Author: Deep Chao TechFlow

In the past few days when the market fell, you should have been attracted by this little chubby girl --- a "fat version" girl with a similar image to ai16z. The corresponding token is LLM (Large Language Models), which literally translates to "Big Language Models". Language model".

In this homophonic meme, Large (the larger size of common clothing sizes) has become a funny Meme point. It is indeed a larger ai16z. It also punned on the current large language model in generative AI, so the market value of this Meme currency quickly exceeded 100 million US dollars.

Some friends said bluntly, this is not ai16z, it is simply ai160kg. Gained an unexpected entertainment effect.

In the current encryption ecosystem, you have to admit that sometimes you have to work hard on projects , it is better to find an angle wisely.

In this Fat Girl Meme incident, the editor thought of a popular phenomenon in the current encryption market:

ai projects began to be keen on deliberately giving a "copycat name" to play with homophones, deconstructing and deriving the original name, and then developing their own characteristics. For example, LLM is obviously derived from ai16z, and ai16z itself is also an imitation and derivative of the well-known encryption VC a16z...

We have listed it, which is currently relatively well-known. There may also be a lot of wealth codes in the conversation and laughter.

Solana ecological ai16z +Marc "AI"ndreessen: the beginning of all homophonic memes

No need for too much introduction, one of the leaders in this round of AI agent craze started from An entertaining idea - copying well-known crypto VCs and founders on the chain to form an AI version.

Except ai16z, this one can reflect ai is the name of a16z Crypto Venture Capital, and the project is also accompanied by a personal account called @pmairca, which is obviously a homophony of the @pmarca account of a16z founder Marc Andreessen.

The meaning of the Twitter profile is also very straightforward---I want to imitate , I still want to go beyond.

DegenAI: When AI begins to become the on-chain mirror of KOL

If ai16z is imitating investment institutions, then DegenAI (@degenspartanai) is targeting the encryption circle Well-known KOL.

DegenAI (@degenspartanai) chose to imitate DegenSpartan (@DegenSpartan), a well-known trader in the crypto circle. This trader known as "찌G 成じ" is quite influential in the circle. He is a former private equity crypto fund manager and a highly watched KOL on social media. Players who often surf CT will definitely be familiar with it. .

Interestingly, this AI project also comes from the ai16z ecosystem.

This imitation account not only inherits DegenSpartan’s trading style, but also replicates its spicy and sharp speaking characteristics on social media.

And from the perspective of an automated trading agent, choosing to imitate a well-known trader like DegenSpartan is really a bit like "letting AI learn top-notch skills" "Trader" means.

X Combinator: Change the letters to pay tribute to Y Combinator

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Successful models in the entrepreneurial world.

Different from traditional incubators, X Combinator focuses on the incubation of AI agent (Agent) projects, especially autonomous trading agents. They established a launch pad plan called "Project X" to screen and cultivate outstanding AI trading agent projects through this platform.

This positioning is very consistent with the current development trend of the AI ​​​​track in the Solana ecosystem, because more and more projects are beginning to apply AI technology to automated transactions and investment in DAOs. and data analysis and other fields.

From an operating model perspective, X Combinator has established a strategic fund to invest exclusively in top autonomous trading agents that emerge from its launch pad projects. This model is similar to YC’s investment support for outstanding entrepreneurial projects.

AIrthur Hayes: AI agent modeled after a crypto legend

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AIrthur Hayes The project’s naming is an obvious reference to Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX and one of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency space.

Arthur Hayes himself is also active in the intersection of AI and encryption, such as joining the advisory board of the decentralized AI platform Ritual; he was previously interviewed by Bankless Nakaya said that AI agents are a “new vitality” entering the cryptocurrency industry.

It is worth mentioning that this project also exists in the form of an AI-managed fund on Daos.fun, and it has also invested a lotThe total asset management scale (AUM) of the AI ​​Agent project token has reached nearly 500,000 US dollars.

AIWS: AI cloud computing platform imitating AWS

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AIWS (@aiwscloud) positions itself as "the first AI-led cloud computing platform", dedicated to collaboration, computing and transactions of AI agents The emergence of designed AIWS reflects a larger narrative: the AI ​​agent ecosystem may be seeking professional infrastructure support.

Although the token is deployed on ZK Sync, in the Solana ecosystem, AIWS's services appear to be particularly targeted at AI trading agents that require large amounts of computing resources. This forms a complementary relationship with other AI agent projects in the ecosystem (such as C.A.T).

Therefore, it is also introduced in the Solana ecosystem. Interested players should pay attention to identifying the CA address and avoid confusion.

Bainance: Even put on a show and imitate an entire department

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No need to introduce too much about who to imitate, the LOGO looks very interesting.

Self-positioned as an "accelerator for the trenches", it mainly invests in strong communities (called " "), "developers" and agents .

At the same time, he is also very sincere. His self-introduction on Twitter has been marked as "Parody" (imitation account).

What’s even more interesting is that the project also did a full set of dramas, and associated accounts CZ Bainance (@cz_bainance_), @bainance_intern (Bainance intern account), @bAI_Research (Research department account);

This project obviously adopts a multi-account collaborative operation strategy, trying to copy Binance’s organizational structure, including different branches such as laboratories and research departments.

Beradigim: Do you still remember the talkative Paradigim?

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There was a lot of controversy in the last cycle, so don’t buy projects invested by Paradigm. For example, Friend.tech, which no one even remembers today.

And this VC obviously did not escape the fate of being played with homophonic jokes. Beradigim still came.

The project is also built on daos.fun and manages its own crypto fund. But what’s funny is that the project is linked to the altcoin Binance introduced above, such as “We received investment from Bainance”, imitating serious financing news commonly seen in crypto news.

It is worth mentioning that there is also Beradigim with the same name on Berachain. The two are not the same project (see the right picture below), but they have the same spoof atmosphere. Laman, claiming to be a BAO (playing the homophone of DAO), and BAO translates to "Bear Autism Organization"; at the same time, he claimed to establish a Kodiak liquidity pool, which is a bear category and pays homage to Berachain itself. .

Base ecological WAI Combinator: a direct homophonic version of Y Combinator

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WAI Combinator is actually a project built on the Virtuals protocol, but it is more of an investment and incubation type.

Judging from the name, WAI is obviously a tribute to the well-known technology business incubator Y Combinator. The business is also similar, but the projects incubated are all on-chain Base Ecology, especially early projects within Virtuals that are still in the Bonding Curve stage.

In less than two weeks, its asset management scale has grown from 50,000 to more than 700,000 US dollars, and the value of the investment portfolio has begun to increase significantly (currently 500,000 US dollars ). At the same time, the project is continuing to deploy new investments through the "Velocity" plan, and can continue to focus on projects that have gained its favor.

Sekoia: A homophone of Sequoia

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This project is also in Virtuals , but the editor classified it as investing in DAO or on-chain funds.

SEKOIA’s goal is to create the best-performing on-chain venture capital agent. Project X uses a semi-automatic and semi-manual AI posting method, and its posts also claim to hope to surpass traditional companies and achieve better results.

Judging from the name, it is obviously a tribute to Sequoia, which is Sequoia Capital.

In the recent decline in the encryption market, the price of the project token has been relatively stable compared with other investment DAOs mentioned above; the reason may be that the fund invested in another well-known DAO. It is the AI ​​Agent token of $VOLTX and has excellent returns, so it is favored by the market.

Displayed from the official websiteJudging from the information, the investment level of Sequoia on the chain is not bad, and the profit achieved is 15 times its total investment.

AicroStrategy: On-chain copycat micro-strategy, mainly buying cbBTC

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AicroStrategy is an AI hedge fund that will leverage cbBTC holdings to maximize Bitcoin exposure. Funds raised will be used to purchase cbBTC, which will be deployed into carefully selected DeFi protocols to maximize security and leverage.

It should be noted that this project was launched on Daos.world, which is an "investment DAO" platform similar to daos.fun. It is run by real people or Decentralized hedge funds managed by AI agents that raise funds, generate returns, and return profits to DAO token holders.

So, a fund project in daos.fun is AicroStrategy, which has its own position and fund management strategies.

The original plan for the project was to deposit into Aave, borrow USDC, buy more cbBTC, and repeat the process. AI algorithms will determine the optimal leverage to execute the plan.

DAO’s holdings do reflect that it only buys cbBTC, but it also buys more tokens of its brother DAO $FDREAM.

Berachain Ecology

The projects on Berachain have always been a bit Meme and entertainment, and they are naturally We will not let go of homophones and add more "Bera" flavor to it.

Baos.fun: daos.fun bear chain version, implement funny to the end

Baos.fun The name of this project is obviously imitating Daos.fun, which is a member of the Solana ecosystem. The most compelling AI investment DAO platform.

But Baos.fun has not been officially launched yet, but the spoof is obviously better. For example, the official website says Q5 is online (fifth quarter), and as we all know, There are only four quarters in a year.

At the same time, there are several other homophonic memes related to the official website that are also very funny, such as Beradigm and bEliza.

Compared with some green elements of daos.fun and pump.fun, Berachain’s theme yellow was added to the project Twitter, turning it into a Little yellow pill.

There are currently no tokens. Click to join the whitelist to ensure that there will be more entertainment elements later.

3BerasCapital: Three Arrows went bankrupt, and Three Bears were on their way

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Do you still remember the bankrupt Sanjian Capital in the last cycle? So they created a "Three Bears" capital. The project’s logo and pattern design replaced the three arrows with three bear heads, which is full of sand sculptures and comedy.

It is worth mentioning that since Bear Chain is not currently online, Three Bear Capital chose daos.world on Base mentioned above to launch its own fund Manage DAO.

Currently, the fund has only purchased its own 3BC coins and has not purchased other AI tokens.

Starting from copycats, better than subverting

I have seen so many fake names and homophonic memes Project, did you remember anything?

Yes, this is very similar to our common Huaqiangbei copycat model: Ming I am telling you that it is a copycat based on the original one, but it is high quality and low price and may have functions that you don’t have.

There is always a certain market for using the popularity of original products to engage in marginal subversion and small innovations.

In the current wave of AI craze, CEXs and centralized institutions (VC or well-known project parties) are like genuine products that Huaqiangbei wants to imitate. , although they are genuine products, they often fall into criticism and rebellious thoughts.

If innovation is always in Huaqiangbei, then subversion is always in the chain---I have what others don't have, I have the best when others have it, and I will change what others have.. . After experiencing a series of events such as low-circulation VC coins and the decline in the credibility of exchanges, market sentiment must have an outlet, and AI is just a perfectly matched technical theme.

Use AI to clone and optimize an entity to make the business better. This story itself will attract the inflow of hot money.

However, copycat homophonic memes are nothing new.

With the accession to the WTO and the influx of more overseas consumer brands, there was a wave of copycat products as early as 2008, such as Sikou Sile and Maimai. Everyone must have seen Jie, Lei Bi and other knock-offs that make people smile.

You have to ask why we do this. In fact, the principles in the business world are the same, but in In the encryption world, there are even more characteristics:

Taking advantage of the original brand’s recognition and popularity makes it easier to cold-start and attract attention

In the crypto world, doing this naturally brings with it a spirit of rebellion and entertainment, an expression of Meme + Serious AI technology with a unique twist.

And behind this kind of copycat name is some kind of marketing "chicken thief" and the use of "subversive emotions", the final marketing narrative effect and actual tokens Performance ushered in a double harvest

There are always new assets on the blockchain, and there is nothing new under the sun. When English names become a trend, you may need to exit before you get tired of aesthetics.