Opportunities of combining AI and Crypto

Source: Daoshuo Blockchain

1 From a technical perspective, can chain abstraction solve the fragmentation problem?

According to my personal understanding, as long as the liquidity is not on a blockchain (including the second-layer extension), the liquidity will be physically fragmented, which does not seem to be solved by technology.

I think the so-called fragmentation problem solved by chain abstraction refers more to user experience. Chain abstraction uses various internal processing to allow users to use without having to perform cumbersome cross-chain operations at all, completely ignoring which chain the liquidity they need comes from, and even thinking that this is just an ordinary Internet operation, so they will not perceive the fragmentation of liquidity.

This is a bit like withdrawing money from a bank in our daily life.

We can use the withdrawal card of Bank A to withdraw money at any ATM of Bank A without having to go to the bank where the withdrawal card is opened to operate------in this process, the settlement of different ATMs is processed through the bank's internal system. So we feel that Bank A is everywhere, and no matter which ATM we go to, their liquidity is "unified".

2 Will there be a CRV chain?

Maybe there will be. The general trend now is that more and more institutions are eager to launch their own second-layer extensions, regardless of whether they are useful or not.

It is not easy to innovate now, and if you don’t do anything, you will be scolded. There is no threshold for making a second-layer extension, and there is no risk. It can also stabilize the community and make everyone look like the project party is still working. It is a matter of "no credit but hard work".

Recently, another centralized exchange Kraken is also preparing to launch its own second-layer extension, and this momentum will not slow down in the short term.

3 Does AI have a chance in this round?

Earlier, many of the so-called AI + Crypto projects I looked at were not reliable, and the prices of the slightly reliable ones were too high, so I didn’t have much hope for this track at that time.

However, several recent projects that use AI agents combined with the encryption ecosystem have given me a glimmer of hope.

Although AI is not directly involved in the technical design of crypto projects in these projects, it plays a very important role in other aspects of the projects (such as operation, financing, and economic model design), which plays an important role in the development and growth of crypto projects and is also a good way to combine AI + Crypto.

In addition, AI has made rapid progress recently. A company has made an AI agent that can imitate human behavior and operate applications, which makes me more convinced that AI agents are applications that can be put into practice soon. And this application is likely to play an important role in the crypto ecosystem.

So I will pay close attention to the development of this direction.

In addition, AI is developing so fast now, and I am looking forward to whether other AI applications will be quickly implemented and combined with the crypto ecosystem in the near future.

AI has produced many amazing applications at this stage, so I am open to the direction of AI + Crypto, but I can't be sure whether it has "opportunities".

4 Why does the Ethereum Foundation sell ETH frequently?

Vitalik recently explained the foundation's actions, saying it was to maintain daily expenses and operations.

I generally don't pay much attention to the Ethereum Foundation's operations of buying and selling ETH. I am more concerned about their statements on the future development direction of Ethereum and their plans for the subsequent development of Ethereum.