DeFAI: New Opportunities for AI Agents

At the beginning of January, the AI Agent projects on the blockchain surged, with some projects reaching a market value of several billion dollars. However, with the occurrence of specific events, the liquidity of AI Agent tokens was quickly drained, and the market value plummeted. The entire AI Agent sector entered a harsh period, with the reality of applications struggling to be implemented and trapped investors becoming major issues.

AI Agent is an intelligent entity that can act autonomously, perform tasks, and interact with external tools. It is not just a chat-based language model; it also needs to manage its own state, call various tools, and execute tasks safely. AI Agent projects in the Web3 space mainly include launch platforms, frameworks, infrastructure, agents, and DeFAI.

The launch platform allows users to create, deploy, and monetize AI Agents. The framework is a toolkit for developing AI Agents. The infrastructure is the off-chain platform or tools built around AI Agents. The agent is a specific instance of an AI Agent. DeFAI is the combination of decentralized finance and artificial intelligence, aimed at simplifying the complex processes of DeFi through AI technology.

Despite the fluctuations in the AI Agent market, its development potential remains enormous. The integration of AI and Web3 in the future is inevitable, and AI Agents are expected to become key in improving the Web3 user experience. The market's declining confidence in AI Agents is more due to a "crisis of trust" triggered by certain events rather than a lack of value in AI Agents themselves.

DeFAI is regarded as a new narrative direction and a second growth curve for AI Agents. It not only lowers the entry barrier for DeFi but also provides practical application scenarios for AI Agents. The tokens of the DeFAI project are easier to empower, for example, by unlocking advanced features through token payments or staking.

The value of DeFAI lies not only in simplifying DeFi operations and enhancing user experience but also in its position at the intersection of DeFi and AI Agents. It can not only promote the popularization of DeFi but also provide practical application scenarios for AI Agents, allowing them to transition from the conceptual stage to the implementation stage.

During periods of market volatility, it is particularly important to maintain faith in the value of practical applications. DeFAI, as an innovative field that integrates AI and DeFi, is expected to bring new development opportunities to Web3.