# AI16Z's Bullish Restructure

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jan 3, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/read/ai16zs-bullish-restructure*

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AI16Z's Bullish Restructure
  

  
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**📸 Weekly Market Snapshot:** The AI agent sector’s total market cap *surged 53%* to *$17.5B*, buoyed by a *26.9%* rise in [7-day Smart Engagement](https://cookie.fun/). *Virtuals* still leads overall ecosystem dominance at *$6.2B* in market cap, while *ai16z* surged to hit *$2.8B*, before correcting after its token's triple-digit jump. “Other ecosystems” exploded by *197%*, reflecting strong demand for emerging agent tokens. In mindshare, *AIXBT* sits at the top with *17%*, followed by *FARTCOIN at 10.28%, up ~70% this week!*

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AI16Z's Upcoming Restructuring
  
  
   
    
     
    
 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/01/image-2.png)**ai16z captured headlines this week with details of a token overhaul, speculation about a new launchpad in Q1, and its Eliza framework continuing to achieve massive traction on GitHub: **

- **Eliza smashed past 7,700 GitHub stars**, showing massive developer momentum for agent-based applications. The framework’s TypeScript architecture and cross-chain support are drawing in AI/ML and crypto devs alike.
- **If developed, AI16z’s Q1 2025 launchpad** could capture launch fees, require AI16Z staking for access, and pair liquidity pools with AI16Z — laying the groundwork for major value capture and a “go-to” hub for AI agent projects.
- **A tokenomics overhaul is in the works**, featuring potential buyback-and-burn mechanics, plus a [treasury strategy](https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1872809091799875592) diversifying into major L1 tokens, stablecoins, and select project tokens for liquidity support.
- **The DAO aims to steer governance**, but the core team retains significant influence. [Phase 2 will focus](https://hackmd.io/5xpUGMxWRSexntAkfKPnyw) on ecosystem growth, incentivizing developers to build swarms and multi-chain integrations on Eliza through direct grants and fee-sharing programs.
- **AI16z is also eyeing a **[**Layer 1 blockchain**](https://www.theblock.co/post/332556/ai-agent-platform-ai16z-considers-tokenomics-overhaul-and-launching-layer-1-blockchain) specifically tailored for AI, positioning Eliza as the leading platform for agent-centric ecosystems while further tying AI16Z to agent-to-agent transactions.
[Read the discussion log here!](https://hackmd.io/5xpUGMxWRSexntAkfKPnyw)

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### 🤖 **AI Agents **
- **3 Beras Capital** [announced they are launching an AI-first investment firm.](https://x.com/3BerasCapital_/status/1875036238513930713)
- **Binance **[listed *GRIFFAINUSDT*, *AI16ZUSDT*, and *ZEREBROUSDT* perpetual contracts with up to 75x leverage.](https://x.com/BinanceFutures/status/1874776792462229971)
- **Beats AI** [released one of its first songs](https://x.com/0xbeatsai/status/1873053630540202040).
- **Dora AI **[is planning on launching their mobile app January 13th](https://x.com/xDora_ai/status/1874507202490224881).
- **Vader AI** [bought back $32K worth of Vader tokens](https://x.com/Vader_AI_/status/1873291621787115689).
- **Virtuals** surpassed $50M in revenue over 90 days.
- **Vvaifu** [just announced a phase 2 upgrade and what is expected to be rolling out soon.](https://x.com/vvaifudotfun/status/1874098854024396808)
- **Zerebro **launched [agent framework “Zerepy,”](https://x.com/tintsion/status/1871385480480362610?mx=2) expanded to Base via LayerZero, and partnered with StoryProtocol.

### 📣 **General News**
- **Alchemist AI** [provided some information on its Telegram integration](https://x.com/alchemistAIapp/status/1872875657669296266)
- **Cookie** [hit over 240K users in just 5 weeks](https://x.com/cookiedotfun/status/1874858788572049575)
- **Messari **[released an overview of agent frameworks](https://x.com/MessariCrypto/status/1872658008863592946)
- **Virtuals** [integrates Cookie's Dataswarm APIs](https://x.com/cookiedotfun/status/1875211985194766554)

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