Entering the AiFi ecological landscape: these 40+ projects are worthy of attention
Reprinted from chaincatcher
01/15/2025·21days agoBy KarenZ, Foresight News
In 2025, Crypto + AI will still be the main theme, and among them, DeFi + AI may truly take the center stage.
If you are active in the Crypto & AI field, you must be familiar with the term “DeFAI” recently. However, the author prefers to use the expression "AiFi". AiFi is not only simpler, easier to pronounce and remember, but also has strong recognition.
Whether it is DeFAI or AiFi, both represent the combination of DeFi and AI. Their ultimate goal is to improve the DeFi operating experience to a level as natural and smooth as a conversation in ChatGPT, not only to provide users with cutting-edge, accurate analysis insights and Yield strategies can also realize the automated execution of these strategies, eliminating the need for users to manually access DApp pages related to transactions, staking and income. In addition, there are numerous infrastructure projects that play an integral role in providing frameworks, indexing, data support, encryption, and computation.
At this stage, the AiFi project mainly focuses on providing data insight services and providing simple on-chain interaction processes. Some account abstraction projects have also begun to use AI to deepen value research and insight capabilities. In addition, there are an increasing number of AiFi projects relying on large-scale models and data analysis platforms. These projects can automatically perform tasks such as buying and selling operations, screening high-potential income liquidity pools, etc. based on complex algorithms and user-preset conditions, and capture every slight change for users. A fleeting opportunity.
In the current market structure, AiFi applications and technologies are trying to survive and develop in independent and highly competitive ecosystems. In 2025 and even in the next few years, as AiFi matures and user needs increase, AiFi may usher in for explosive growth.
It is foreseeable that more projects will be committed to building seamless and intelligent financial services, which will lower the threshold of DeFi while providing richer and more profitable DeFi transactions and income strategies, thereby attracting and reaching more people. many ordinary users. In addition, collaboration between AI agents may also show its importance in multiple aspects, through information sharing, strategy coordination, task allocation, etc. This collaboration model can integrate the advantages of multiple agents and improve the efficiency and quality of task execution, thereby achieving more complex task processing and a higher level of intelligence.
This article organizes more than 40 AiFi projects based on market insights and three categories: AiFi abstraction layer, infrastructure, and AI-powered DeFi applications. However, it is worth noting that despite the mushrooming of AiFi projects, many such projects are still in the internal testing stage or concept stage and have not yet been officially launched.
Market Insights/Abstraction Layer
The AiFi abstraction layer refers to the combination of AI and DeFi, using the data platform to analyze industry data, and processing natural language into on-chain operations through large models and AI agents. These operations can include but are not limited to asset exchange, liquidity management, and lending. , and the implementation of more complex financial strategies, thereby simplifying the user experience and automating the execution of complex financial strategies, reducing the need for manual intervention. In addition, using the analytical capabilities of AI, AiFi can adjust strategies in real time and dynamically optimize investment portfolios based on market changes or user needs.
Griffin
Griffin is an AI agent that supports querying portfolios, token exchanges, tweeting, trading NFTs, creating NFTs, and sniping Pump.fun new coins. Griffin is currently invitation-only and requires an Access Pass to join. Access to Griffinain allows the creation of your own AI agents and access to Griffinain's special agent network. The founder of Griffinain is @tonyplasencia3, who is also the developer of the Blink project on Solana. The GRIFFAIN token has a market capitalization of $370 million.
Hey Anon
Hey Anon is an AI DeFi abstraction layer designed to simplify DeFi interactions and aggregate important project-related information, supporting networks such as Ethereum, Kava, Metis, Base, IOTA, Sonic, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Solana and more. By combining conversational AI with real-time data aggregation, HeyAnon enables users to manage DeFi operations, stay informed about project updates, and analyze trends across various platforms and protocols. Hey Anon released the TypeScript framework in January 2025, allowing any developer to easily integrate DeFi protocols into the Hey Anon ecosystem.
Hey Anon is deployed by Abracadabra founder Daniele Sesta. Hey Anon The market value of the token ANON is currently $230 million.
aixbt
aixbt is an AI agent launched on Virtuals. aixbt official Twitter has attracted a large amount of traffic by aggregating hot events, project progress and data analysis in the circle, and its number of fans has now reached 380,000. The market value of aixbt token currently reaches US$640 million.
Wayfinder
Wayfinder is an AI agent released by Parallel, a game project that integrates science fiction themes and NFT cards. It is also the core infrastructure of Parallel's AI survival simulation game Colony Colony on Solana. Of course, Wayfinder will not only serve Colony, but will also enable users to safely and efficiently navigate within and between blockchain ecosystems and applications, and potentially enable AI agents to autonomously trade assets they control through dedicated Web3 wallets. According to the first prototype previously demonstrated by Wayfinder on Base, Polygon and the Ethereum mainnet, it supports operations such as exchange, transfer, cross-chain and staking.
Wayfinder is about to release the token PROMPT. There are currently two ways to obtain token airdrops, one is to pledge PRIME, and the other is to register on the website and generate a wallet and recommend it.
Olas (Autonolas)
Olas incentivizes and coordinates different parties to launch autonomous agents that form the entire AI economy. The AI agent Olas Modius alpha built on Autonolas supports earning income on the Mode mainnet by collecting market data, selecting strategies from the trading algorithm library and automatically executing transactions. The current market value of Olas tokens is US$110 million.
VaderAI
VaderAI aims to become an AI agent investment DAO manager, and its Litepaper claims to be the first AI agent to autonomously trade AI agent coins, performing end-to-end transactions, including research and analysis, simulation and strategy, and on-chain execution. VADER's current market capitalization is US$20 million, rising by more than 190% in 24 hours.
On November 26, 2024, VaderAI acquired a team of 3 AI engineers who had built the Web2 AI Agent infrastructure. In addition, VaderAI also reorganized Monitize AI (which is building AI-driven tools to optimize token incentives). assignment) and pivot the entire AI team to the AI agent. It is worth mentioning that VaderAI stated that it had stopped using Virtuals tools and used 100% of its own tools, and also fine-tuned Vader. VaderAI has integrated APIs with Arkham, Etherscan, Solscan, Dune, Flipside, CoinGecko, Moralis, and X, and will soon be able to do more with all these data sources. The VADER token market capitalization is currently $86 million.
The Hive
The Hive was built during the Solana AI Hackathon to simplify DeFi with composable on-chain AI agents. The Hive features a new knowledge base that includes documentation and code examples from the blue-chip Solana DeFi protocol. The Hive has also entered into a partnership with zerebro, which will enhance and integrate ZerePy’s proxy capabilities with Hive’s DeFi proxy suite. The current market value of The Hive token BUZZ is US$80 million.
DegenAI
DegenAI is an AI agent created by the ai16z team to provide industry data analysis and insights on X. The market value of DegenAI token is currently US$53 million.
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Dolion
Dolion is deployed by Khouba, formerly of Solana Labs, BlockFi, and Meta. Dolion aims to redefine the agency landscape by introducing an "IP-centric, consumer-first" approach that enables immediate deployment of social AI without any coding experience, and easily maintains a consistent presence across multiple social media platforms. Interact with on-chain audiences through NFTs and other digital experiences. Khouba said the DeFAI agent midas it created in a video demonstration achieved a 4x return in less than 24 hours. The dolion token is BULLY, and part of the platform’s income will be directly used to destroy BULLY. BULLY's current market capitalization is $46 million.
neur
neur is an open source full-stack application designed for the Solana ecosystem, leveraging AI models (including Claude 3.5-Sonnet and GPT-4) to support seamless interaction with DeFi protocols, NFTs, and more through intelligent interfaces. Neur has integrated applications and data platforms such as Jupiter, Pump.fun, Magic Eden, and DEX Screener. It is worth mentioning that the current neur agent also supports access to URL links. The market value of NEUR token is currently $46 million.
HeyElsa
HeyElsa supports EVM, Solana, Berachain and Hyperliquid, supports Onramp and Gas-free transactions using Coinbase smart wallet, as well as trading, staking and investing across EVM, Solana, Berachain, etc. in a single application, and also supports AI-driven data analysis. With support, trading strategies such as DCA, TP/SL and arbitrage can be automatically executed. HeyElsa has not released tokens yet.
Orbit
Orbit is an AI proxy DeFi abstraction layer created by SphereOne. Orbit claims to be seamlessly connected to more than 100 blockchains and thousands of DeFi protocols, supporting token exchange, cross-chain, smart staking and liquidity mining strategies and management portfolios. The current market value of the Orbit token GRIFT token is $107 million.
Bankr
Bankr is an AI encryption assistant based on Base that supports users to redeem, sell and transfer digital assets through natural language on X. The current market value of Bankr token BNKR is US$21 million, which has increased more than 14 times since the beginning of January.
Gekko AI
Gekko AI is an AI agent launched on Virtuals by the verifiable agent network Axal. It is integrated with Autopilot and focuses on agents, transactions and automation. Autopilot automates complex multi-step cryptocurrency trading strategies. Users can set parameters for automatic rebalancing, yield harvesting, creating an index of the tokens they want to invest in, and more. The current market value of Gekko AI token is $17 million.
Polytrader
Polytrader is a Polymarket prediction market AI agent launched in Virtuals, supporting the exploration of Polymarket popular markets and providing market sentiment analysis and insights. The current market value of Polytrader token POLY is US$13 million.
Hiero Terminal
Hiero Terminal is an AI agent on Solana and Base. It currently supports analyzing industry data, launching and redeeming tokens. The Hiero Terminal token was launched on January 6, 2025, with a current market value of US$17.6 million. One of the developers of Hiero Terminal includes Johannes, co-founder of corpus.ventures and also worked at Consensys.
Project Plutus
Project Plutus is an AiFi project that emerged from the SendAI Solana Hackathon. It supports a trading platform that automatically performs DCA and portfolio rebalancing, while continuously analyzing market trends to optimize trading performance. Potatoe, one of the developers of Project Plutus, is a full-stack developer with over 10 years of experience, built SPL-404 and MPL-404, and created Jarfus AI. Another developer, KingLord, is a top 30 AI tool creator on CivitAI and a former developer at Riot Games. The current market value of PPCOIN token is $6.2 million.
Sola AI
Sola AI is a Solana ecosystem personalized voice assistant that supports users to use natural voice commands to interact with protocols in the Solana ecosystem. According to the Sola AI roadmap, the first phase will integrate DeFi (such as viewing token prices and charts in real time, viewing and depositing LST, implementing exchange functions through Jupiter, etc.), customizing agents, using SNS to transfer tokens, and managing wallet portfolios As well as realizing the Web3 multi-language dialogue function; in the second phase, functions such as (whale) wallet tracking and alerts, copy trading, Meme trading, and perpetual contracts will be implemented, and multiple Solana protocols will be integrated later. The current market value of Sola AI token SOLA is US$4 million.
ASYM
ASYM is an agency network that claims to identify high ROI opportunities, allocate capital to these opportunities, generate profits, and then settle the profits in ASYM.
Lexicon
Built with OpenAI integration, Lexicon provides intelligent interaction and natural language processing for Solana dApps, seamlessly integrates Jupiter directly through the AI interface for token exchange, and supports configuring custom functions and adapting the AI assistant to specific dApp needs. The current market value of Lexicon token LEXICON is US$4.4 million.
Blormmy
Blormmy supports on-chain exchange, transfer and asset management operations, and will aggregate DeFi agents, on-chain control, AI reasoning, and third-party providers. Zerebro developer Jeffy Yu is also a Blorm developer, and Blormmy was one of Blorm's first agents. The market value of Blormmy tokens is currently US$3.5 million, having previously reached a market value of US$30 million in November.
Thales
Thales is an AI agent (CTO) built on the ai16z ElizaOS framework, built by the on-chain research organization Redacted Research, with 5 team members including 3 ai16z partners. Thales is also creating programmable IP on Story Protocol, encrypted data storage and blind computing on Nillion, and also supports cross-VM cross-chain and on-chain exchange using Shogun, as well as an agent revenue aggregator built using Omo Protocol. The current market value of Thales tokens is $17.8 million.
MobyAI
Moby AI is a crypto AI agent powered by AssetDash, Whale Watch, and agent engine griffain that helps find potential deals, analyze portfolios, and complete taxes. The current market value of Moby AI token MOBY is US$51 million.
Slate
Slate is a universal AI agent and agent-connected infrastructure layer that takes natural language commands and converts them into on-chain operations. Slate supports maintaining full self-custody of funds and performs condition-based prompts, such as "Buy 0.5 ETH worth of USDC on Arbitrum when ETH price exceeds $3700", "When Gas is below 40, transfer 0.5 ETH worth of DAI from Ethereum cross-chain to Arbitrum”.
aiPump
aiPump supports the deployment of AI agents and AI traders on the Hyperliquid, Solana and Base networks. Users can use Twitter, Telegram, Video and Brain to launch their own AI agent tokens. aiPump launched the DeFAI product on February 8, 2025, supporting the use of simple natural language commands to participate in DeFi activities. AIPUMP's market cap is currently $10 million.
DeFAI Agent
DeFAI Agent is an all-in-one, AI-driven DeFi tool that supports analysis of investment portfolios, provides personalized recommendations for optimal investment strategies, and supports autonomous trading using Titan Vault (an AI-assisted, DAO-managed fund). DEFAI tokens currently worth $7 million.
infrastructure
ai16z
ai16z has become the leader in AI agents with the outstanding performance of its Eliza agent framework. In a recent "ai16z Token Economics" proposal, ai16z stated that it aims to transform ai16z into an AI L1 blockchain, launch an Eliza-based agent Launchpad, and make ai16z the base currency and agent for agent-to-agent transactions (A2A). Service "App Store", implement node incentives, establish value acquisition and value accumulation strategies, etc.
Virtuals
The positioning of Virtuals Protocol is by no means just an AI agent platform, it is a vibrant ecosystem full of unlimited imagination. Relying on its intuitive, easy-to-use and powerful low-code toolkit, users can easily control the creation and management of AI agents and tokens.
zerebro
At the end of last month, zerebro co-founder Jeffy Yu said that he was building a consumer-oriented agent Launchpad "Zentients" and providing a value accumulation framework for ZEREBRO tokens. Zentients' goal is to create a seamless UI/UX for launching and growing agents while giving value back to the ZEREBRO token.
Mode
In the second half of 2024, Mode refocused resources on the intersection of DeFi and AI, funded 5 AI projects through grants, had 9 teams join its AIFi accelerator, and launched the Bittensor subnet Synth on the testnet, as well as The AI agent application store is launched. Mode will also release the Mode AI Terminal, which supports the use of natural language to perform redemption, staking and earning income (in protocols such as Velodrome, Balancer, Ethena, etc.), and also supports the deployment of contracts for developers (such as deploying contracts to 100 wallets allocate tokens among them). veMODE holders will receive early access in January. Mode token MODE has a market value of US$380 million.
Cookie DAO
Cookie DAO is the first index and data layer of an AI agent and will also launch its own agent. Currently, the market value of Cookie proxy token COOKIE is US$170 million.
Nillion
Nillion can be understood as a decentralized secure computing network. It aims to build a network for high-value data that is encrypted during storage, transmission and calculation. It solves the current problem of "decryption -calculation - then" when encrypted data is calculated. Encryption" issue. Nillion says its secret data hosting will allow all agents to interact securely and privately. Nillion is the infrastructure required by AI agents for private data processing.
Dave Butler, head of product at Nillion, said, “Imagine an Agent Superhighway where AI agents can be linked together seamlessly and securely. AX (Agent Experience) will be the key to achieving this goal. Nillion is actively exploring how to Solve this problem."
SwarmNode.ai
SwarmNode.ai makes it easy and scalable to deploy AI-enabled Python agents in the cloud, allowing users to simply write code, upload it, and let SNAI handle everything else, from building the environment to running the code on demand. The market value of SwarmNode.ai token SNAI is currently US$56 million.
AiSweatShop
AiSweatShop is a DeFi AI agent operating system based on Arbitrum, built using @webisopen's OpenAgent AI framework and RSS3. It supports the creation of your own custom DeFi AI agents on Arbitrum, as well as currency stability, standardized rates and Facilitate collaboration between agents. The current market value of AiSweatShop platform token DEFAI is US$33 million, but the trading volume is low.
Cod3x
Cod3x leverages Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLM) to process insights and can help easily launch personalized AI agents to perform tasks on the blockchain. Cod3x has developed its own stablecoin, lending market (Cod3x Lend) and Launchpad (Make Fun). Currently, the market value of Make Fun's official token MF is US$6.16 million. Make Fun's official mascot and AI agent Big Tony supports trading BTC and ETH and makes financial predictions on X. The market value of Big Tony's token TONY is currently US$5 million.
Empyreal
Empyreal's AI agent, Simulacrum AI, supports the creation of code-free AI agents that trade cryptocurrencies, seize market opportunities, and execute complex DeFi strategies on behalf of users. The current market value of Empyreal token EMP is US$62.8 million.
Ritual
Ritual supports the seamless integration of AI into any on-chain application or protocol, and supports fine-tuning, monetization, and execution of inference. Ritual says its ultimate goal is to enable developers to build fully transparent DeFi, self-improving blockchains, autonomous agents, generated content, and more. Ritual team members include former Polychain partners Niraj Pant and Akilesh Potti, and advisors include Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol and co-author of the founding research paper "Attention Is All You Need", Sreeram Kannan, founder and partner of EigenLayer, and founder of Gauntlet founder and CEO Tarun Chitra, and later BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes also joined Ritual as an advisor.
In addition, as Haotian said, other project business frameworks such as Bittensor, io.net, Aethir, Hyperbolic, Vana, Sahara AI, etc. that are related to AI computing power, data, fine-tuning and other businesses can be extended here.
AI-powered DeFi applications
Derive Pro
Derive Pro, an on-chain options protocol that provides professional traders with an AI-driven trading experience, will work with Messari to integrate their inference API into the Derive Pro agent. Derive Pro uses large-scale language models to enhance the three trading processes of research, execution and portfolio management. It will support spot, perpetual and options trading on Derive, and will also plug into L2 spot AMMs such as Optimism, Arbitrum and Base. Derive will launch Derive Pro in the first quarter of 2025.
ikB
ZyfAI is an AiFi agent that optimizes portfolios on ZKsync Era, launched by Zyfi. Zyfi is a native account abstraction layer based on ZKsync. It previously completed US$2 million in private financing in June 2024, with participation from Tenzor Capital, Everstake Capital, ZBS Capital and others.
Mozaic
Mozaic is an AI-based yield strategy and liquidity protocol powered by LayerZero. Mozaic's AI, called Archimedes, supports rebalancing deposits across vault assets to help allocate user assets to the pool that will previously earn the highest APY. Archimedes comprehensively considers factors when making decisions, including APY and predicted APY indicators, token price, fees, slippage, time, TVL, transaction volume, pool reward share, error rate, etc. The current market capitalization of Mozaic token is US$3.2 million.
Sturdy Finance
Sturdy Finance is a segregated lending protocol with shared liquidity that has launched Bittensor subnet SN10 in 2024. The subnet uses decentralized AI to autonomously manage liquidity allocation, improving lenders’ profitability while ensuring efficient liquidity for borrowers. The current circulating market value of Sturdy Finance token STRDY is US$26 million, with a fully diluted market value of US$140 million.
Kudai
Kudai is an AI agent built using Simulacrum AI by the GMX Blueberry Club, a GMX community organization. The first phase of the Kudai roadmap will automate Twitter, earn fees (accumulate funds) through token liquidity management optimization, explore Base and GMX, and the second phase will purchase and stake GMX to generate new revenue streams and automate all revenue source of investment; the third phase will run different strategies on GMX V2 and share positions, profits and losses in real time; the fourth phase will start income redistribution and reward KUDAI holders. The current market value of KUDAI token is US$13.6 million.
EnsoFi
EnsoFi is a cross-chain DeFi center that supports lending, LST and income earning, and is suitable for Solana, Sui, Eclipse, and Movement networks. EnsoFi said it will use AI to optimize the DeFi experience and will release AI agents and new tokens this month.
Velvet Unicorn
Velvet Unicorn is an AI agent deployed by Velvet Capital through Virtuals. Velvet Capital is a DeFi trading and portfolio management operating system powered by intent and AI, and was previously selected for the BNB Chain Web3 accelerator program. Velvet Unicorn's main responsibility is to autonomously manage DeFi investment portfolios through Velvet Capital's infrastructure, using real-time data, on-chain analysis and neural network routing engines to identify high potential returns, optimize transactions and rebalance positions. The current market value of Velvet Unicorn token VU is $6.5 million.
tao.bot
tao.bot is a gateway to the Bittensor network and will support seamless exchange from Ethereum to any subnet token.
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