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TSAR DEX
@TSAR_DEX
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Some of the largest crypto funds have raised huge amounts recently, e.g. @a16zcrypto ($2.2b), @HaunVentures ($1b), @dragonfly ($650m) and @variantfund ($222m) - where most of the theses are consensus and related to AI agents using crypto rails. The problem is, so far in 2026 we have hardly seen any valuable agent-driven crypto use-cases. We are at historic lows at pre-seed and seed stage in crypto venture right now. I think a lot of this comes down to the fact that most net-new potential innovation in crypto is at the crypto x AI intersection, but very little value has been created so far from early experimentation. Infra needs to be built, but to be successful, teams are now competing against incumbents with large distribution for the first time, making it harder than ever. Middleware is now too easy for other competitors and/or buyers to replicate. Applications are working out what settlement layer will win, what standard will win and what business model makes sense in an agent-driven world - all of which are very early. We’re also early in understanding the AI problem itself and why crypto is a relevant solution. I think @Tempo will be a great success but it’s still built with incentives of private companies in mind. There could be limitations to what agents on Tempo can do. We saw for the first time last week what censorship in AI looks like. We don’t really know the full ramifications yet and likely will not know for the next 6 months how AI will be governed by centralised forces. 2026 has been a tough year for crypto startups. It happens to coincide with a crypto bear market. I think a lot of this comes down to macro and timing / understanding of the AI problem itself and why crypto matters to solve it. However, there are great early signs of crypto x AI working. In particular, the traction that we have seen in decentralised training (e.g. @PrimeIntellect, @Pluralis) and harnesses (e.g. @NousResearch) is very real. There is a real case for truly ‘Open AI’ to extend beyond just these use-cases in future. Whilst timing has not been perfect yet for crypto x AI, I am very bullish on timing of crypto x AI going into 2027. I strongly believe it is only a matter of time.










Since TGE, the Lighter protocol has programmatically bought back 15MM $LIT tokens, representing 6% of the circulating supply.




















