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AI ROLLUP #6: The Hottest AI Crypto Trends of 2025

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🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to The AI Rollup where we're diving into the intersection of AI and crypto, exploring the rise of autonomous AI agents and their impact on DeFi, gaming, and beyond. From groundbreaking tools like agent engines that simplify complex DeFi tasks to emerging trends like AI x Gaming, we’re at the forefront of innovation in this rapidly evolving space. Join us as we discuss the hottest AI crypto trends of 2025.

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES
00:00:00 Intro

00:02:31 What's The Big Deal?

00:06:03 Utility Tools To Use
https://www.cookie.fun/ 
https://kaito.ai/

00:09:19 Evaluating AI Agents

00:12:18 Is This a Cycle Play?

00:20:55 Goals For Q2 + Q3

00:28:38 AI Mindshare
https://x.com/0xnairolf/status/1875950819553735118?s=46 
https://yaps.kaito.ai/ 

00:37:00 Agent Threatens ThreadGuy
https://x.com/notthreadguy/status/1876811933950562572?s=46 

00:42:51 DeFAI

00:49:09 Agent Engines
https://x.com/tonyplasencia3/status/1876508717002477808?s=46 
https://x.com/askthehive_ai/status/1876730899695362452?s=46 
https://x.com/blocknewsdotcom/status/1875280354640265524?s=46 
https://x.com/pastagotsauce/status/1875331242151043161 
https://x.com/templecrash/status/1875955040642298294?s=46 
https://x.com/wheatiessol/status/1873727022427701355?s=46 

01:00:51 AI x Gaming
https://hyperfy.io/ 
https://x.com/AshConnell/status/1803043078972096858 
https://x.com/hyperfy_io/status/1876054106168865092 
https://x.com/dankvr/status/1876139835834208412 
https://x.com/arcagents/status/1876445978808721819?s=46 
https://x.com/kieranwarwick/status/1876630731860177233?s=46 

01:18:50 Agents Are Not Just LLM Wrappers
https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1875610062804099203 

01:24:35 Arc.Fun
https://x.com/0thTachi/status/1876356585947369576 

01:28:42 Bully
https://x.com/dolos_diary
https://x.com/khouuba/status/1874968951249342962?s=46 

01:32:06 Vvaifu
https://x.com/vvaifudotfun/status/1875256458834800757?s=46 

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0:00.0

Welcome Bankless Nation to the AI rollup where we cover the recent news,

0:07.0

developments and drama in the intersection of crypto and AI.

0:10.3

I'm David Hoffman here with my co-host and AI expert EJazz,

0:13.9

and we're here to make sure that you are up to speed with the rapidly evolving AI

0:18.3

agent space out there.

0:19.9

EJAS, how you doing, my man? Doing well, David.

0:22.9

I think last week was super full on because we had the Christmas break and every agent team decided

0:30.1

to launch pretty major things. I'm happy to be back into the flow of things. It's a new year

0:34.6

and there's new exciting updates. So yeah, excited to get into it.

0:38.9

Maybe this is me just projecting my own personal experience, but I feel like coming back into

0:42.6

the world of crypto, getting back into the trenches in January 1st is really refreshing and also

0:48.1

kind of met with a newfound invigoration specifically for AI agents. I think maybe I knew I was always going to do that.

0:55.2

Coming back from the holidays, it's like, man, once January 1st comes, I'm just going to double

0:59.5

down. That's how I feel, at least. It sounds like you went away, did some human stuff, David.

1:05.2

I did some human stuff. And now you just missed the agents. You miss that digital engagement.

1:11.1

You miss being in some subversive world, metaverse, dare I say.

1:17.2

It's just nice when there are just paradigm-breaking innovations that seemingly come out every seven days.

1:23.5

Because that's what got me into crypto.

1:24.8

That's the vibe I'm here for.

1:26.4

I remember Hunter Horsley from Bitwise commented about how volatility is like a core feature of crypto.

1:32.9

And I've replied, I leave crypto the day volatility leaves crypto.

1:37.6

And that comes also part and parcel with just rapidly innovating tech and fundamentals.

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