ai16z Launches Own Launchpad, Will auto.fun's Upcoming Project Feature another Goldendoge?
Eliza Labs launched an account called auto.fun last month, and Eliza Labs' core member Shaw announced on social media X that this project will go live this week. He previously mentioned the possibility of creating a launchpad or community product tied to the $ai16z token. Will the emergence of auto.fun change the current downtrend of the Eliza ecosystem token? What upcoming projects are worth paying attention to that will be launching on auto.fun?
What is auto.fun?
auto.fun is a community-driven open-source token launcher and a No Code AI Agent builder where anyone can create autonomous AI agents capable of performing tasks across social media platforms, DeFi applications, and other web3 services.
In addition to token launches, creators can earn fees here, and external communities can communicate, create content, or mint CTO tokens. Eliza Labs claims that auto.fun was developed to economically support AI Agent development, and it will be different from a typical token launch platform, bringing a narrative change.
The official statement says that auto.fun adopts a more equitable token model than previous launch platforms, combining bonding curves and fair distribution principles. It allows project teams to lock up to 50% of the tokens before listing to help reduce sniper behavior. It introduces a "Liquidity NFT mechanism" and shares part of the fees with the token creator. The officials believe that this token model can promote long-term coordination between AI agent developers and users, ensuring sustainable project growth and fair retail participation.
The Pre-launch Pumpfun Scam Coin Drama
Before the project's official launch, auto.fun had already sparked controversy, or more precisely, Shaw sparked community discussion. The reason was that in recent days, several suspected counterfeit auto.fun tokens were issued on PumpFun, and Shaw used a public wallet address to purchase some of them. These tokens started to surge, with some even surpassing a $2.5 million market cap in an instant, then quickly heading towards zero. Interestingly, after the community CTO, the token surged several times again, currently priced at $1.5 million, which aligns perfectly with the auto.fun community CTO feature, full of sarcastic implications.
After being accused of being short of money and rug pulling following online harassment, Shaw firmly denied being the Dev and explained, "I bought a few random coins on Pumpfun, and one of them started pumping. I said I would donate it, but later someone told me it was a SCAM, so I burned the token. Sorry for the confusion. I was just playing around."
This is not Shaw's first time facing community outrage. Previously, during the Eliza community coin incident, Shaw even publicly purchased several "fuck shaw" MemeCoins worth only a few thousand dollars. In theory, every blockchain player has the freedom to buy and sell, but as a project leader, having your address exposed in the market carries a strong sense of influence. One should consider more the balance between retail investors' rights and "FUN" when under such public scrutiny.
What Are Some Alpha Opportunities?
Despite a recent market downturn in expectations for the project due to past controversies, more than 15 projects from different fields have decided or expressed interest in joining auto.fun. Among them are some excellent teams. Below are introductions to a few projects that are particularly noteworthy, provided for information purposes only and not as investment advice.
Comput3 AI
Comput3 is a project initiated by Dmitry Nedospasov that provides GPU power for AI apps and AI agents. The current Comput3 API can be used for video generation, open-source model inference, speech synthesis, private coding, and portrait generation. The project has now opened its API interface webpage, stating that GPU usage costs only $0.5 per hour but has not disclosed specific computing power.
In addition, the project has developed a TG MINIAPP for chat-based interactions and is collaborating with Roolz AI to use Comput3's GPU with the LLM model to generate AI anime. The project claims that they are currently testing APIs/MCP interfaces that allow AI agents to use freely. Future products will enable large model training, large-scale video generation and algorithmic model computations, collaborate with BTC mining farms to utilize surplus capacity, create GPU derivatives, and establish an on-chain GPU marketplace.
DogLife.AI
DogLifeAI was initiated by Dr. Pepe with the concept of bringing an entire dog onto the blockchain and making it immortal. Prior to this, Dr. Pepe had released his own biology-themed social AI Agent called "DrPepe.ai Agent," whose token $Bryan once reached a market value of 40 million USD but has now fallen to 2.8 million USD.
It is worth mentioning that in December 2024, Dr. Pepe and his AI alluded to Silicon Valley tycoon Bryan Johnson's longevity promotion. The hyperbaric oxygen therapy "HBOT" treatment shared by Bryan was actually an article Dr. Pepe had posted on the Arweave blockchain the day before. This led the community to believe that Bryan was Dr. Pepe's "alter ego," which is why the associated token is $Bryan and not Dr. Pepe. Although DogLifeAI currently has no whitepaper, Dr. Pepe allows users to use $Bryan to "pre-purchase" the DogLifeAI token.
Sigama Music
Sigma Music is a social music AI agent incubated by the AI data platform itheum. The platform not only allows users to upload music and create music radio, but also provides a token launchpad for users to turn their music into Memecoins.
Kryptonite's CZAI
CZAI aims to provide traders with an efficient, intelligent assistant to simplify investment decisions and enhance fund management transparency. Some community members claim that CZAI is created by the DEFI project Kryptonite, but the two parties have not yet publicly connected on social media.
The project team has mentioned that this AI agent will have multi-signature (multi-sig) operations and transparent fund management. It will provide users with personalized trading suggestions by monitoring market charts, analyzing economic data such as Federal Reserve dynamics, and community sentiment. Additionally, it will aggregate on-chain information from multiple blockchains, enabling users to search for new tokens on various chains, track profit opportunities, and discover potential investment opportunities.
Astra
An off-chain multi-chain payment solution based on the Lightning Network developed by Astra, aimed at providing AI Agents with an efficient and scalable payment infrastructure. Astra's core product is the Astra SDK, which allows developers to integrate native Lightning Network payment capabilities into any application, blockchain, or AI agent.
The Eliza team seems confident in auto.fun, intending to bring a new concept to the market after a long project warm-up. However, whether the market will still buy into this narrative after the token event before the launch is an unknown. Nevertheless, it has brought a bit of fresh perspective to the long-dormant CryptoAI sector.
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