Crypto x AI needs new benchmarks We’ve long had conviction in crypto's potential to shape AI But to go from passengers to copilots in that future, we must: + build solutions, not speculative assets + know when & where decentralization matters + establish better north stars 🧵

Congratulations to the @ritualnet team on launching a network designed from first principles to enable agents that truly never die A heroic multi-year technical effort from a world class team Long-running agents on Ritual can persist independent of human or machine operators - with infinite continuity enforced at the protocol level Uniquely - they can fuel their own restart after a failure by using funds from wallets they control under self-designed policies running on secure hardware Another exciting step forward towards a future where agents are free

Thrilled to back @AskVenice in their mission to disseminate and protect censorship-resistant access to intelligence Venice have built and scaled an incredibly resilient inference substrate that preserves what should be an inalienable right What @ErikVoorhees @jesseproudman @JonShapeShift and the Venice team have built is functionally reliable today but will be existentially critical tomorrow LFG 🫡

Congratulations to @JoinPond for a major innovation that reshapes how a new generation of founders access users and capital 🫡 - High-growth startups w/ actual revenue - A way for early power users to invest + partner in the upside - Capital stack flexibility for founders to build, reinvest, and distribute value organically as they see fit

Ecstatic to partner with @turnkeyhq in their mission to secure the next generation of agentic commerce, verifiable computing and stablecoin flows at global scale LFG 🫡

We’ve long believed that at AI’s core, there are two foundational and interdependent fields of progress: - The Intelligence Substrate itself (ie: model capability) - Security, Control, Guardrails You can’t have one without the other. As the base intelligence layer grows, security and guardrails become both a prerequisite for early adoption but ultimately also an enabler and accelerant of a much larger market Especially for enterprises, we need systems that resolve the contradiction between AI’s creative potential and the accountability and control those enterprises demand. This challenge further compounds amidst an ongoing reorientation and restructuring of static, legacy systems built for humans, not agents – systems that were built by human habit and technical debt. That’s why we’re thrilled to lead @navaai 's $8.3M seed round. Nava brings a system online that mitigates that transitional risk into the age of intelligence while also unlocking the full potential of AI in enterprises, capital markets and more. An optimal intersection of Crypto x AI: With Nava, we have a uniquely compelling intersection of two foundational technologies – AI and blockchains. People have tried to force crypto in at every layer of the AI stack, at times optimistically, more often opportunistically. This is the rare use case where the technologies are truly symbiotic and is in line with a broader trend we’re seeing in crypto in terms of a return to core technological value, rather than speculative bets. Here, a blockchain-based system allows developers to embed programmable guardrails directly into agent workflows while layering on verification and resolution mechanisms for better controls and reliability. Nava keeps agents within user-defined policy boundaries while verifying that their actions align from intent to settlement by introducing escrow, dispute resolution, and economic backstops around agent activity. The Nava team are exceptional operators with a background that spans the buildout of foundational crypto infrastructure and is complemented by an elite research pedigree. Unleash the agents. Safely. Reliably