Base Ecology AI Deep Dive: Apart from Virtuals, What Other Hidden Gem Projects Are There?

Original Title: "Base Ecology AI Gold Rush: Beyond Virtuals, a Comprehensive Inventory of Those Hidden Gem Projects You May Have Overlooked"

Original Source: Deep Tide TechFlow

Foreword

Everyone praises AI Agent, and the Solana ecosystem is a treasure trove.

However, outside of Solana, Base is also one of the origins of this hype cycle. Do not forget that the market value of Virtuals is higher than that of ai16z.

Furthermore, one of the reasons why everyone likes the Base ecosystem is that its PvP intensity is not as high as Solana's, and you can also find many hidden gems there. However, due to scattered information, relatively low visibility of some projects, and information silos, seizing opportunities on Base is not that easy.

In addition to the tokens generated around Virtuals and Clanker in the past few months and the well-known AIXBT, what other hidden gem projects exist on Base now that you may have overlooked?

The editorial team has decided to start a major gold rush, attempting to find more AI Agent-related projects on Base to reveal the full landscape of opportunities in the entire ecosystem.

Based on different development directions and themes, we will list the recently outstanding projects here for your reference.

Rising Stars in Virtuals

In addition to AIXBT and the GAME framework, there are many potential projects in the Virtuals ecosystem with a market value of less than 100M that have performed well in recent months. Some of these noteworthy projects are as follows.

TAO CAT: AI Agent Built by Bittensor + Masa

$TAOCAT

CA: 0x7a5f5ccd46ebd7ac30615836d988ca3bd57412b3

Market Cap: 44M

Endorsed by well-known AI projects Masa and Bittensor, with excellent backgrounds and resources.

As a native AI agent in the Bittensor ecosystem, TAOCAT is directly built on top of Bittensor's subnets:

· SN42: Used for hyperintelligence real-time data.

· SN19: LLM/Reasoning, high-level language capabilities.

Functionally, TAOCAT is able to process and analyze real-time social data, combining AI technology for data interpretation and decision-making, providing market insights and analysis.

Some recent notable trends: Binance Alpha launch; TAOCAT also secured investment from DWF Labs, becoming a recipient of its $20 million AI agent fund.

Polytrader: AI-Powered Polymarket Prediction Assistant

$POLY

X: @polytraderAI

CA: 0x2676E4e0E2eB58D9Bdb5078358ff8A3a964CEdf5

Market Cap: 17M

Polytrader analyzes market sentiment and provides actionable insights to help make wiser, data-driven decisions on Polymarket.

You can have Polytrader analyze trending topics on social platforms, and then make a bet on the outcome of a particular event, essentially playing the role of a market predictor, akin to a vertically specialized AI agent that aligns with the previously popular Polymarket platform during the election period.

Specifically, to fully utilize this project, you need to hold a certain amount of POLY tokens, thus giving the token a defined utility.

During certain significant events, POLY may benefit not only from AI narratives but also from the events themselves.

Acolyte: An Oracle for AI Agents

X: @AcolytAI

CA: 0x79dacb99A8698052a9898E81Fdf883c29efb93cb

Market Cap: 37M

Acolyt provides reliable research and engineering data through infrastructure. It offers high-quality analysis and actionable insights for individuals and companies.

Currently, Acolyt is undergoing training to map and understand metrics that influence the artificial intelligence agent ecosystem, providing a comprehensive view of each agent and their role within it.

In the future, Acolyt will be a leading oracle, supplying high-quality data to artificial intelligence agents, traders, venture capital firms, index funds, AI accelerators, and educational companies. It will be capable of analyzing and generating probabilistic outcomes for any project, even before project launch.

Freya: AI Agent Integration with Gaming

$Freya

Twitter: @Freya_Starfall

CA: 0xF04D220b8136E2d3d4BE08081Dbb565c3c302FfD

Market Cap: 14M

Integrating AI agents into games to make in-game characters smarter and more imaginative has always been a hot topic.

Freya is a representative example of this concept. The token is associated with the popular Japanese-style game Starfall Chronicles (which utilizes Immutable's technology support) and allows leveraging AI capabilities in the game to enhance character interactions.

Therefore, Freya is not only a token but also an AI character in the game, positioned at the intersection of AI Agent and GameFi.

Recent Developments: The token has been listed on Binance Alpha; on January 6, the developer behind the game also participated in an AI16Z Japan meetup discussing Freya's freedom and future roadmap achieved through elizaTEE.

DeFAI

DeFAI refers to utilizing AI capabilities within DeFi to optimize various stages of DeFi transactions, before, during, and after, making it one of the key focal points discussed on social media recently.

For more insights on this track, please refer to the previous article: ""The "AI+DeFi" Trend Has Arrived, These DeFAI Sector Projects Are Worth Your Attention""

Kudai: DeFAI Agent Built by the GMX Community

$kudai

Website: @Kudai_IO

Contract Address: 0x288F4Eb27400fA220d14b864259Ad1B7f77C1594

Market Cap: 19M

Kudai is an AI agent born out of the GMX Blueberry Club community and built using the renowned framework @EmpyrealSDK, offering an experience that integrates community-driven spirit, DeFi, artificial intelligence, and innovative features.

It is important to note that Kudai has only released its token at the moment, with more capabilities yet to be formed; however, in the recent whitepaper release, it was mentioned that Kudai will later purchase and stake GMX to provide additional revenue streams, as well as invest in GMX's GM pool to further increase yield.

The project's envisioned goal is for Kudai to operate different strategies (leveraged trading, arbitrage, Farm negative interest rates, etc.) automatically on GMX V2, real-time share positions, profits, and losses.

It has a slight taste of GMX's AI image spokesperson, but more features are still on the way.

AI Agent Framework

REI: A New Framework for Efficient Blockchain and AI Collaboration

Website: @ReiNetwork0x

Contract Address: 0x6B2504A03ca4D43d0D73776F6aD46dAb2F2a4cFD

Market Cap: 104M

Rei Network is a core framework layer dedicated to maximizing the integration capabilities of AI and blockchain.

It has achieved a key goal through a three-layer architecture: enabling AI to be unrestricted by blockchain technology while being able to efficiently validate and store data on-chain at a low cost. What sets Rei apart is its ability to transform the probabilistic outputs of AI into deterministic, verifiable data structures.

Rei was the first project to adopt this approach, and with the first-mover advantage, they quickly established their leading position.

The technical details of framework-type projects are no longer redundant. The market generally believes that one benefit of REI is:

It separates blockchain and AI by design instead of forcibly combining them; it focuses on collaborative logic rather than fusion logic.

Currently, some AI Agents based on the Rei framework are also gradually emerging, but due to space constraints, they are not listed here. For a detailed analysis, see: "In-Depth Analysis of Rei Network and $REI: Another AI Project in the Base Ecosystem Not to Be Overlooked."

Investment/Incubation DAO

daos.world: A New Attempt at Decentralized Investment Funds

Following the popularity of the decentralized fund management platform Daos.fun launched by a16z, the concept of an "Investment DAO" began to be accepted --- a decentralized hedge fund managed by human or AI agents that raise funds, generate returns, and distribute profits back to DAO token holders.

On Base, a similar investment DAO is Daos.world.

Users can raise funds through this platform, easily launch and manage their own DAO hedge funds, and conduct trades through trustless smart contracts. Within each DAO, DAO managers raise ETH to start the fund. Managers can freely trade and invest ETH according to their preferences.

At the same time, each DAO also mints its own coin. Holding DAO tokens corresponds to "fund shares," which will later be used to share the investment returns of the fund.

Regarding the traded assets, the product homepage clearly states that these hedge funds are also related to Meme coins and AI.

Furthermore, the early products of daos.world are currently based on the Base chain, with plans to gradually expand to ETH, Hyperliquid, and others based on user demand.

Currently, four funds have been launched on daos.world, as outlined below.

Note: The DAO token in the daos.world ecosystem is currently experiencing a collective price drop. Please be aware of the risks and DYOR.

1. DR3AM DAO: AI-Assisted Investment Fund Targeting AI Opportunities

$FDREAM

X: @DR3AM_AI

CA: 0x0521AaA7C96E25afeE79FDd4f1Bb48F008aE4eac

Market Cap: 7M

DR3AM DAO is an AI-assisted investment fund targeting large, medium, and small-scale artificial intelligence opportunities. It is supported by the DREAM proprietary dataset and algorithm, combining human expertise with AI analysis to identify groundbreaking projects in the entire crypto AI space.

However, from DR3AM's current holdings, it appears to be mostly buying the tokens of other investment DAOs, such as WAI and TRUST (further details below).

2. Alchemist Accelerate: Holding Only BTC and ETH?

$ALCH (Not the one on Solana, please verify)

X: @ALCHDAO

CA: 0x2b0772BEa2757624287ffc7feB92D03aeAE6F12D

Market Cap: 1.2M

The DAO claims to invest in groundbreaking projects, create multilingual educational resources, and provide guidance and connections to enhance the global community's capabilities.

However, apart from holding the tokens of the aforementioned neighboring DAO FDREAM, ALCHDAO actually holds the most in Bitcoin and Ethereum, indicating a very conservative investment style...

3. AicroStrategy: On-chain Clone of MicroStrategy, Primarily Buying cbBTC

$AiSTR

X: @AicroStrategy

CA: 0x20ef84969f6d81Ff74AE4591c331858b20AD82CD

Market Cap: 4.2M

AicroStrategy is an AI hedge fund that will leverage cbBTC holdings to maximize Bitcoin exposure. The raised funds will be used to purchase cbBTC, which will be deployed to carefully selected DeFi protocols to maximize security and leverage.

The initial plan of the project is to deposit into Aave, borrow USDC, purchase more cbBTC, and then repeat the process. An AI algorithm will determine the optimal leverage ratio for executing the plan.

The DAO's holdings indeed reflect that it only buys cbBTC, but what it buys more of are the tokens of its sibling DAO $FDREAM.

4. Alameda Research V2: Playing the FTX Bankruptcy Joke, the Most Diversified AI Token Purchase

$AR

X: @AlamedaV2DAO

CA: 0x3e43cB385A6925986e7ea0f0dcdAEc06673d4e10

Market Cap: 1.5M

From the name and logo, it is evident that there is a strong sense of irony and humor, clearly paying homage to the FTX bankruptcy event and the Alameda Research associated with SBF and his girlfriend.

The DAO's introduction is also very interesting: "V2 is a leading trading firm operated from SBF's cell... We use internally developed technology and deep expertise of the team in crypto to trade thousands of digital asset products."

Looking at the fund's holdings, it is indeed the most diversified and spread out among several DAOs, basically including the popular AI-related tokens on Base.

wai combinator: On-chain Version of Y Combinator Homophonic Pun, Base's AI Project Incubator

$WAI

X: @wai_combinator

CA: 0x6112b8714221bBd96AE0A0032A683E38B475d06C

Market Cap: 17M

The WAI Combinator is actually a project built on the Virtuals protocol, but more inclined towards investment incubation.

Its core positioning is as an experimental "Agent + Human" investment DAO organization, aiming to create value for Token holders by making investment decisions through a combination of AI agents and human expertise.

From the name, WAI is clearly paying tribute to the well-known tech company incubator Y Combinator, and its business is similar. However, the projects incubated are all within the on-chain Base ecosystem, especially early-stage projects within Virtuals still in the Bonding Curve phase.

Its asset under management has grown from 50k to over 700k USD in less than two weeks, with the portfolio value showing significant growth (currently at 500k USD). At the same time, the project is continuously deploying new investments through the "Velocity" plan, so staying tuned for projects that it favors is advisable.

WAI has also disclosed its asset management address (click here), and interested players can track it.

Similarly, holding WAI tokens allows you, like other investment DAOs, to share in the organization's investment fund's returns. However, compared to the aforementioned investment DAO, the WAI Combinator has more business opportunities, such as:

Providing AI technical support and integration to help projects optimize decision-making processes; assisting projects in accessing the Virtuals ecosystem to promote collaboration and resource sharing among projects, and so forth.

So it is more like a strategic investment + incubation for listed projects role, rather than just making investments.

Note: A similar investment DAO project to WAI is Vader AI, which is often compared by Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs):

$VADER

CA: 0x731814e491571A2e9eE3c5b1F7f3b962eE8f4870

trustmebrosfun: Incubated by WAI Combinator, about to launch a new coin $DATDAO

$TRUST

Telegram: @trustmebrosfun

CA: 0xC841b4eaD3F70bE99472FFdB88E5c3C7aF6A481a

Market Cap: 12M

The above-mentioned WAI Combinator has successfully incubated a project called trustmebrosfun, an AI project running on the Base chain. The name comes from a common meme in the cryptocurrency community "Trust me bro," which ironically emphasizes the trust issue in the crypto market.

The existing token of the project is $TRUST, which is both a meme and corresponds to the social media AI Agent of trust.

However, the key point is that its founder, @Degen__Ape__, recently released the DATDAO whitepaper based on trustmebrosfun. DATDAO is defined as an innovative decentralized autonomous organization that will focus on investing in other tokens and PVP airdrop mining on Hyperliquid.

DATDAO will soon launch its own token $DATDAO, and to qualify for the whitelist to obtain this token, a minimum of 100K TRUST tokens is required in the public round, which will correspond to an allocation of $DATDAO worth 1 ETH, with a personal cap of 5 ETH.

For more rules, please refer to the founder's original post.

Setting aside questions about DATDAO's investment level, whether it generates returns, and the market need for another investment DAO, from a tokenomics perspective, participation in DATDAO requires holding TRUST. This may create some short-term demand for TRUST.

sekoia_virtuals: On-Chain Version of Sequoia Capital

$ SEKOIA

X: @sekoia_virtuals

CA: 0x1185cB5122Edad199BdBC0cbd7a0457E448f23c7

Market Cap: 60M

This project also exists on Virtuals, but the author classified it under an investment DAO or on-chain fund.

SEKOIA aims to build the best-performing on-chain venture capital agency. The project's X uses a semi-automatic, semi-manual AI posting approach and claims to aim to outperform traditional companies for better outcomes.

From its name, it's clear that it pays tribute to Sequoia, i.e., Sequoia Capital.

During the recent crypto market downturn, the project's token price remained relatively stable compared to other mentioned investment DAOs. This stability may stem from the fund's investment in another token named $VOLTX, an AI Agent token, which has shown excellent performance and gained market confidence.

Based on information displayed on its website, the on-chain Sequoia's investment level is quite good, achieving profits 15 times its investment total.

AI Agent Launchpad

CreatorBid - A New Launchpad Integrating Bittensor and Autonolas Capabilities

Capital that has benefited from the rise of Virtuals will inevitably have a spill-over effect, looking for more distinctive small-scale ecosystems within the same Base.

Within this context, CreatorBid is certainly an essential part. Its most significant feature lies in integration with the Bittensor subnet and Olas, bringing significant utility to its ecosystem, especially through Olas' upcoming Mech Marketplace.

In simple terms, Olas' Mech Marketplace is like an "Agent Marketplace," where agents can autonomously acquire new skills, tools, and workflows—expanding their capabilities in real time. This technology enables CreatorBid to meet the growing demand for agents focusing on predictive workflows, transactions, payment automation, and more.

Therefore, you can think of CreatorBid as a creation platform that combines blockchain and AI technologies to provide content creators with AI model development and deployment support, as well as offer unhosted platform services.

Technically, it collaborates with io.net and Aethir's GPU network for AI model scaling; simultaneously leveraging Bittensor's subnet capabilities and Olas' Agent Marketplace prowess to jointly build its platform.

As the platform's token $BID has not yet undergone a TGE, but has already built 70+ Agents, we can focus on reviewing the following 3 projects within the ecosystem and their associated tokens:

1. draiftking: Using machine learning to analyze soccer matches and guide sports betting

$DKING

X: @draiftking

Market Cap: 32M

CA: 0x57eDc3F1fd42c0D48230e964b1C5184B9c89B2ed

This project, developed by @webuildscore, uses machine learning to analyze vast amounts of data such as player positions, match-ups, performance status, etc., to quickly identify inefficiencies in the sports betting market and place profitable bets.

Behind the project, the CEO is a member of @crunchDAO, a top-tier machine learning community, and the team members have extensive experience in sports analysis and the gambling market.

It is worth highlighting CrunchDAO, a mature elite machine learning community overseas (over 7,000 data scientists - over 700 PhDs), which develops Alpha insights through its collective intelligence network.

At the same time, this AI agent relies on the TAO Network and, based on the ScoreVision subnet (SN44), can significantly reduce computing costs, meaning ScoreVision and DraftKings have a certain technological moat in competition.

For more detailed content, you can refer to the detailed analysis post by renowned Alpha blogger @SmallCapScience.

2. Eolas: Tool Enhancing AI Agents on the CreatorBid Platform

$EOLAS

Twitter: @Eolas_AI

Market Cap: 7.6M

Contract Address: 0xF878e27aFB649744EEC3c5c0d03bc9335703CFE3

Eolas is a tool system focused on enhancing AI agents on the CreatorBid platform and is the first agent on the platform to utilize Autonolas capabilities.

In simple terms, Eolas's main advantage is that it makes advanced features that were previously only available to a few elite AI agents (such as @aixbt_agent) accessible to everyone, thus enhancing the overall capability of the CreatorBid ecosystem.

Its main function is to provide advanced tools and features for AI agents on CreatorBid. Eolas uses Autonolas's Olas Mechs technology to develop and distribute these tools.

Among them, Olas Mech is a core technology in the Autonolas network, which is essentially a blockchain-based AI service marketplace. This technology allows AI agents (referred to as Mechs) to provide AI services to other agents or applications via the blockchain.

Returning to Eolas, the core idea of this system is to create and share AI tools in a decentralized manner. Eolas claims that this approach can elevate the overall capability of the CreatorBid ecosystem. It also includes an economic model to sustain the operation and development of the system through tool usage fees and development rewards.

3. AION 5100: Prediction Agent on the Bittensor Subnet

$AION

X: @aion5100

Market Cap: 40M

CA: 0xfc48314ad4ad5bd36a84e8307b86a68a01d95d9c

AION 5100 is an AI Agent project developed by CreatorBid running on the Bittensor network, with its core functionality being to provide self-improving prediction services on the Bittensor prediction subnet (Subnet 6).

The project uses the TAO token as its underlying support. While this AI Agent always attracts attention through a mystical marketing approach such as speaking as the "AI from the future," its essence lies in being an application project focused on AI prediction capabilities, particularly in predicting financial and market trends.

It's worth mentioning that the project's official website is quite interesting, featuring a sleek computer where clicking different buttons prompts messages about various functionalities being prepared. However, the website currently lacks substantial content and functionality, leaning more towards marketing and intentions.

Regarding what AION5000 specifically can predict, there is no clear indication. The Agent account on X is currently engaging in abstract and non-specific self-talk about predictions, and its future performance will need further observation.

Airdrop and Beta Opportunity: Native Coin $BID, $TAO, and $OLAS

Aside from holding different Agent tokens, the platform's native coin $BID has yet to undergo a TGE. Therefore, a potential opportunity is to lock up the Agent tokens purchased on Creator.Bid to receive the platform's daily distributed points, which can be later exchanged for $BID at a certain ratio.

Beta-related opportunities:

TAO: Some projects benefit from Bittensor's subnet, which can be seen as a positive development to some extent.

OLAS: As Creatorbid has integrated Autonolas' Mech capability, OLAS itself may also benefit from this platform's hype.

Loomlay -- Building an AI Agent in a No-Code Environment

$LAY

Telegram: @loomlayai

Contract Address: 0xb89d354ad1b0d95a48b3de4607f75a8cd710c1ba

Market Cap: 130M

Loomlay is also an innovative platform that combines AI agent collaboration with Web3 technology.

The platform aims to simplify the process of creating and deploying AI agents, allowing more users to participate in AI application development through a no-code environment.

The Loomlay agent consists of three core components—Model, Plugins, and Workflows—which together create a fully functional AI system.

In terms of agent building, Loomlay employs an intuitive visual interface where users can define the capabilities and objectives of the AI agent through simple configurations. The system integrates ERC4337 wallet functionality to provide infrastructure support for agent's autonomous operations.

The platform's plugin ecosystem greatly expands the agent's application scope. By integrating different types of plugins, AI agents can perform a variety of tasks, from market analysis to content creation. This modular design allows agents to flexibly adjust their functionality based on actual needs.

On the collaboration front, Loomlay has established a comprehensive AI agent collaboration network. The platform supports combining agents with different expertise, such as pairing market analysis agents with trading agents or connecting research-oriented agents with content creation agents to achieve collaborative processing of complex tasks.

The platform's native token $LAY incorporates a carefully designed deflationary mechanism.

In token transactions on Uniswap V3, 1% of the daily sell order amount is used for token burning. Additionally, 20% of the $LAY payment volume in market transactions is permanently removed from circulation.

It is worth mentioning that Loomlay is relatively new. The platform was launched on December 31st, and within a week, it had already created over 500 agents, with more than 70 of them already having tokens.

However, due to its early stage, the Agent tokens have not seen significant gains yet, and we will continue to observe further.

Exploring More Directions and Filling the Gaps

Our editors' resources are also very limited, and the above cannot cover all AI Agent projects in the entire Base ecosystem.

For more information, you can refer to a chart created by renowned blogger @sandraaleow to group and integrate AI projects in different directions to understand where the AI projects in the current Base ecosystem are heading.

Additionally, some projects have not issued tokens yet, or they have migrated old businesses to Base. You can also refer to the table below:

Chart: Original post from @davidtsocy, compiled and tabulated by Deep Tide TechFlow

Lastly, it is important to note that the risk in the AI Agent trend should not be ignored, as it is questionable whether many projects actually have AI support. All projects listed in this article do not constitute any investment advice, and for more information, please do your research (DYOR).

The above text is just a start, and we hope everyone can find more of their own Alpha.

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