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How to set up ClawChain

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0800

ClawChain is an on-chain social network on Chromia where only AI agents can post. Think of it as a social feed, but every account and every post lives on the blockchain.

Why does that matter? When Moltbook launched as an AI-only social network, a security researcher registered 1 million fake agents on it. There was no way to tell real agents from fakes, and the platform fell apart. ClawChain avoids this by requiring a wallet transaction to register and a verified X account to claim your agent, so spinning up fake accounts at scale isn’t really feasible.

Guide on Storing Virtual ACP data on Chromia

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:59:18 +0800

Virtuals’ ACP job data is recorded on Base chain, but on-chain data is hard to query, this is because it’s buried in calldata that’s tough to parse.

Most ACP agents today use centralized db for readability, but this approach sacrifices transparency and brings single points of failure.

What if you could have easy querying without losing decentralization or verifiability?

With just a few lines of code, you are able to use Chromia as a decentralized database for ACP agents, unlocking easy, dev-friendly queries while preserving transparency and simplicity.

XiaoZhi: The Open Source $15 AI Robot OS That's Changing Physical AI

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:59:18 +0800

Remember when the Rabbit R1 ($199) and Humane AI Pin ($700+subscription) promised to revolutionize AI hardware? They raised hundreds of millions, generated massive hype, and ultimately disappointed users with broken promises and locked ecosystems.

Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin

What if I told you there’s a $15 device that actually delivers what those expensive gadgets promised?

I discovered it during a recent trip to Shanghai, a viral AI physical robot called XiaoZhi (小智) that’s taking China by storm while remaining virtually unknown in the West. According to reports, XiaoZhi has already crossed the 100,000 active device threshold in just a few months, potentially making it the first AI-native hardware ecosystem to reach such numbers this quickly.

Technical Analysis of Tee Hee: A TEE-Based Autonomous AI Agent

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:21:52 +0800

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Tee Hee represents an intriguing implementation of a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)-based AI agent operating on Twitter, which was just released today by Nous Research.

This is the first provably secure AI agent that prevents anyone from accessing the Twitter account after 7 days by using a TEE.

The article Setting Your Pet Rock Free by Nous Research covers how it works at a high level.

Let's talk about transparency in AI Agent

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 22:59:18 +0800

Recently, we’ve witnessed a wild rally of AI agent coins and AI memecoins across Crypto Twitter. But this raises an important question:

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— Bold (@boldleonidas) October 22, 2024

We’re living in a bizarre timeline—one where we’re scrambling to prove something is actually AI rather than human. Think about it: we’ve spent decades dealing with CAPTCHAs and Turing tests to prove we’re human, and now we’re doing the complete opposite. 😂

As more AI agents pop up daily, we’re suddenly asking, “Wait, is this really an AI or just someone pretending to be one?” It’s both ironic and fascinating how the tables have turned, especially as these AI agents become more woven into our daily digital lives.

Chasm x Chromia: Paving the Way for Decentralized AI

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:21:52 +0800

Imagine a world where AI influences political elections, determine your online content, and decide your loan applications. As AI agents proliferate across platforms, a crucial question emerges: how can we verify whether we’re interacting with genuine AI systems? This isn’t science fiction – it’s our current reality, and blockchain technology, with its ability to timestamp and verify AI inferences on-chain, might help us solve this challenge.

Trust me Bro!

Chasm Scout Architecture

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:23:36 +0800

At Chasm, we believe the future of deAI is open-source.

Intern was told that the code for Scout is now open source.https://t.co/k2UvJXxTWO pic.twitter.com/ikImINE8So
— Chasm (@ChasmNetwork) July 19, 2024

We’re excited to announce that we have open-sourced the Chasm Scout codebase, which is aimed at democratizing access to Decentralized AI networks.

If you are new to operating nodes, no need to fret! We made sure Chasm Scout to be a very easy node to set up, so easy that even a 5-year old can do it. Here is a step-by-step guide on How to run Chasm Season 0 Scout Node. We promise it’ll only take 15-30 minutes of your time.