions specified in these interfaces, behaving as both ERC20 and ERC721.
Data Structures	Mappings track balances, allowances, approvals, and ownership of tokens. Double-ended queue stores ERC721 token IDs. Data for managing ownership and indices of ERC721 tokens.
Constructor	Initialises token name, symbol, decimals, and other necessary variables for ERC20 and ERC721 tokens.
Token Minting and Burning	_mintERC20 function for minting ERC20 tokens. _retrieveOrMintERC721 function for minting ERC721 tokens and retrieving from a bank. _withdrawAndStoreERC721 function for depositing ERC721 tokens into the bank.
Transfers	Functions for transferring ERC20 and ERC271 tokens between addresses. Distinguishes between token types based on ID. _transferERC20WithERC721 function handles transfers involving both types.
ERC20 and ERC721 Interactions	Approve function handles approvals for both token types. Functions like transferFrom, safeTransferFrom, and permit handle transfers and approvals.
EIP-2612 Support	Supports EIP-2612 permit functionality for ERC20 tokens.
Interface Compatibility	Implements necessary functions for ERC-404 and ERC165 interfaces, indicating compatibility with ERC20 and ERC721 standards.

Role	Max Number
BP	2N+1, N starts from 8 in 2022
Candidate node	5*(2N+1)
Voter	No limit

Benefits	Description
Makes smart contracts 'smarter'	AI-driven smart contracts can autonomously modify terms based on predefined conditions and real-time data input, ensuring that the contracts are not just automated but also intelligent and self-improving over time.
Levelled up data analysis	Data is the new oil, and AI is the machinery that refines it. It is possible for AI to reduce large-volume blockchain data analysis time by up to 90%.
Boosts security	Through machine learning models, AI can prevent frauds and detect security threats in real time. It can identify potential breaches, predict future threats, and adapt to evolving security measures.
Lowers carbon footprint	AI algorithms help optimise energy consumption in blockchain operations, given the flak drawn by activities like Bitcoin mining.

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