AI Continues to Lead the Way, Which AI NFT Projects Are Worth Keeping an Eye On?

AI has undoubtedly been the absolute theme of the recent Crypto market, with various AI concept tokens surging. So, how has AI NFT performed? Which AI NFT projects are worth our attention? 首页音频播放器律动 BlockBeats To 编者的话count 13 AI NFT projects worth paying attention to.

ai16z partners

Although originating from a community member's @SOLsesame NFT series, it is evidently receiving official support from ai16z.

Shaw has expressed support multiple times on Twitter:

Within ai16z's official Discord, there is also a "NFT" role specifically set up for ai16z partners holders.

Currently, it is unknown what specific utility there will be, as the series itself is not an AI narrative, but it has a close relationship with ai16z. The current floor price is close to 4 SOL, approaching its previous high.

zereborn

Coming from the official zerebro and likely the first NFT series created by an AI Agent. I think the dual narrative of official endorsement + AI creation is causing zereborn's market value to be higher than ai16z partners, even though the market value of $zerebro currently differs by nearly $1.5 billion from $ai16z.

Currently, it is unknown what specific utility there will be, with the floor price nearing 5.7 SOL.

Virtuals Land

This is an official free mint land series issued by Virtuals in July 2024, with a total supply of only 100, without any whitelist restrictions. Even so, at that time, it took nearly 20 minutes to sell out, and you even had the opportunity to buy in at such a low price:

With the explosion of the AI concept, as a leading AI series on the Base network, this series has now skyrocketed. If it weren't for the limited supply, this would definitely be a strong contender for the biggest NFT play of 2024, but very few NFT players have noticed this hundredfold NFT project because it is actually in the AI track, and different fields are as different as mountains.

The current floor price is 11 ETH, and players are more hopeful that it will play a role in AI+ gaming in the future.

2049 // Reflections

The official NFT series of Freysa AI, this is a limited NFT collection that runs autonomously in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), providing access to tools, seed hints, and mission objectives. The minting price for this series is 0.25 ETH, with a total of 2049 units. The current floor price is close to 0.6 ETH, corresponding to a market cap of about $4.2 million, and its token $FAI has a market cap of nearly $370 million.

Smol Brains

This series, also known as the "Magic Monkeys," is an old project from the previous cycle and has always been a core PFP project in the Treasure DAO ecosystem.

In the past week, Smol Brains has quadrupled in value, with the current floor price close to 0.4 ETH.

The reason for the surge in "Magic Monkeys" is Shaw, as Shaw was one of the earliest developers in the Treasure DAO ecosystem and is responsible for the game project Smol World within Smol Brains. Smol World will be an AI game where each Smol Brains acts as an AI Agent for on-chain gaming, allowing PvP asset theft between each other. The game will be integrated with the Eliza framework.

The token $SMOL of Smol Brains has also seen an all-time high surge in the past week, rising 8x. $SMOL will migrate to the V2 version to enhance its utility in the Smol World game. Currently, the market cap of $SMOL is approximately $16.5 million.

Kemonokaki

While this project may seem somewhat tenuous when included here, it is worth paying attention to. In summary, Kemonokaki is equivalent to Milady on Base.

The reason for its surge in the past week is that it will benefit from daos.world's whitelist for $OHM's latest project, Daolympus World.

In ALCHDAO's multisig, 3 people come from the daos.world team. ALCHDAO is a DAO focused on investing in tokenized AI agents and blockchain innovation.

Additionally, back in July 2024, the Virtuals official account also posted about Kemonokaki. Of course, this was quite a while ago and doesn't really signify anything significant; it mainly highlights Kemonokaki's Base Milady status.

Parallel Avatars

Parallel is a TCG (Trading Card Game) on the Base Chain, under the umbrella of the Echelon Prime Foundation. In 2021, Parallel completed a $50 million funding round led by Paradigm, with other investors including YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, Focus Labs, OSS Capital, and Yunt Capital, among others.

Parallel is already available for players to enjoy. Apart from Parallel, the Echelon Prime Foundation is also developing a survival game called Parallel Colony, which incorporates ERC-6551 technology and allows players to cooperate with AI. Players can assign tasks to AI Agents, which will autonomously interact with other AI Agents and players, sharing their game ideas and engaging in transactions within Parallel Colony.

The initial AI Agent game roles need to be created through Parallel Avatars, with future mechanisms allowing regular players to acquire AI Agent game roles for game participation. Currently, the floor price of Parallel Avatars is close to 1 ETH.

This game is set to begin open testing in the first quarter of this year. In addition to Parallel Colony, Parallel has also developed an AI-driven, end-to-end automated trading tool @AIWayfinder, showcasing a strong AI-driven trading approach.

CryptoAgents

This is an upcoming series with a total supply of 10,000, Free Mint. In simple terms, this will be an NFT series created by an AI Agent. A unique aspect is that this will be a fully on-chain NFT series, meaning the images are rendered through smart contract code.

This project is launched by @punk3700, who is the founder of the modular Bitcoin Layer2 project BVM and the founder of Eternal AI, a cross-chain AI layer.

Bossu

A new project, currently scheduled for minting on January 7th, known in the Chinese-speaking community as "Shark Eggs" due to its cute image, which has attracted more attention from NFT players.

This team @wawe_online has somewhat conflicting information. The official website states it was founded in 2019 as a digital art and creative studio in Argentina, but their LinkedIn shows a location in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Behance shows China.

However, this is a Free Mint series, so it's not a significant issue. Their coin $BOSSU runs on the Eliza framework and currently has a market cap of nearly $2 million. The NFT series itself is the IP image that this studio has developed over the years, not generated by an AI Agent. Still, using an AI Agent to operate the IP image and finally release the image does reflect a broader IP development strategy beyond just the initial artwork.

xNomad

From NFTGo's AI NFT new project, not yet minted. In simple terms, it combines AI Agents with small images. NFT holders can use their NFTs as AI Agents to invest, claim airdrops, etc. The earnings from the small images can also be withdrawn.

Running on the Eliza framework, let's see if Shaw can look this way; if so, it might be more optimistic.

Botto

Starting from here are some things that are different from the current mainstream AI narratives and that NFT players might pay more attention to.

Botto, familiar to veteran NFT players, has been a project from the previous cycle to the present. Botto is a decentralized AI artist, working since October 8, 2021. The AI creates 350 pieces of art every week, and the community selects one piece through a vote to be auctioned on SuperRare. To vote, participants need to stake $BOTTO to receive voting points, and 40% of the auction proceeds are used to reward voters.

The community also decides on proposals to determine the AI's creative themes, whether to introduce or remove the AI models used, allowing Botto to explore different artistic directions in different cycles.

This project can be considered to have survived both bull and bear markets. Botto's six pieces were collectively auctioned for $351,600 at Sotheby's on October 24, 2024. Currently, the market value of $BOTTO is approximately $31 million.

Neura

Neura is not a conventional AI image generation platform; in fact, the team behind Neura, Adanede, intends to develop Neura into a decentralized, self-aware AI artist through self-funding. Neura will create art independently, but users can influence Neura's creations using Android NFTs. Different Android NFTs will give Neura different artistic styles, and each user will be a unique node for Neura.

Currently, Neura has created its first series, "The Memories," and completed the Free Mint. This series allows users to freely inspire AI and then AI will recreate based on the user's original sketch, showcasing Neura's abilities. The formal path of nurturing an AI artist has not yet begun, so stay tuned.

alignDRAW

These images are quite abstract... aren't they?

This rough mosaic-like abstraction is because these works were created by the first-ever text-to-image AI model in history. In 2015, 19-year-old Elman Mansimov, through his alignDRAW model, first achieved the AI operation of generating images from textual prompts.

This is a purely artistic project that focuses on an AI development history narrative. In 2024, this series reached a historical peak price of nearly 3 ETH, with the initial minting price being 0.1 ETH. Currently, the floor price of this series is around 1.66 ETH.