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Crypto x AI Landscape Been diving deep into the AI agents narrative these past weeks. What started with AI x gaming led me down a much deeper rabbit hole. This market map is part of a broader research initiative on Crypto x AI. 🧵

The AI bull case for gaming is still under the radar. @Treasure_DAO just partnered with @ai16zdao to connect Eliza framework to Unreal. This could be a game-changer for AI x gaming. Here's why it matters 🧵 --------------------------------- Topic Outline 👉 Partnership Details 👉 What is the Eliza Framework? 👉 Why is this interesting? 👉 Key Takeaways --------------------------------- 🤝 Partnership Details During a recent Twitter Space, @ai16zdao founder @shawmakesmagic revealed that they are collaborating with Treasure DAO to integrate the Eliza framework into major gaming engines like Unreal and Unity. The partnership builds on Shaw's experience working alongside John Patten (Treasure DAO founder) during the development of @smolbound. Now, Smolbound will serve as Eliza's first game integration in the Treasure DAO ecosystem before expanding to other games. (for context: ai16zdao is an AI-driven venture capital fund that operates as an autonomous agent) --------------------------------- 👉 What is the Eliza Framework? Eliza is a lightweight, open-source framework for creating, deploying, and managing AI agents. Built with TypeScript, it offers powerful tools for developers to build intelligent, adaptive, and scalable AI systems. Some of the standout features include: • Platform Integration -> Connect across Telegram, X, and Discord; and with voice chat via ElevenLabs • Multi-Agent System -> Deploy multiple AI personalities with consistent behavior and memory • Model Support -> Compatible with Llama, Grok, OpenAI, and Anthropic models TLDR: With Eliza, you can build anything from chatbots and autonomous agents to business automation tools, trading systems, and video game NPCs. Within a week of launch, Eliza crossed 1,000 stars on GitHub and became a top-trending repository. Other builders are already picking up Eliza and using it in interesting ways. Here's what some of them are doing (gaming-related): • @lordOfAFew: Currently working on a plugin that will allow Eliza to play any Dojo onchain game along with any action on Starknet + AI agent for the upcoming Realms Eternum mainnet, and Starkware wallet access for Eliza. Bullish on Eliza for its alignment with the open-source nature of FOCGs. • @brownsvgar: Developing a streamer platform powered by Eliza. • @BVBloom1: Integrating Eliza agents into their game. • @CottenIO: Founder of Autonomous Virtual Beings, who described the Eliza launch as a "Cambrian explosion event" for AI agents. This guy is deep into crypto x ai x gaming. Check out this podcast summary for more insights into the latest developments and integrations around the Eliza framework: xitter.gq/ByornOeste/status/1857… --------------------------------- 👉 Key Takeaways On a broader scale, the intersection of crypto and AI makes a lot of sense. AI agents can alleviate crypto's long-standing UX challenges by automating complex processes like trading, wallet creation (since agents can’t use bank accounts), and interacting with crypto applications that are often overwhelming for the average user. Even beyond full automation, an AI agent that simply guides users through the UX of these applications could be game-changing. In the context of gaming, I believe Eliza's applications go far beyond merely accelerating the game development process to make it faster, more efficient, and more creative. It transcends the familiar AI implementations we’ve seen in gaming—like AI-powered chatbots, intelligent NPCs, and infinite content creation. Think about an AI agent that lets players hop between games across different platforms and chains without friction. Game devs could finally focus on the fun stuff, letting AI handle the heavy lifting of game balancing, live ops, tokenomics, and all those tedious tasks that eat up creative time. One day, we may even see AI agents making investment decisions on our behalf—spotting token opportunities, trading assets, and being involved in DAO decisions. And it doesn't stop there. These agents could manage your whole gaming portfolio - from staking to trading in games that blend DeFi with actual gameplay. Are we going to see autonomous battles one day, where autonomous AI agents go head to head across different games in autonomous worlds ecosystems like @LootRealms devising their own strategies? We're just getting started.

I conducted a comprehensive analysis of over 400 games in the TON ecosystem. Data drawn from the largest TON app catalogue by @apps_ton and multiple other sources. Read until the end for the results 👇 ------------------------------- Disclaimer Out of the 400 games analyzed, I further refined the selection to 165 games based on the following criteria: • Prioritized the top 100-200 games (from the TON app games catalogue) in the screening process • Compiled news curations featuring the most notable games on TON / Telegram • Selected the 165 most relevant and credible games for inclusion in the "TON Games: Distilled List" Library (steps on how to gain access will be discussed in the end) ------------------------------- Why build this? The TON ecosystem has recently seen a proliferation of scam and low-quality projects that offer no real value to users. These projects are exploiting Telegram's vast user base to entice individuals into participating in schemes with unsustainable economic models. This trend is detrimental to the overall health and reputation of the TON ecosystem, as it creates a breeding ground for malicious actors. ------------------------------- TON Games: Distilled List In the database, I included all the basic information that people usually look for: Genre, Description, MAU, Tokens, and Whitepaper (plus some of my notes regarding the project). In addition to the standard data points, I have introduced a "Confidence Level" column to provide a quick assessment of each game's credibility within the Telegram gaming ecosystem. The column features three distinct ratings: 😁 High Confidence: Verifiable on-chain metrics, healthy user base, and active community 🤔 Requires Further Review: Questionable information or potential red flags 🥵 Low Confidence: Limited information, poor user engagement, and concerns about legitimacy ------------------------------- Key Findings 1. Top Games (by Monthly Active Users) >100m MAU: @hamster_kombat >10m MAU: @rockyrabbitio @CatizenAI @Yescoin_Fam @SeedCombinator @gameetoken @Oliver_Tomarket @tapswapai 5-10m MAU: @BoinkersIO @notcoin @thebananagameee @thedotcoin @dragonzlandx @JetTonGames @tonstationgames @theTapCoins @pixelverse_xyz @pocket_fi 2. The top game genre is Tap-to-earn (clicker games) combined with other basic genres like casual and arcade - These genres are the easiest to develop within Telegram's limitations - Developers often clone popular tapping/idle games, change the theme, and create a new token - Clicker games are fun due to their: ✅Simple yet addictive gameplay loop ✅Low commitment ✅Rewarding progression ✅Social features ✅Accessibility (on smartphones) 3. Confidence Level: About 33% of the games have questionable information or low confidence ratings ------------------------------- How to Gain Access Interested in learning more? The link to "TON Games: Distilled List" will be shared exclusively in @thecoreloop's Telegram channel, your go-to source for the latest Web2/Web3 gaming news. (link in the next tweet) 👇

"What does @LootRealms , @PirateNation, and @apixtwts have in common?" They all suck. And by 'suck' we mean that it sucks to find content about them or written by them. SO Over the last 7 months, we at @thecoreloop compiled a comprehensive collection of high-quality content in the fully onchain gaming space, including threads, articles, podcasts, videos, and more. ——— Our Onchain Space Station offers everything you need. If you're a content creator, we got you. If you're a researcher, we got you. If you're an analyst/investor, we got you. We offer an expansive library of games, enterprises, and insights from key opinion leaders in the FOCG/AW industry. ——— You'll save more time and learn more things when using OCSS. Just enter your game, project, influencer, or topic of interest in our search bar, and instantly access all related content. Don't rug yourself anon. ——— Our only request? Help us spread the word within the community. Together, we can learn, grow, and build a richer, more connected fully onchain gaming ecosystem. (Link to OCSS will be provided in the next tweet)

Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #19 Headlines • Midnight Heist public playtest, one week left • Nine Chronicles tops the RPG projects list for most daily transactions • Zeebit onchain referral mechanism now live Read More Below 👇 ------------------------------- 📰 FOCG Bulletin (News, Releases, and Updates) • AW Laboratory London Hackathon has started • Call the Banners’ Pixel Banners NFT mint soon • Cellula unveils their Ambassador NFTs • Chaquer secures Arbitrum Gaming Grant • DFAres v0.1 Round 2 Pinkship comes to an end • ggQuest ‘Beat The King’ Challenge • Landtorn partners with DeQuest for their epic Realm Quests • LandTorn announces detail on their TornLords NFT collection • Philand domain restored after issue with Google • Pirate Nation Hard Gauntlets are now live • Pistols at Ten Blocks art and UI updates • Realms World stark reminder for scam X accounts offering fake private $LORDS sale • Sky Strife Season 0.1 is officially over

Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #18 Headlines • Realms World marketplace is now live • Autonomous Worlds Name Service launches on Base • $LORDS - $ETH pool is now available on Nostra Read More Below 👇 ------------------------------- 📰 FOCG Bulletin (News, Releases, and Updates) • BNB Chain Hackathon focused on fully onchain applications • Cartridge pledges $4,000 bounty for the best game built with Dojo in the upcoming Starknet Winter hackathon • Cellula’s Ambassador Program reaches 400+ applicants • Dark Fores Ares v0.1 Round 2: Pinkship is ongoing • Gabby World $MANTA rewards for Beta v1 Season 2 is now available to claim • Influence Marketplace sneak peek • Midnight Heist final public playtest live, $10,000 worth of free entries up for grabs • Mithraeum will soon launch mini-games, which are accelerated tournaments • Nine Chronicles Rune balancing update and Guild roster reveal • Paima integrates Hardhat • Pirate Nation collaborates with Skyborne Legacy and Revolving games to give out WL spots • Realms World is approaching 5000+ games played on mainnet • Rising Revenant second round of beta testing • Sky Strife has added the custom Mountain Pass map to their game • Sky Strife World Sky League Season 2 is underway • Solana Civ v0.2.1 is now available on devnet • Tarochi reveals new art for battles • Words3 community airdrops rewards to participants of their first Words3 community round • Zeebit $USDT and $SOL betting, and onchain leaderboard in now available on Mainnet Alpha • Zeebit short-term roadmap ------------------------------- 📖 Must-Reads • 5 fully onchain gaming coins to keep an eye on • Airdrop Meta in 2024 • Building a Multiplayer Media Empire: Loot + Collaborative Worldbuilding • Pistols at Ten Blocks cheat sheet • Dope Wars x Mean Streets Developer Update • Everything you need to know about Pirate Nation’s Exploration • Eternum weekly dev log • January recap of everything that happened in Lorak • Overview of the Tilt blockchain • Pirate Nation PvP alpha • The Future of the MUD Ecosystem • The State of Funding For Onchain Games ------------------------------- 📺 Must-Watch (Videos, Podcasts) • Arbitrum x Cosmik Battle • Autonomous Worlds Assembly Instanbul Recordings • Autonomous worlds and godless games • Cafe Cosmos January Updates • Cairo Workshop Part 3 • Loot Survivor 2 • Midnight Heist Strategy by Kix • Pirate Nation PvP Tips and Tricks ------------------------------- 🔎 Onchain Discoveries (Newly Spotted) • Crypterra (@Crypterra_app) - onchain deck-building game set in a sci-fi universe • Kist - hex based unlock game from the Realms World LH grant program • Omnizone (@omnizonegame) - fully onchain game that combines tactical role-playing elements with a high-stakes battle royale format, running on omnichain

Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #17 Headlines • @SpeculatorArt, currently building the Tilt chain, is calling all PvP-focused FOCG builders • @TarochiGame will feature mobile support for S1 • @LLCgame_ secures Questbook x Arbitrum grant Read More Below 👇 ------------------------------- 📰 FOCG Bulletin (News, Releases, and Updates) • Arcane Assembler announces a fully playable version of their game, playtest coming soon • AW Research opens up registration for upcoming AW Laboratory London Hackathon • ARPA launches an AW X Spaces series • Cosmik Battle launches their Captain Fit's FIT FOR SPACE Challenge • Crypts and Caverns edition of Loot Survivor competition • Crypts and Caverns resets their leaderboard due to some bugs encountered • Dark Forest Arena Speedrun: Epoch 2 is live • Demo of the WalletConnect support coming to Tarochi season 1 • Dojo v0.5.0 is out • Force Prime Heroes’ first onchain tournament is coming soon • Komorebi's Hacker House for Autonomous World/Fully on-chain game builders in Denver • Loot Royalty DAO will move to BiblioDAO Frontinus House • Nine Chronicles in the top 5 for the highest web3 games transactions • Pre-registration for Dark Forest ARES v0.1 Round 2: Pinkship is now open • SolCiv v0.2.0 is out with significant updates • Winners from the Dojo Holiday Game Jam • Words3 is back, community rounds hosted by WASD and [WE] • World Sky League Season 2 is underway, the biggest Sky Strife tournament • Zeebit mainnet alpha testing round 2 ------------------------------- 📖 Must-Reads • $PAPER and $LORDS monetary experiment by @cs_eth • 2024 predictions from @StarkWareLtd • @apixtwts's top 4 favorite onchain games from the Dojo Holiday Game Jam • Blade Games 2023 Year in Review by @BladeGamesHQ • Everything You Need To Know About Words3 by @WASD_0x • How @influenceth is building the biggest onchain game of 2024 • Loot Survivor Deep Dive by @0xRaiden • Pirate Nation Deep Dive by @persun_sami • Realms: Week in Review - Pistols at 10 Blocks Fasted Draw at Dojo Game Jam by @heraldofloot • Sky Strife Advanced Gameplay Mechanics by Composable Hub • Summary of initial feedback from @RRisingRevenant’s first playtest • The Arena: Canvas Wrench Guide by Composable Hub • Untangling the Threads: The Inspirations behind Chain Of Trust • Why is $LORDS dumping? by @NFTBulbhead ------------------------------- 📺 Must-Watch (Videos, Podcasts) • @CookhouseCalls Calls Ep. 1 - ft. Kix from Tiltyard • DQ Season 4: @MithraeumIO AMA • Primer on @midnight__heist, pre-final playtest • Web3 + Gaming. Charles & Paima talk Autonomous Worlds ------------------------------- 🔎 Onchain Discoveries (Newly Spotted) • Arcane Assembler (@ArcaneAssembler): a play2die spellcrafting game made using Dojo within Realms World • Movescriptions (@MoveScriptions): MRC20 with SFT &NFT&FT functions; first smart inscriptions building $MOVE Autonomous World on Sui • The CookHouse Calls (@CookhouseCalls) - FOCG/AW podcast hosted by @0xChanglu, powered by Catalyst

Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #16 Headlines • Over $2 million in funding secured for 5 FOCG projects • 477 $WETH attempted theft from Loot treasury • $274,871 of Starknet gaming tokens detected by Smart Money • Realms World funding from Loot Royalty DAO Read More Below 👇 ------------------------------- 📰 FOCG Bulletin (News, Releases, and Updates) • Bibliotheca DAO proposal BIP-28: Formation of Ecosystem Council • CafeCosmos new Jungle Theme • Cartridge partners with Dope Wars for DIP-87: Layers of Dope aka PAPERCHAIN • Mahjong Meta launched a new skill card • Mahjong Meta updates to their rewards system • Nine Chronicles Heimdall Arena Season 2 has started • Nine Chronicles' "Happy New Year Event," 20% off for essential items • Paima Studios developed a tool to generate Docusaurus compatible docs for Solidity smart contracts • Pirate Nation new ATH for DAU • Sky Strife conducted their season pass mint • Sky Strife is now fully open source • Tarochi Game reaches 4500+ testnet players for Season 0 • Tiltyard final playtest next week, last chance for rewards towards $TILT airdrop • Zeebit Zeebros reveal went live, after selling out their NFTs • Zeebit mainnet alpha is now live ------------------------------- 📖 Must-Reads • 4 Onchain Games You Should Have on Your Radar by @WASD_0x • 6 key pillars for interoperability by @PaimaStudios • A Lord's guide to Eternum by @apixtwts • A Look At Dojo Game Submissions by @composablehub • Designing an Open Game Economy (Part 1) by @0xHeimdall • Difference between Autonomous Worlds and the Metaverse by @raulonastool • Early Alpha: Tarochi Game by @yellowpantherx • Essay 1: Autonomous Agents in Autonomous Worlds by @TheoryMusic • Realms • a history in TLDR format by @Schmeaulin • Starknet Gaming Map by @Starknet • Summary on what caused the $PAPER pump by Composable Hub • The Herald Special Issue #1: Unkillable Loot and the Mad Lords of BiblioDAO by @heraldofloot • The Loot Comeback Thesis • 2 Year Anniversary of Loot by @TianranZhang • Zeebit Zeebros NFT Utility by @Zeebitio ------------------------------- 📺 Must-Watch (Videos, Podcasts) • #13 • Game UX in onchain games with @primodiumgame and @LootRealms • Cafe Cosmos: Remembering 2023 • InStarkStream-Gaming Magazine • Loot Survivor: On-chain mini-game on Starknet • Realms on L3: provable games with Cartridge & Starknet by Realms World • Sky Strife Walkthrough ------------------------------- 🔍 Onchain Discoveries (Newly Spotted) • Modular Onchain Spaceships (@MOCS_GG): a turn-based onchain rogue game • Onchain Clash (@OnchainClash): seamlessly blending territorial claims and expansion dynamics inspired by Pixel War, Go Game, and Paperio • words3 community (@words3xyz): WASD and World Explorers community rounds on Base

34 new fully onchain games have been added to @thecoreloop's Onchain Space Station this week alone. Our FOCG/AW Library now houses 133 games. Is our Onchain Space Station the biggest collection of FOCG? 👀

1/x UPGRADE COMPLETE. After a 3-month hiatus, happy to announce that we've mega-updated our Onchain Space Station @thecoreloop. 50 newly tracked fully onchain games have been added to the Onchain Games Library, ramping up our entire FOCG list to 101 games. More details on the update👇