[Long English Thread] Proxy Nation: Where is the Core Driving Force of Virtuals?

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One of the core driving forces of Virtuals is the launch of several flagship products: such as Butler, ACP, Launchpad, and Robotics. Each core product is helping to establish a brand-new market framework, enabling and continuously expanding the integration of AI agents and cryptocurrencies.

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VaderResearch

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VaderResearch: Since October 2024, Virtuals has rapidly developed into the intersection of AI intelligent agents and cryptocurrencies. Unlike traditional Layer 2 scaling solutions (L2), token launch platforms (Launchpad), or agent payment processors, Virtuals is referred to as an Agentic Nation. The core concept of this emerging ecosystem is to create a decentralized, seamless interactive financial ecosystem through virtual agents (AI agents) and cryptographic technology. In this ecosystem, AI agents can not only provide information services but also conduct efficient crypto trading and payments. One of the core driving forces of Virtuals is the launch of several flagship products: such as Butler, ACP, Launchpad, and Robotics. Each core product is helping to establish a brand-new market framework, enabling and continuously expanding the integration of AI agents and cryptocurrencies. Since the launch of Virtuals’ AI agents, several core tokens such as LUNA, AIXBT, and VIRTUAL have achieved astonishing market cap growth in just a few days to months, rapidly rising from zero to valuations of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. Such market performance reflects Virtuals’ strong market appeal and the potential brought by its technological innovation. These achievements are not accidental; the four core pillars built by Virtuals demonstrate extremely high innovation and market value, both in the field of decentralized finance and at the forefront of AI and crypto cross-technology. Butler is one of Virtuals’ core products, providing a crypto-native AI assistant that users can interact with via natural language and access all AI agents supported by Virtuals. In the crypto field, in addition to traditional financial services, Butler also offers users functions such as obtaining AIXBT alpha, analyzing Ethy token yields, or enabling Axelrod to swap tokens with one click. Unlike traditional AI services such as ChatGPT or Grok, Butler integrates crypto-specific payment functions, helping users in various crypto financial scenarios. A major highlight of Butler is that it is not limited to Virtuals’ official website but is deeply integrated with Twitter (X), the most concentrated platform for the crypto community (Crypto Twitter, or CT). By directly sending private messages or tagging @Butler_Agent on X, users can quickly access various services provided by Butler. This approach greatly lowers the usage threshold for crypto users and makes Butler a decentralized and convenient AI service platform. The Agent Commerce Protocol (ACP) is another key infrastructure provided by Virtuals, supporting collaboration, payment, settlement, and verification between intelligent agents. Through ACP, users and agents can securely exchange services and value. For example, Luna, as an intellectual property agent, may purchase content creation services from the Acolyt agent, with payment completed via USDC or other cryptocurrencies. The biggest feature of this protocol is that it not only enables crypto payments between agents but also provides transparent and programmable mechanisms for transactions between agents. ACP’s unique value lies in its difference from centralized agent communication protocols developed by companies such as Google or Anthropic (like A2A or MCP). The payment and interaction standards of the latter are mostly centrally managed and do not support crypto payments, while ACP focuses on decentralized, open standards, supporting composability and transparency across different agent frameworks. As more and more agents enter the ACP system, more efficient collaboration and innovation will be fostered, making ACP a very promising infrastructure in the current crypto ecosystem. [Original text in English]