Inspira Labs and Yellow Capital have announced the 10X Founders Demo Day, a virtual pitch session scheduled for May 1 that pairs pre-vetted Web3 startups with a panel of active venture capital investors and ecosystem operators.

The event is co-hosted by four additional industry participants: ChainGPT, Cointelegraph Accelerator, Lunar Strategy, and CeDeHub. According to the organizers, selected founders will present 12-minute pitches to a judge panel composed of VCs, angel investors, market makers, and infrastructure providers.

The organizers stated that top-performing projects will receive direct introductions to participating investors and ecosystem partners.

The application window closes April 25, with selected projects to be notified by April 27. The session is scheduled for May 1.

Presenting projects are pre-vetted by the organizers before the session, and the judge panel is composed of capital allocators and infrastructure operators.

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The Web3 growth and user acquisition landscape experienced a structural reset following the January 2026 “InfoFi” market correction. Quest platforms have long served as a core onboarding and acquisition mechanism across Web3 ecosystems, with Galxe emerging as the dominant campaign network. In most cases, the user journey follows a predictable flow: connect a wallet, complete a predefined set of tasks, and receive rewards.By early 2026, however, the ecosystem had moved beyond vanity social metrics. The collapse of shallow “post-to-earn” models forced a broader shift toward verifiable on-chain contribution, where meaningful participation began to matter more than surface-level engagement.Within this transition, Galxe has maintained a leading position, supporting more than 7,800 partner projects and facilitating approximately 177 million on-chain transactions, according to the Galxe 2025: Year in Review report. Yet its dominance is no longer uncontested. A growing group of competitors — including TaskOn, Zealy, and Layer3 — has gained traction by targeting specific frictions in Galxe’s model, particularly around cost efficiency, operational automation, and top-of-funnel social engagement.

The InfoFi Market Correction: Causes, Mechanisms, and Consequences

The defining event for the 2026 Web3 growth sector was the rapid collapse of the “InfoFi” (Information Finance) ecosystem, which had previously dominated social media engagement through incentivized posting models. The correction began on January 15, 2026, when X’s Head of Product, Nikita Bier, announced changes to the platform’s developer API policies. The decision was driven by a stated effort to curb “AI slop” and reply spam generated by applications that rewarded users for basic social interactions such as posting, liking, and reposting.

The Mechanism of the Crash

The policy shift was not merely a guideline change but a hard technical restriction. X revoked API access for dozens of InfoFi-type applications, effectively disconnecting them from their primary source of data and traffic. For projects like Kaito and Cookie, which relied on these APIs to track user engagement and calculate rewards, the impact was immediate and catastrophic.The collapse exposed a deep-seated reliance on centralized platforms and revealed the fragility of growth models built on shallow, easily gamed data. Investors and developers were forced to realize that "the more rewards there are, the faster the data can be gamed". This realization catalyzed a pivot toward infrastructure that could verify "real intent and retention" rather than just counting completions.

The Shift to Quality Over Volume

The post-InfoFi era is characterized by a "quality-over-volume". Quests are no longer judged by the raw number of participants but by their ability to move a user from "curiosity to first action, from first action to repeat usage, and from usage to meaningful contribution". This transition necessitated the development of stronger verification and credential layers to separate real human users from sophisticated bot farms. Galxe’s role in this transition is central, as it treats quests as long-term growth infrastructure rather than short-lived hype cycles.

Galxe Today: What It Actually Is?

In 2026, it’s no longer accurate to think of Galxe as “a questing tool.” It has evolved into a full stack growth engine and web3’s largest distribution layer, that connects tens of millions of users with thousands of ecosystems. The platform unifies onboarding, identity, incentives, and analytics for teams on multiple networks.The Core Product ModulesThe Galxe ecosystem operates through several interlocking modules, each serving a specific phase of the user lifecycle. These modules are designed to be "reusable growth rails" that teams can plug into at various points in their protocol’s development.

1. Galxe Quest: A programmable engine for both on-chain and off-chain tasks. It allows developers to create interactive, reward-based loyalty programs that connect them with a user base of over 36 million unique addresses. Quest's multi-chain capabilities mean ecosystems can integrate their own chains and launch rewards natively — with support spanning Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, Sui, Sei, and more, giving projects greater flexibility while delivering a network-native experience for users. Since January 2025, Quest's raffle mechanic (zkRaffles) has been powered by zero-knowledge technology, built in partnership with Succinct - ensuring winner selection is fully verifiable on-chain while significantly reducing gas costs
2. Galxe Passport and Score: These identity and reputation primitives provide the foundation for Sybil resistance. Passport functions as a secure, reusable identity solution where users verify their KYC (Know Your Customer) data once and receive a Soulbound Token (SBT) as proof of personhood. Score aggregates both on-chain behavioral data and off-chain signals — including social profiles, Galxe Quest participation, and more — while incorporating a humanity evaluation layer to deliver a comprehensive measure of user intent and authenticity.
3. Galxe Starboard: An analytics layer that measures real contribution impact. It tracks real-time social dynamics and on-chain activity, helping projects identify the right contributors who drive genuine narrative shaping and usage, rather than generic farmers.
4. Galxe Earndrop: An institutional-grade token distribution infrastructure built for high-pressure TGE moments. It supports claims across 11 major networks - Base, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Sui, Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, Gravity, Avalanche, and Solana - and has delivered $114M distributed, 2.3M claims processed, 100K simultaneous claims handled, and 10M visits, proving its reliability when it matters most. Instead of building custom claim contracts and frontends from scratch, teams plug into Earndrop, configure eligibility, vesting, and network coverage, and launch a fully branded claim experience. The UI and distribution logic are fully customizable, allowing projects to align token distribution with their tokenomics, compliance requirements, and marketing narrative - while keeping execution transparent, auditable, and scalable.
5. Gravity: Gravity underpins Galxe’s onchain infrastructure and is currently live in Alpha Mainnet, built on Arbitrum Orbit’s Nitro stack. It was introduced to address scalability constraints by consolidating high-volume, multi-chain ecosystem activity into a unified execution layer. Core interactions — including quests, loyalty points, and identity data — now settle directly on Gravity, improving efficiency and transparency, as evidenced by Arbitrum's published case study.

In parallel, the team is developing Gravity’s standalone Layer 1 architecture, including the Gravity SDK and Gravity Reth, a performance-optimized fork of Reth. Benchmarking has reached 1.5–1.9 gigagas per second, with contributions recognized by Georgios Konstantopoulos, General Partner & CTO at Paradigm, for strengthening the broader open-source Reth ecosystemIn parallel, the team is developing Gravity’s standalone Layer 1 architecture, including the Gravity SDK and Gravity Reth, a performance-optimized fork of Reth. Benchmarking has reached 1.5–1.9 gigagas per second, with contributions recognized by Paradigm leadership for strengthening the broader open-source Reth ecosystem.These are different faces of the same engine: once a project plugs into Galxe, it can reuse these rails across launches, ecosystem programs, and retention campaigns instead of spinning up one-off quests in isolation.

The Credential and Identity Backbone

Galxe's identity layer — built around Passport and Score — lets projects verify users based on their actual on-chain history rather than just wallet counts. This creates native Sybil resistance: credentials are earned through verifiable behavior, making it significantly harder for bots and fake accounts to game campaigns.This infrastructure is powered through Business+, Galxe’s subscription layer for project owners, enabling seamless deployment and management at scale. In practice, Business+ is what turns a one-off quest into a continuously running growth system. Projects get detailed analytics on who completed what, automatic bot detection and exclusion, leaderboards that track genuine contributor activity over time, and an API to plug quest data into their own platforms. Advanced Sybil prevention is also available through Business+, adding an additional layer of protection against fraudulent or duplicate participation.The result is a shared distribution network: rather than building audiences from scratch each time, projects tap into Galxe's existing user base, credential system, and discovery surfaces as a common layer.As of now, the platform has issued 650K+ credentials, reflecting how widely this identity infrastructure has been adopted across the ecosystem.

Starboard: Aligning Incentives with Impact (Galxe’s Answer to Distribution)

Starboard is the layer that turns quests and campaigns into a ranked map of real contribution. The January crash exposed how fragile single-surface, X-only loops were: tools that rewarded any post around a hashtag, regardless of quality or downstream behavior, collapsed as soon as policy and API risk materialized. It tracks both social propagation and protocol-level behavior, lets projects define their own objectives (TVL, usage, referrals, education, etc.), and ranks contributors by how strongly they support those goals rather than by how often they post. By prioritizing verified, high-signal contributors over automated engagement, Starboard acts as a specialized distribution rail. This ensures that rewards are directed to users and KOLs who drive tangible network value through a data-driven dashboard that integrates directly with Galxe’s quest and identity rails.

Market Comparison: Galxe vs. TaskOn vs. Zealy vs. Layer3

While Galxe commands the largest user base, it is not the optimal solution for every project. A strict, fact-driven comparison reveals that competitors have found success by addressing specific "frictions" inherent in the Galxe model.

Competitive Matrix: Performance and Friction

Where Galxe Loses: Frictions and Detractors

The research highlights several key areas where Galxe loses to its competitors:

• Operational Complexity: Galxe has been criticized for being "cluttered" and having a product intelligence that is "somewhat lacking" compared to automated rivals. While the platform does offer a robust analytics suite — spanning Quest Performance Data, Leaderboard Insights, the Sybil Prevention Tool, Additional Gas Credit Subsidy, and GG Boost, and covering on-chain and off-chain data, real-time user behavior tracking, and campaign attribution. TaskOn, for instance, provides a more efficient experience through its "smart automation tools" and "instant replies," allowing projects to complete on-chain interactions in one stop within the site.
• Labor and Time Costs: For example, on TaskOn, even after configuring a campaign and selecting winners, project teams must manually export the raffle results, review the list for accuracy, and then upload the winner data back into the system for distribution. This multi-step manual process introduces additional administrative burden, consumes valuable time, and increases the likelihood of errors — particularly in high-volume campaigns with thousands of participants. In contrast, Galxe eliminates these manual steps. Once a quest is configured and the raffle parameters are set, the platform automatically conducts the draw and distributes rewards to winners without any human intervention, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing administrative costs.
• Financial Barrier: Galxe's usage cost is "the highest among task platforms". For early-stage projects or small/medium enterprises (SMEs), TaskOn "crushes" the competition by offering zero-permission automation that is especially suitable for cold starts.
• Top-of-Funnel Noise: As of January 2026, Zealy maintains a lead in the "social coordination and human attention" layer, recording 3.29 million total visits compared to Galxe's 2.52 million. Zealy's architectural focus on recurring "Sprints" and deep social integration continues to drive the high-frequency retention loops necessary for capturing top-of-funnel awareness. Galxe also supports Sprints natively through its Advanced Points Management system, branded as Seasonal Leaderboards, enabling the same periodic engagement cycles, point resets, and structured competition mechanics. While the feature parity exists, Zealy's earlier entrenchment in the sprint-native workflow continues to give it an edge at the top of the funnel.

By 2026, more than 7,800 projects have used Galxe to power their growth campaigns, reinforcing its position as core infrastructure for Web3. Leading ecosystems such as Soneium, Movement Labs, Arbitrum, Linea, and Polygon are among its partners. In 2025, standout campaigns showcased its scale and flexibility: Soneium onboarded Web2-native creators through a multi-week journey across NFTs, SocialFi, and gaming; Sahara AI launched a tiered “Knowledge Drop” via Earndrop with structured vesting, improving retention over traditional token distributions; Dango activated 160,000+ users pre–Alpha Mainnet through OATs and raffles; and, alongside 0G, Galxe drove 2.5M+ quest engagements across two competitive seasons. Additional large-scale activations included Tanssi’s $1.7M pre-mainnet token distribution and Irys’s 2.7M-participant testnet campaign. Networks such as Avalanche, Mantle Network, Karrier One, Warden Protocol, Ducat Protocol, Forte Protocol, and Gopher further underscore Galxe’s broad adoption and impact across the ecosystem.

Lifecycle Engagement: The Three-Phase Growth Playbook

Founders successfully leveraging Galxe in 2026 typically follow a structured lifecycle approach, moving through three distinct phases of activation, validation, and distribution.

Phase 1: Awareness and Early Adoption

Early-stage teams focus on building visibility and attracting "high-intent early adopters" without a live token. Arbitrum’s Odyssey campaign remains a gold standard, where weekly quests guided users through ecosystem DeFi protocols, resulting in 1.7 million NFTs minted by over 623,000 unique users.

Phase 2: Testnet and Technical Validation

As projects transition to testnets (e.g., Berachain or Linea), the priority shifts to technical stress-testing. Linea’s "Voyage" campaign attracted 5.6 million wallets and generated 50 million transactions, using Galxe Passport to enforce Sybil resistance so that testnet metrics reflected real usage rather than bot activity.

Phase 3: Mainnet, TGE, and Scalable Distribution

At the TGE phase, teams must manage the complexity of token distribution. Solayer used Galxe Earndrop for its LAYER airdrop, allowing the infrastructure to handle traffic spikes and enforce eligibility criteria while the team focused on distribution logic. Sahara AI took a different path, rather than plugging into a standard claim flow, they used Earndrop to design a fully customized experience from start to finish, with their own branding, contributor tiers, eligibility logic, and vesting structure built around their specific tokenomics and community narrative. The Knowledge Drop represented 5% of total $SAHARA supply, distributed across three contributor categories, with 64.25% of the total supply dedicated to community and ecosystem initiatives overall. The two cases show the range Earndrop covers: fast and reliable for teams under pressure, fully configurable for teams where the distribution itself carries a message.

The Galxe playbook: quests that actually survive the post-InfoFi era

In the post‑InfoFi landscape, Galxe operates as growth infrastructure rather than a standalone quest interface. Each campaign starts with a single core outcome:

• Activate new wallets (zero to first on‑chain action)
• Retain past users (bring them back into the product)
• Deepen existing users’ engagement (liquidity, referrals, content, governance, loyalty point)

That single choice defines messaging, CTAs, reward design, and modules. The core rule: build around the product, not the feed. Social actions still help discovery, but they orbit meaningful touch-points wallet connection, feature use, on‑chain activity, partner integration. Every step should move participants toward the desired outcome.With credentials and identity verification, Galxe enables tailored flows to simple paths for new users, higher‑effort tasks for returning ones, and advanced tracks for contributors. Over short 2–4 week windows, this creates natural progression for first touch, deeper use, sustained action without juggling multiple tools.Underneath, you assume farming is there by default and design against it. On Galxe, that means chaining several tasks, mixing social, on-chain, and credential checks (including custom credentials built around your project's specific smart contract logic and on-chain behavior), avoiding "one click = full reward," and using the available Sybil filters so that rewards slowly drift toward wallets with human-like, repeated behavior instead of fresh bots. After each wave, analyze who actually activated, retained, or contributed and roll those users into next‑stage programs like beta testing or ecosystem roles.

What this means for teams using Galxe?

Seen through this lens, Galxe becomes less of a one-off campaign tool and more of a timing layer in your roadmap. You plug it in at moments where you need coordinated, on-chain movement:

• ahead of launch or testnet, to structure discovery and early access with some Sybil protection baked in;
• around TGE or mainnet, to turn the narrative spike into real first actions instead of just chart screenshots and noise;
• during ecosystem pushes and partner seasons, to route users between you and collaborators on one shared stack;
• in planned retention waves, to re-wake your own user base around new features, chains, or incentives.

What no longer fits the market—or Galxe’s own direction—is using it for pure engagement bait (only likes and reposts), isolated “one and done” quests that never connect to anything, or reward logic that hinges on a single trivial signal. Those are the patterns that blew up with InfoFi and that credential-driven, infrastructure-style systems are explicitly moving away from.In practical terms, success on Galxe is easy to read once you know what you're looking for: did more wallets reach the on-chain milestone you actually care about; did a meaningful slice of them come back in the following weeks without needing a new bribe; and did a recognizable core of real contributors emerge that you can see, name, and build with? The depth of that read depends on what tools you have access to. Galxe Business+ offers tiered plans that let teams choose the level of infrastructure that fits their current stage — from basic quest analytics and bot identification at the entry level, through to advanced Sybil prevention and full Starboard access as programs scale, and fully customized solutions for larger ecosystems. The plan a team is on shapes how much signal they can extract from each wave and how precisely they can act on it.

Conclusion: The Strategic Reset of Web3 Growth

The 2026 market correction effectively ended the era of spam and forced a transition to high-signal, infrastructure-led growth. Galxe has positioned itself as the leader of this transition, not merely as a quest platform, but as a distribution layer anchored by the Gravity blockchain and the G token ecosystem.While Galxe commands a massive network of 36 million users and over 7,800 partners, this scale comes with "highest usage costs" and operational frictions that have allowed TaskOn and Zealy to flourish in the SME and social-first sectors. The future of Web3 growth is likely a hybrid model, where projects use lower-cost automated tools for initial awareness and Galxe’s robust identity and distribution rails for high-value activation and token events.For professional analysts and protocol founders, the takeaway is clear: success no longer depends on "getting people to do tasks," but on proving those users are real, keeping them engaged through verified reputation, and allowing their contributions to compound within a secure, high-performance infrastructure. Galxe’s unified stack is one of the few growth systems built to meet these rigorous standards in the post-InfoFi world.In the end, the InfoFi crash didn’t kill quests—it killed low-integrity mechanics that treated clicks and posts as proof of success. Quests are still very much alive because they’re a simple, powerful behavioral rail; they just have to be wired to real outcomes now: activation, retention, and contribution instead of empty participation.

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I Hub V2 is the next step in how ChainGPT delivers crypto focused AI tools. Here’s why we built it:

Crypto users aren’t short on information. They’re short on clarity. Data is scattered across social feeds, dashboards, on chain explorers, news sites, and private chats, with very little explaining what actually matters or why it matters now.

AI Hub V2 brings together a set of purpose built tools designed to support how people research, trade, build, and operate in Web3.

What AI Hub V2 Includes

AI Hub V2 is home to a suite of specialized tools, each designed for a specific crypto workflow.

• Crypto Alerts for real time market awareness

• AI Trading Assistant for price analysis and chart context

• Web3 AI Chatbot for research and exploration

• Crypto Compliance Assistant for regulatory guidance

• Smart Contract Generator and Auditor for development and security

Each tool works independently, with a consistent experience across the platform.

Crypto Alerts: Market Awareness Without the Noise

Crypto Alerts helps users stay aligned with what is actually moving the market.

It monitors trusted Web3 sources, on chain activity, and social signals, then turns them into structured updates classified as bullish, bearish, or neutral. Alerts are summarized in clear language so users can quickly understand what changed and why it matters.

When used with a watchlist or wallet, Crypto Alerts highlights sentiment shifts, recent catalysts, and narrative movement around selected tokens.

AI Trading Assistant: Clearer Price Insight

The AI Trading Assistant focuses on helping users interpret price behavior with more structure.

It combines charting with pattern recognition, projections, liquidation heatmaps, and volume metrics to make market analysis easier to read and faster to act on. The interface is designed for clarity during active market conditions.

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Web3 AI Chatbot: On Demand Research Support

The Web3 AI Chatbot provides flexible assistance across common crypto questions.

Users can explore tokens, review historical data, view charts, and ask about broader market topics. Live headlines and recent developments can be pulled into conversations when needed, reducing the need to switch between tools.

Crypto Compliance Assistant: Regulatory Clarity by Region

The Crypto Compliance Assistant helps teams understand how regulations apply to them.

It delivers jurisdiction specific guidance based on location and entity type, covering major frameworks such as MiCA, SEC guidance, and FATF standards. Information is presented in plain language with references to original sources for verification.

Smart Contract Tools: Build and Review with Confidence

AI Hub V2 includes tools for smart contract creation and security review.

The Smart Contract Generator supports guided contract creation, while the Auditor produces detailed security reports to help identify risks before deployment. These tools are built to support real development workflows.

Who AI Hub V2 Is For

AI Hub V2 is designed for Web3 users who deserve clarity in fast moving crypto environments.

• Researchers following tokens and narratives

• Traders tracking market movement

• Builders creating and auditing contracts

• Teams navigating regulatory requirements

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Web3 Shopping Day 2025 With XAUT Rewards, Mega Deals & Crypto Prizes

Web3 Shopping Day, UQUID’s annual crypto-native retail event & the biggest crypto shopping sale, will return in 2025 with a new structure that blends mass-market sales tactics with blockchain incentives. The festival, from November 24 to December 7, 2025, already known for turning cryptocurrency into a checkout tool rather than a tradable asset, will now test whether consumers are motivated by store-of-value rewards rather than short-term discounts.

• This article is about the PR and does not recommend BUY or SELL for investment strategies. Keep this in mind.

Multiple Sale Formats Meet Crypto Payments

The festival will feature mainstream formats familiar to global e-commerce users:

• Up to 80% Off Storewide
• Flash Deals
• Daily Deals Up to 20%
• Mystery Boxes for Every Order offering hardware prizes such as the iPhone 17 and MacBook Pro

These mechanics mirror traditional retail platforms, but with a key difference: every purchase is completed using cryptocurrency.

Asset-Based Rewards Enter the Festival

Beyond discounts, Web3 Shopping Day 2025 introduces two incentive layers rarely seen together in retail:

• MegaCash Prize Pool of 10,000 USDT, distributed to participating shoppers.
• XAU₮ (Tether Gold) Rewards issued to eligible orders through a new partnership with Tether Gold designed to make tokenised gold part of the shopping experience.

With both USDT and XAU₮ operating as post-purchase incentives, Web3 Shopping Day 2025 aligns consumer rewards with financial ownership. This model contrasts sharply with traditional e-commerce, where bonuses expire, devalue over time, or remain locked to a single platform.

Implications for Web3 Commerce

The 2025 edition places crypto retail closer to mainstream consumption habits. Heavy discounts bring in price-driven shoppers, while asset-based incentives introduce long-term value into everyday purchasing. As users accumulate spendable asset rewards each time they shop, the checkout experience becomes a gateway to wealth preservation.

If these incentives lead to continued consumption after the event, Web3 commerce moves beyond promotional spikes and enters normalized use. In that scenario, cryptocurrency stops functioning as a speculative tool and settles into its role as a practical medium of payment.

Web3 Shopping Day 2025 is therefore positioned not only as a festival, but as an indicator of how digital assets take root in real retail behaviour, one purchase at a time.

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• 1inch has unveiled Aqua, a new liquidity protocol that allows DeFi applications to share a single capital base across multiple strategies without compromising user custody.
• Aqua introduces a "shared liquidity layer" that enables capital from a single wallet to back multiple trading strategies simultaneously.
• The protocol allows liquidity providers to authorize their tokens for multiple strategies, operating with their own rules and access limits, and enables users to use their assets across multiple DeFi roles, such as providing liquidity, voting, or posting collateral.
• This article is about the launch of a new liquidity protocol and does not recommend BUY or SELL for investment strategies. Keep this in mind.

Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has introduced Aqua, a new liquidity protocol designed to let DeFi applications share the same capital base across multiple strategies without compromising user custody.

Developers can now access the Aqua software development kit (SDK), libraries and documentation on GitHub, with a full front end set to arrive in early 2026, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

Aqua introduces what 1inch calls a “shared liquidity layer,” allowing capital from a single wallet to back several trading strategies at once. Typically, users must choose one strategy, locking their funds into a specific smart contract.

With Aqua, those same assets remain in the user’s wallet, and strategies only tap into them when trades are executed.

"Aqua solves liquidity fragmentation for market makers by multiplying effective capital. From now on, the only limit to your capital efficiency is your strategy," 1inch co-founder Anton Bukov said. "It's time to help liquidity providers unleash their potential."

In practical terms, a liquidity provider could authorize their tokens for multiple strategies, like automated market makers (AMMs), stable swap pools or custom logic, all at the same time. Each strategy operates with its own rules and access limits, tracked by Aqua’s accounting system.

The developer preview opens the door to early experimentation. Builders can create their own strategies or use 1inch’s partner protocol, SwapVM, to plug into pre-built ones.

This model could improve both capital efficiency — how much liquidity one wallet can provide, and utility efficiency, how many DeFi roles the same capital can play at once. Since funds are not locked in a pool, users can simultaneously provide liquidity, vote in governance, or post collateral on lending platforms.

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Solidus AI Tech recently celebrated its second anniversary, marking a milestone that reflects steady growth in the AI and blockchain space. Initially founded in 2017 as an Ethereum mining operation, the project shifted toward high-performance computing and decentralized AI services in 2022. By 2023, with the launch of its token, $AITECH began gaining significant visibility, sparking growing interest among holders.

Recent team communications have hinted at upcoming announcements that may deliver direct benefits to token holders—such as enhanced utilities or exclusive access features. These updates have fueled active discussions in community channels, with speculation focusing on how such developments could strengthen long-term engagement.While details remain under wraps, the anticipation underscores the project’s commitment to rewarding early supporters without making premature promises.

Expansion & Ecosystem

Solidus AI Tech has broadened its reach through strategic integrations across multiple blockchains. Earlier this year, it expanded to Base and Solana, leveraging liquidity providers like Aerodrome on Base and Raydium on Solana to facilitate smoother transactions and wider accessibility. This multi-chain approach allows users to interact with the ecosystem on high-speed networks, reducing fees and improving efficiency for AI-related tasks.

A key highlight is its prioritization as a Day 1 launch asset on Coinbase's Retail DEX, which provides a secure, on-chain entry point for retail users. This listing simplifies access to $AITECH, enabling trades directly within the Coinbase ecosystem without needing advanced wallets. Looking ahead, the Compute Marketplace is set to enter beta testing soon. Developers and enterprises will be able to tap into low-cost AI compute resources powered by $AITECH. The marketplace connects idle GPU power from providers to users needing it for tasks like model training or rendering. Providers earn tokens for contributing hardware, while demanders pay in $AITECH, creating a self-sustaining loop. Early tests suggest it could cut costs by up to 50% compared to traditional cloud services, though real-world performance will depend on network adoption.

Credibility & Rankings

Security audits and third-party validations play a central role in establishing trust for blockchain projects. Solidus AI Tech holds the top spot as the #1 ranked AI project on CertiK, with a Skynet score of 93.78 and a AAA rating. This ranking evaluates code security, community governance, and fundamental strength, placing it ahead of peers in vulnerability assessments. It also ranks #2 among DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) projects on the same platform, reflecting robust infrastructure safeguards.

Adding to its profile, the project was featured on Binance Alpha, a curated list that spotlights emerging tokens with potential for retail appeal. Binance Alpha acts as a pre-listing pool, highlighting projects based on transparency and innovation. This exposure has helped introduce Solidus to a broader audience, emphasizing its blend of AI tools and decentralized finance elements. Such recognitions provide a layer of credibility, especially in a sector where due diligence is essential.

Partnerships That Matter

Collaborations form the backbone of Solidus AI Tech's growth strategy. As an Alliance Partner with Circle, the issuer of USDC, the project integrates stablecoin functionality into its ecosystem. This partnership enables seamless payments in USDC for AI services, reducing volatility risks for users. It also opens doors to broader financial integrations, such as cross-border transactions within the AI marketplace.

On the hardware side, ties with SambaNova Systems bring advanced AI chip technology into play. SambaNova's high-speed inference and fine-tuning capabilities are being incorporated to boost the project's compute efficiency, potentially delivering faster processing for Web3 applications. Additionally, participation in the NVIDIA Inception program provides access to NVIDIA's ecosystem, including tools and expertise for optimizing GPU-based AI workloads. These industry connections help bridge traditional tech with blockchain, offering developers reliable resources for building AI models.

Team Credibility

The leadership team at Solidus AI Tech combines experience from established firms, lending weight to its ambitions. Recent hires include Christian Szilagyi as Chief Technology Officer, who brings 30 years in infrastructure and AI from roles at Dell and other tech companies. Mike Doria, Chief Commercial Officer, draws from leadership positions at Cisco and DXC, focusing on revenue growth and data center operations.

In finance and strategy, Niraj Poduval serves as Chief Innovation Officer, with AI consulting background from Deloitte. Kal Desai, Chief Financial Officer, has handled finances at global entities like BHP Billiton and Careem. Michael Swan, Chief Investment Officer, offers nearly two decades in traditional and decentralized finance from Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Bank. Tommy Yan, involved in marketing, adds insights from McKinsey and tech startups. This mix of enterprise and finance expertise positions the team to navigate complex growth challenges, from scaling infrastructure to securing investments.

Ecosystem Products

At the core of Solidus AI Tech is a suite of products designed for practical AI use in Web3. The AI Marketplace is already live, hosting multiple AI applications with over 400,000 interactions recorded. Users can access foundational models like DeepSeek-R1 for coding or Llama variants for conversational tasks, paying in $AITECH for outputs.

Agent Forge, a no-code builder for AI agents, launched recently and has attracted over 5,000 users. It allows non-technical individuals to create, deploy, and monetize agents that integrate with Web2 and Web3 services, automating workflows like data analysis or trading bots.

The Compute Marketplace, as the next catalyst, targets retail users by simplifying access to GPU resources. Meanwhile, Aitechpad, the project's launchpad, has surpassed 100,000 registered users. It supports AI-focused projects through incubation and fundraising, with community-driven features that include staking for priority access to launches.

Tokenomics & Holder Value

$AITECH operates on a deflationary model, with built-in burns that reduce supply over time. Monthly burns, such as the 372,110 tokens removed in July, total over 13 million gone permanently, driven by ecosystem usage like transaction fees and marketplace payments.

Staking pools offer rewards, with tiered boosts based on holding amounts—higher tiers unlock better yields and perks like reduced fees in the AI Marketplace. Phase 2 developments are being teased as particularly beneficial for retail holders, potentially including exclusive access to new features or revenue shares from compute rentals. These elements aim to align token value with platform growth, encouraging long-term participation.

The Undervaluation Comparison

Market capitalization comparisons highlight Solidus AI Tech’s relative size versus peers:

It lacks listings on Tier 1 exchanges for now, like Binance or Coinbase Pro, which limits exposure, nevertheless it’s still competing with projects that are on those exchanges. Yet, with solid fundamentals, partnerships, and catalysts like the Compute Marketplace beta, it presents as an undervalued option. If Phase 2 rolls out successfully and major listings follow, the potential for appreciation exists, though market conditions will influence outcomes.

Future Narratives

Solidus AI Tech is well-placed to capitalize on trends in AI, DePIN, and retail adoption. Its infrastructure, including the eco-friendly HPC data center in Bucharest, supports decentralized compute needs as AI demand grows. By combining these with retail-friendly tools, it could emerge as a breakout player in the sector, drawing in developers and users seeking affordable, secure AI solutions. The path forward involves executing on roadmap items, but the foundation laid over two years suggests a project worth monitoring.

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In the early years, gold was something people chased across continents. In 1849, they dug through rivers, risked their lives, and believed that somewhere beneath the dirt, fortune was waiting. In 2025, that same dream still glimmers, but the strategies have changed. Today’s pioneers do not carry shovels or sieves. They carry crypto wallets and find gold in the flow of Web3 commerce.

This November, UQUID and Tether are rewriting the legend of the gold rush for a new generation. Their campaign, titled “The New Gold Rush,” turns ordinary shopping into an extraordinary chance to touch something timeless: Gold itself, now reborn on the blockchain.

A Collaboration Forged in Innovation

When Tether Gold (XAU₮) launched in 2020, it redefined what it meant to own gold. Each XAU₮ represents one troy ounce of physical gold, stored in Swiss vaults, fully redeemable, and tracked transparently on the blockchain. It was Tether’s vision to make the most timeless asset borderless, divisible, and accessible to everyone.

In June 2023, Tether announced its collaboration with UQUID, a pioneering Web3 e-commerce platform hosting over 178 million products, from physical goods to digital services. For the first time, people could spend gold instead of simply storing it. As Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether said in their release, “I am very pleased that customers holding XAU₮ can now choose to shop at Uquid for their physical, digital, and NFT needs, and I hope to see more online retailers follow Uquid’s lead.” That integration now evolves into something even bolder: not only can users pay with digital gold, they can earn it.

“The New Gold Rush”

UQUID shoppers who pay with USDT or Tether Gold (XAU₮) will find a golden surprise waiting for them:

• Instant Gold Rewards: Any order worth $10 or more earns a random bonus of 0.00001–0.001 XAU₮
• Golden Draw: For orders above $50, shoppers receive a lottery ticket for a 1 XAU₮ prize pool, shared among three lucky winners.
  The New Gold Rush Campaign starts from 11 November, 2025 to 12 December, 2025

Why Now: Because Gold Is Having a Moment

In mid-October 2025, gold prices hit $4,312 per ounce, breaking every record since the metal was first traded. Tether Gold (XAU₮), the digital twin of that asset, followed suit, reaching an all-time high of $4,392.88 and surpassing $1.5 billion in market cap. Institutional investors are pouring into tokenized gold, and retail holders have surged by more than 170% this year. Amid the economic uncertainty, one message is clear: the world still trusts gold. And now, it trusts digital gold too.

Making Gold Accessible Again

While gold shines on global charts, owning it has always been a luxury. Gold can be limited, expensive, and out of reach for many. That’s what this collaboration aims to change. As UQUID’s team explains, “Digital gold makes the precious universal. Whether you’re in Manila, Lagos, or Buenos Aires, you can now hold or spend gold as easily as sending a text.”

By enabling XAU₮ payments since 2023, UQUID has turned Tether’s token from a static store of value into a living, usable currency, bridging centuries of financial history with a single transaction.

In 1849, people sold everything for a chance at gold. In 2025, people still chase it but through screens, not streams. Only this time, you don’t have to sell your wedding ring.

You can shop, earn, and own gold digitally, freely, globally.

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November 5, 2025 — Kima Labs, the developer of a pioneering decentralized settlement protocol, and Mocasa, a leading Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider in Southeast Asia, today announced a landmark partnership set to integrate decentralized finance with mainstream consumer credit. This collaboration will unlock new institutional-grade liquidity for the BNPL sector.

The partnership will directly address the growing demand for accessible consumer credit in Southeast Asia by connecting Mocasa’s established BNPL platform with Kima’s innovative cross-ecosystem settlement infrastructure. The initial phase will focus on creating decentralized liquidity pools to fund Mocasa’s lending operations, enabling more efficient and scalable financing.

A key objective is the tokenization of BNPL receivables. This process will transform consumer loans into standardized, on-chain investment products, opening the door for both institutional and DeFi investors to participate in a new, yield-generating asset class. The collaboration aims to scale its Total Value Locked (TVL) to over $100 million within two years, demonstrating a powerful new model for financial inclusion and capital efficiency.

The partnership is already underway with a proof-of-concept to validate the technical and compliance frameworks. This initial phase utilizes a Kima-funded vault to test live disbursement and repayment cycles through Kima’s atomic settlement layer.

“This partnership is a pivotal moment where the promise of DeFi meets the tangible needs of the real world,” said Eitan Katz, CEO of Kima Labs. “By bridging DeFi liquidity with consumer finance, we are building a more open, efficient, and borderless credit infrastructure. We are thrilled to partner with Mocasa to bring this vision to life.”

Robin Wong, CEO of Mocasa, commented, “The demand for BNPL services in Southeast Asia is accelerating, and our collaboration with Kima allows us to meet this demand with unprecedented scale and efficiency. By leveraging DeFi, we are not just accessing a new source of capital; we are pioneering the future of consumer finance in the region.”

This strategic alliance signifies a major step forward in merging traditional financial technology with the decentralized web, creating a scalable and transparent model for the future of lending.

About Kima Labs

Kima Labs is the developer of the Kima Network decentralized settlement protocol designed to connect traditional financial (TradFi) and decentralized financial (DeFi) ecosystems. Its unique universal, cross-ecosystem settlement layer enables real-time, compliant transactions for financial institutions, fintechs, and payment platforms worldwide.

About Mocasa

Mocasa (Puretek Group Limited) is a premier Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform with significant operations in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia. By providing accessible and flexible credit solutions, Mocasa empowers consumers and drives growth for merchants in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies.

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• Catalyst: Oct 10–14 tariff headlines: Brief, sharp risk-off move; crypto dipped; partial rebound as tone softened.
• Commerce reality: Stablecoins + fast L1 rails insulated checkout from price noise; the rails stayed up and cheap.
• Strategic move: Emphasize stablecoin checkout and BNPL on “macro scare” days to sustain GMV and protect conversion.
• Uquid angle: Data shows continued migration toward USDT on Solana in 2024–25, reinforcing a stablecoin-first approach to Web3 Shopping.

Over the past few days, markets were rattled after President Trump threatened — then moved toward — 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, plus new export limits on U.S. software. Crypto sold off alongside risk assets as traders priced in a sharper global trade shock. By today (Oct 14, 2025), the tone softened a bit and some assets bounced, but the weekend-to-Monday whiplash is the context for the dip you saw on Oct 14 in Asia.

Mainstream outlets captured both sides of the move: an initial “tariff shock” that knocked risk appetite and triggered a sharp, brief crypto slide, followed by a modest rebound as rhetoric cooled.

For retailers, another key piece: if those tariffs take effect on Nov 1, supply chains and shelf prices will feel it quickly. That’s already showing up in retail planning coverage.

Bottom line on the dip: it was macro-driven (policy headlines), fast, and largely liquidity-related — not a change in crypto’s payments fundamentals.

Why People Still Shop During Dips (And Sometimes Shop More)

1) Stablecoins de-risk the checkout moment

When portfolios swing, shoppers don’t want the extra volatility at the point of sale. That’s why stablecoins (especially USDT/USDC) continue to grow across payments rails: they strip out price slippage between “cart” and “confirm.” Analysts put USDT near ~59% of stablecoin market share and describe deeper integration with mainstream fintech/payment flows — precisely the pipes commerce needs. Even with cyclical risk, institutional research expects the overall stablecoin pie to keep expanding (with debate on how fast), because they are the “cash leg” that makes crypto commerce practical.

2) Dips shift spend — not stop it

Macrodips often re-route spend toward lower-friction, lower-fee rails. On days like today, shoppers who were going to buy anyway tend to:

• Switch to stablecoin checkout to lock price,
• Prioritize digital goods, gift cards, utilities, and other instant-delivery SKUs,
• Time purchases when network fees are low (fewer speculative traders in the mempool).

3) BNPL smooths volatility shocks

If your token balance is down today, BNPL (Pay-in-3/Pay-over-time) is a cushion: you commit to the purchase without selling as many assets right now. That reduces the “sell low” pressure during turmoil and spreads cash-flow over a few pay cycles. (For merchants, it preserves conversion when sentiment wobbles.)

What We’re Seeing in Web3 Shopping (Uquid’s Lens)

Uquid’s data through 2024–2025 shows a steady shift toward stablecoin rails on fast L1s. On Uquid, USDT on TRON has become the default stablecoin in many regions. In H1 2025, TRON captured roughly 54% of Uquid’s stablecoin transactions owing to speed, low fees, and strong usage patterns.hat’s the direction of travel: faster finality and tiny fees becoming the default for everyday checkout.

This matters on dip days. If spec coins are choppy, shoppers can still route through USDT (or USDC), settle in seconds, and avoid “my cart changed price while gas spiked” pain. Media and market wrap-ups around today’s tariff headlines show crypto’s price action is headline-sensitive, but the payments layer remains operational and cost-predictable.

The Playbook: Shopping Through Volatility

For shoppers

1. Pay in stablecoins when markets lurch. You lock value at checkout, avoid slippage, and typically pay lower network fees on high-throughput chains. (Today’s macro didn’t break rails; it only shook risk prices.)
2. Use BNPL for cash-flow smoothing. If your portfolio dipped on the headline, splitting payments into 3 makes the purchase less sensitive to a single day’s P&L.
3. Favor instant/utility SKUs (gift cards, top-ups, bill pay, payment cards) when you want certainty — no shipping delays, no inventory repricing risk.

For merchants & brands

1. Promote stablecoin checkout (“Pay with USDT to lock today’s price”) during macro events. It directly addresses the shopper’s biggest fear: “will my total change?”
2. Add BNPL as a default Web3 option. It preserves conversion when users hesitate on a red day.
3. Surface low-fee rails in the UI. If Solana/other fast chains are cheapest that hour, nudge users there (auto-rail selection + fee transparency).
4. Run “dip-day bundles.” Pair utility items with small discounts to convert “I’ll wait” into “I’ll complete now.”

What Today Changed — and What It Didn’t

• Changed: Macro anxiety rose as tariff odds increased; traders de-risked. Crypto prices dipped quickly, then partially bounced as messaging softened.
• Didn’t change: The commerce rails — stablecoins on fast L1s — kept clearing transactions at low cost. Institutional and industry coverage point to ongoing stablecoin integration into payments, not retreat.

How Uquid Will Lean In (Concrete Actions)

1. Stablecoin-first UI during macro stress. When volatility spikes, Uquid prioritizes USDT/USDC rails in the flow and communicates “locked at checkout” clearly (network, fee, and final amount).
2. BNPL as volatility buffer. Highlight Pay-in-3 on sensitive categories — utilities, gaming, gift cards — so users don’t have to liquidate on a down day.
3. Real-time rail optimization. Auto-suggest chains with fast finality + low fees when order is created (e.g., SOL rails during busy hours).
4. “Dip-day” retention offers. Micro-promos that trigger only when market drawdowns exceed a threshold (e.g., −5% 24h), preserving basket completion without blanket discounting.
5. Transparent comms. Publish short “volatility notes” explaining: why stablecoins protect carts, how BNPL works, and which chains are cheapest right now. (Education reduces abandonment.)

Conclusion

Crypto markets will always have shocks — but commerce built on stable-value rails, multi-chain flexibility, and smart UX can absorb those shocks instead of getting crushed by them.

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