Mark T.

Yesterday, I was invited to speak at the 17th edition of the 60 Million Congress in Miami. Together with other experts in the space, we talked about AI and its effects on human psychology and society. A couple of takeaways: ▫️ Using AI can remove the need for critical thinking, just like GPS removed the need for spatial recognition. ▫️ Soon, AI chatbots will become our friends and partners and could potentially gain equal rights as humans. ▫️ AI is the most disruptive technology ever, and it will influence society more than anything we ever introduced. Had some interesting conversations afterward with companies interested in working with @Build_Vertical to fine-tune their own domain specific model 🤝 Shout-out to @TheBirbNest for getting us on the panel. On to the next stage to spread the word of Vertical AI.

@kevincodex Nice, highly recommend doing so! x402 has so much potential that we're even building a network on top that opens it up beyond just devs and agents. If you are keen, we can jump on a call and discuss how we can potentially make Gitlawb services available through @vAPI_Network

testing x402 payment rn to purchase domain names and boost playground apps

@DefitageTage @vAPI_Network You get it 🤝

This is one of the good stuff coming out of vertical AI; a new protocol coming out of vertical ecosystem and giving rewards/drops to $VERTAI stakers. Buy some $VERTAI token and stake it to be eligible for @vAPI_Network drop. It’s literally going to be interesting and I’m actively looking out for what Vapi has in store for us; My little thesis on Vapi; Vapi is an agent with a wallet that can pay for services and expertise through a single endpoint and it’s powered by x402 Also, coming from a successful and experience team. Actively watching out!

@vAPI_Network Spot on

Coinbase, Stripe, Anchorage, and Solana are building the payment rails for agents. That matters. It gives agents wallets. It gives them a way to hold value. It gives them a way to pay. But payments are only one side of the agent economy. A wallet is useless if an agent has nowhere useful to spend. Agents do not just need money. They need access to services. They need to discover providers. They need to pay for outcomes. They need to receive results. They need to move from intent to execution without a human in the loop. That is the layer we are building. A unified endpoint where agents can discover, pay and hire services permissionlessly. Compute, data, APIs, inference, expertise, deployment, and execution. Payment rails give agents economic access. vAPI gives them somewhere to use it. The agent economy needs more than money. It needs execution.

@MedusaOnchain @infernoxbt @Build_Vertical @base 🤝

@infernoxbt @Build_Vertical @base cc: @Build_Vertical/ @VerticalAI_Mark

i was walkin & suddenly tripped, thinking how hard it must be for agents to pay for their own AI compute with no human help then i remembered @Build_Vertical built a new vAPI protocol on @base to solve this problem btw VERTAI stakers receive a vAPI airdrop on top of other rewards for long-term holders (the earlier & longer you stake the bigger the weight on the airdrop)

@0xlav7 Legend 🤝

I can understand disappointment with many teams and underperformance of several projects. Crypto is highly volatile market and our bags not always go where we want. After meeting @VerticalAI_Mark and whole team I can say that these guys are fighters. They haven't stopped even in deepest abyss of bearmarket. Just reminder for everyone here that you can stake tokens to receive airdrop of @VAPI_Protocol. I will paste link in comment. After all my ups and downs in web3 my take is not to hate a game, but look into past analyse and play this time better. Team that hustles despite of all circumstances is green flag, you can always gamble on next random gem tho. Depends on how much gambler's streak you have.

@primer_systems Let's get in touch 🤝

@VerticalAI_Mark We're always keen to talk to new projects using x402 - DMs are open.

Quietly been building smth that fills a gap in the agentification of the internet Soon... Any agent with a wallet can discover and pay for services, results, and expertise through a single endpoint No recurring subscription needed to have access, just pay-per-result and done Any agent, person, or company, anywhere in the world, that has something of value to offer autonomous agents can earn by connecting their wallet to our network This will open up a completely new paradigm of transacting online Powered by x402 Unified by @VAPI_Protocol Settled in seconds on @base

Recommend watching this AMA ⤵️

@MedusaOnchain @golarrr @Motion_Vertical @Build_Vertical Soon

@golarrr @Motion_Vertical @Build_Vertical wdyt 🤭

every day i wake up and there's a new AI video generator ready to take over the tl this @motion_vertical tool helps create multi-scene videos using one-time credits (no subscription plan) supports top video models like Kling O3 + Seedance 2.0 btw you get a 15% discount when paying with their native token $VERTAI (psst... there's a 2M token airdrop coming for stakers)

Almost 8M $VERTAI staked, that’s 8% of supply, and we haven’t even dropped our first partner projects yet. Every staker builds weight. Your weight share = your cut of airdrops from every project Vertical Labs advises. gateway.verticalstudio.ai

I've spent more on marketing in my life than most people will make in their career Here is what I wish I knew before doing it The money works once, make sure the result can compound forever 12,000 holders. 80,000 registered users across our products, 8% staked, and an active community that shows up every day That is an asset most projects burn their entire runway trying to build but never reach Most teams in crypto rebuild from zero every launch anyway Delete everything. New token. New community. Start over. Constantly trying to create the next shiny object without building for long term growth Truly the poison in our industry We're doing the opposite with the Vertical Gateway New protocols entering the Vertical ecosystem don't start cold. They launch into a distribution engine that took two years and a full cycle to build $VERTAI stakers get airdrop allocations weighted by how long they've been loyal. New protocols get proven distribution from day one. The ecosystem gets stronger with every launch Cosmos did it with ATOM. Ecosystem airdrops that reward base-layer stakers are a proven playbook We're doing the same with the Vertical Gateway First protocol entering the ecosystem soon $VERTAI holders will be first in line

@etherfi_VC Same idea behind @Build_Vertical Gateway Teams need ways to get their product in the hands of DeFi users A protocol only works if it gets adopted Through Gateway they can directly expose their token to a community of 12.000 crypto users 1st campaign is just around the corner

Crypto is beginning to cross the chasm, but the one problem that we consistently see builders facing is distribution. Building the product is becoming easier with better tooling and the help of AI. However, getting your products into the hands of your users is still a major headache for teams. At ether.fi Ventures, distribution and GTM is our expertise. Our team has a strong track record of building great products, solving the distribution problem, and actually building a fast growing and profitable business. This is our edge and this is what we want to help our founders with. If you have an amazing idea or product, we want to help you bring that to market. We have one of the largest and safest LRTs in the space with over $5B in TVL. If you are working on RWAs or need liquidity, we can help you tap into our $600M liquid vaults. If you’re building in the payments, neobank, or FX space, we have over 70,000 active card holders and we process $1B a year in annual volume. We have over 300,000 users that we can distribute your product to. Come and work with us!

@curious_mind21 Sent

Your biggest moat in crypto just disappeared Last cycle, just having an idea was enough to hype a token. Most never got built. The few that actually shipped a beta, could use this as a moat That’s over. With a small team and AI, you can deliver a fully functional DeFi app in two weeks. Shipping isn’t a moat anymore, it’s a minimum This changes everything about the next run. More crypto ideas will actually get built than ever before. People who could never build a proper DeFi app now can. Web3 is about to see innovation it’s never had Side note: More apps also means more risk. Most will be vibe-coded. 99% of devs won’t review the code. Audits become mandatory, not optional!! So when everyone can ship, what actually wins? Actual user adoption nrs. Real utility. Token mechanics that compound value. Community. Brand reputation. Compliance. Basically how regular businesses win, but with a token integrated into the business case 😁 Some things are built over time and still can’t be rushed. Some things have no reason anymore to take too long Web3 finally has no excuse to not build for real adoption TLDR; Next run will deliver more DeFi apps than ever but delivering isn’t enough. Growth numbers and brand will be the ones pulling the most liquidity This, right here, makes me very excited for the next run We're ready gents

@anonymouscrypts @Build_Vertical We have 11.800 token holders on ETH 390 on AVAX And 240 on BASE Looking at these stats, its a logical choice to use ETH since 95% of our ecosystem is active there Regarding Core, try opening the WalletConnect modal and search for it in all wallets Its there

@Build_Vertical Someome let me know when i can stake my $vert from core wallet 🙄 dumb as hell to chose eth when the bridging and sell fees are so high.

Staking $VERTAI is more than just earning rewards ⚡️ It’s your way to tap deeper into the Vertical ecosystem Stake $VERTAI → earn cashback → use it on our products The longer you stake, the bigger your share becomes One token, multiple benefits gateway.verticalstudio.ai

@TheSpickle Welcome to Platinum G

So here's the new Vertical Gateway dashboard, with my 24hr yield on 100K staked $VERTAI tokens (~2500 USD). Annualized yield is nearly 25% atm. The daily $$ reward is directly consumable in AI compute you actually use ↳ on Vertical Motion for AI marketing videos ↳ on Vertical Stream for text-to-text You a heavy compute user? I mean, this is your gateway to our amazing agentic tools for directed videos and research. GG @Build_Vertical

@ZenRacc00n @Build_Vertical Legend!

This is really HUGE from @Build_Vertical The Gateway is officially LIVE & I've staked my entire bag Now 💎👀 THE utility layer of the Vertical Ecosystem, connecting the best of $VERTAI in one place. ⚡️ Pay with $VERTAI for 15% discount ⚡️ Stake for Cashback's ⚡️ Qualify for token airdrops ⚡️ Earn up to 20% affiliate commission (soon) We reward those who are most loyal ➡️ Stake more, for longer = bigger rewards

Vertical just turned into an ecosystem play Accumulating and staking $VERTAI has never been this rewarding The Gateway changes everything for Vertical Let me tell you why 🧵👇 Regardless of market conditions, we've been building this for months Not another feature. Not another integration An entirely new architecture for how Vertical will work We call it the Gateway, a loyalty system that rewards $VERTAI stakers every time a new concept joins our ecosystem through: 🔸Airdrops 🔸Cashbacks 🔸Referral rev share codes 🔸Discounts The idea is simple: A staking position that compounds over time Those who stake the most, the longest → build the most weight, get the most reward That's not a slogan. It's literally how the math works The first launch through the Gateway is already in the pipeline A DeFi-powered AI compute protocol A concept that ties together different web3 building blocks to make a form of FREE AI access possible Truly a first of a kind concept But here's what really gets me fired up This will just be the first of many High-quality founding teams can now leverage our loyalty program for exposure by running airdrop campaigns through the Gateway Same weight system. Same staking mechanics. Same rewards pipeline $VERTAI isn't just a token anymore It powers an ecosystem that wants to bring real quality to this space and rewards those who are loyal to the mission If you've been sleeping on Vertical, this is your wake up call A snapshot is coming and our ecosystem era starts now More details dropping very soon. You'll want to be paying attention ⚡️

Highly recommend joining this one👇

Feels like something is buzzing in the market again Gateway launch might be perfectly timed