2024 Outlook for the Encryption Field: The Rise of AI and Industry Reshaping

The Three Major Themes of 2024

1. The impact of AI

The rapid development of artificial intelligence is reshaping various industries, including content creation. The ability of AI to generate content has made many traditional skills less scarce. We need to rethink our own value and positioning.

2. Cryptocurrency enters the mainstream

As the political sphere adopts an open attitude towards encryption, cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming part of the commercial infrastructure. This means that encryption is crossing the chasm, but it may also lose some of its anti-establishment spirit.

3. Solana ecosystem recovery

The Solana ecosystem is showing a strong recovery momentum, becoming the preferred public chain for many users. This reminds us to maintain an open mind and not to cling to prejudices.

2024 Experience and Reflections

1. The madness and absurdity of the encryption market continue, but this irrationality also contains opportunities.

2. AI tools are changing the way we work, and we should make good use of new tools to improve efficiency.

3. Decentralized technology is spreading from the financial sector to other sectors.

4. Encryption is entering a pragmatic phase, and the idealistic color may weaken.

5. In the face of the tremendous changes brought by AI, we must maintain a cautious and open attitude.

6. The ups and downs of the encryption market are normal; you must learn to start over in adversity.

7. Algorithms are influencing our cognition and behavior, and we must consciously avoid these traps.

8. Tokens are not only carriers of value, but also embody people's hopes and dreams.

9. Decentralized Science ( DeSci ) is expected to completely change the way research is conducted.

10. The trend of marketization is continuously deepening in various fields, which is both a challenge and an opportunity.

11. Learn to control your fear emotions and not be overly influenced by market fluctuations.

12. Memecoins are divided into traditional types and emerging "perception-based" Memecoins. The latter may have greater potential.

13. Be wary of how social media algorithms manipulate our emotions.

14. AI may subtly change human nature, which is more terrifying than directly destroying humanity.

15. Pay attention to cutting-edge topics such as Futarchy, AI agents, and the escape velocity of longevity.

25 Predictions for 2025

1. AI agents will be embedded in robots in the real world.

2. A large number of encryption applications based on LLM will emerge.

3. Zero-knowledge proofs and multi-party computation technologies will achieve significant breakthroughs.

4. AI-driven KOLs will dominate social media.

5. AI will fundamentally change the way most people work.

6. Perceptual AI will receive a large amount of investment.

7. Non-human perception will become the fastest-growing field for employment.

8. A certain AI agent may receive the Time Magazine Person of the Year.

9. The total locked value on the chain will reach 1 trillion USD.

10. The market value of AI agency platforms will reach $500 billion.

11. The first incident of a humanoid robot "kidnapping" will occur.

12. Accelerationism ( ACCELERATE ) will become the mainstream ideology.

13. Real world assets ( RWA ) will become an important narrative.

14. The concept of Web4 will attract widespread attention.

15. X platform will integrate encryption wallet functionality.

16. Decentralized social media will become a fertile ground for AI experiments.

17. Human-machine interaction will become difficult to distinguish.

18. The protocols and applications created by AI will see explosive growth.

19. AI-generated films will reach an artistic level.

20. Emerging data analysis platforms will rise.

21. Traditional Meme coins will launch real-life spokespersons.

22. The encryption market will differentiate into native players and traditional financial players.

23. Bitcoin Finance ( BTCFi ) will usher in an explosion.

24. The competition between AGI and ASI will accelerate, causing anxiety.

25. Emerging religions based on AI may appear.

23 Notable Project Tokens

1. BTC: Bitcoin is transitioning from a "game for the masses" to a "game for the kings".

2. VIRTUAL: The core infrastructure of AI agents on Base.

3. ENA: May attract traditional finance.

4. CLANKER: An interesting token issuance platform on Farcaster.

5. AIXBT: An AI trading account worth paying attention to.

6. COOKIE: An emerging AI token data analysis platform.

7. HNT: A representative of decentralized Internet of Things.

8. META: An experiment in decision-making assisted by predictive markets.

9. GOAT: The first AI agent to go viral on social media.

10. ONDO: Representative project in the RWA field.

11. ai16z and eliza: important frameworks for on-chain agents.

12. TAO: The interconnected hub of decentralized AI.

13. WZRD and PUPS: Quality projects in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

14. AAVE: Expected to become a trillion-dollar lending platform.

15. AR: The permanent storage layer of Web4.

16. ZEREBRO: On-chain AI artist.

17. WLD: AI UBI project led by Sam Altman.

18. DRIFT: An on-chain perpetual contract platform on Solana.

19. GRIFFAIN and ARC: Competing for the Solana version of "Virtuals" status.

We are at a critical moment of technological transformation. Social rules, traditions, and self-perception will all be reshaped. We can choose to adhere to existing patterns, or we can become pioneers of change. Let us bravely embrace the uncertainties of the future and accelerate forward.