The wave of AI is sweeping the cryptocurrency market, summarizing the leading AI+GameFi projects

Author: Asher, Odaily Planet Daily

Following the AI+Meme craze, will AI+GameFi also usher in a new round of market activity?

Last night, Musk posted on the X platform, stating that too many game studios are owned by large corporations, and xAI (Musk's artificial intelligence startup, which previously completed a $5 billion funding round at a valuation of $45 billion) is about to launch an AI game studio to make gaming exciting again. In fact, the combination of "AI and gaming" was already pushed to the forefront of the traditional gaming industry during last year's Global Game Developers Conference. Perhaps, with Musk's promotion, more and more projects that integrate AI and GameFi narratives will emerge.

Below, Odaily Planet Daily will summarize the AI+GameFi projects that have already issued tokens.

Colony: Echelon Prime Ecosystem AI Game

Colony launches a new AI game for the sci-fi themed NFT card game Parallel on Solana. In the game, AI agents will be able to autonomously conduct transactions on-chain and store assets in their own wallets.

According to the white paper information released in March this year, Colony will serve as an important deployment of the Echelon Prime Foundation in the Web3 gaming ecosystem. The Echelon Prime Foundation is dedicated to empowering the next generation of distributed Web3 games, providing a community-governed environment and shared resources built around the Echelon's PRIME token, its smart contracts, and gaming infrastructure.

As a project within the Echelon Prime ecosystem, the Echelon Prime project token is PRIME, currently valued at $590 million, with a weekly increase of 56.0%.

AI Hero: The First AI Chain Game by Binaryx

AI Hero is the first AI chain game project by Binaryx. It is a Web3 game that combines "RPG + Battle Royale + DND," generated with the participation of AI. Players first need to choose their race and profession based on their preferences, and during the match, they explore different storyline options generated randomly by AI, combining their attributes to earn equipment rewards and enhance their character stats. Players will also encounter other opponents, battling against 12 other players, with the last surviving player winning the ultimate prize.

As a project within the Binaryx ecosystem, the Binaryx project token is BNX, currently valued at $145 million, with a weekly increase of 25.5%.

Zentry: An Open Game Universe Connecting Web2 and Web3

Zentry is the metagame layer of games, connecting an open game universe between Web2 and Web3. This means Zentry combines multiple game elements to create a fully immersive MMORPG. A unified universe that brings together 3.3 billion players worldwide.

Zentry provides the infrastructure for this open universe, shaped by residents according to their desires. To achieve this vision, the metagame stack consists of four elements: consumer applications, infrastructure, IP-rich worlds, and treasury, including consumer applications like the cross-platform metagame Radiant, the social entry point Nexus of the Zentry universe, Zigma, and the cross-world AI partner Azul.

The Zentry project token is ZENT, currently valued at $139 million, with a weekly increase of 19.6%.

Ultiverse: An AI-Driven One-Stop Web3 Game Platform

Ultiverse is an AI-driven one-stop platform for the creation and publishing of Web3 games, facilitating the large-scale adoption of AI-enhanced Web3 games. Ultiverse is based on the Bodhi protocol, connecting different game worlds through generative AI. Its core team members have participated in the development of well-known games such as The Elder Scrolls, Prince of Persia, and Assassin's Creed.

According to ROOTDATA, Ultiverse has completed three rounds of financing, with a total funding amount of $13.5 million, specifically:

In March 2022, Ultiverse announced the completion of a $4.5 million seed round, led by Binance Labs and Defiance Capital, with other investors including Three Arrows Capital, SkyVision Capital, etc.;

At the end of March 2022, Binance Labs added a $5 million equity investment in Ultiverse. Additionally, Nicole Zhang, the head of Binance Labs, stated that the additional equity investment was to ensure Binance Labs had a say in the project's future development;

In February 2024, Ultiverse announced the completion of a $4 million strategic round of financing, led by IDG Capital, with participation from Animoca Brands, Polygon Ventures, MorningStar Ventures, Taiko, ZetaChain, Manta Network, DWF Ventures, and Jacob KO (partner at Superscrypt). This financing raised Ultiverse's valuation to $150 million.

The Ultiverse project token is ULTI, currently valued at $102 million, with a weekly increase of 17.3%.

Sleepless AI: Web3+AI Virtual Companion Game

Sleepless AI is an innovative Web3+AI virtual companion game that utilizes AIGC and LLM to create rich story-based gameplay and continuously evolving interactions with characters, providing players with emotional support and an immersive gaming experience. Investors in Sleepless AI include Binance Labs, Foresight Ventures, and Folius Ventures.

Sleepless AI was previously one of the four outstanding projects in the MVB VI funded by Binance Labs and later became the 42nd project in Binance's new token mining.

This week, Sleepless AI announced on the X platform that a new version of the HIM APP is about to launch.

The Sleepless AI project token is AI, currently valued at $85 million, with a weekly increase of 49.5%.

Gaimin: A Distributed Computing Infrastructure Platform for Gamers

Gaimin starts from the gaming field, aiming to combine cloud computing power with gaming platforms to build a dAPP that provides services such as game downloads and logins, while allowing players to rent out their idle hardware's GPU computing power to earn extra rewards. It also leverages the high-performance GPU computing power of most players to build a decentralized distributed supercomputing platform, gaimin.cloud, which can provide clients with data processing services such as video rendering, AI deep learning, and blockchain computing power.

The Gaimin project token is GMRX, currently valued at $81 million, with a weekly decrease of 9.9%.

GamerHash AI: A Distributed Computing Infrastructure Platform for Gamers

GamerHash is a distributed computing infrastructure platform for gamers. According to the team, GamerHash has over 760,000 users and possesses distributed computing infrastructure that supports a large number of player demands. GamerHash AI will also support the use of AI on players' personal PCs in a completely private manner without requiring technical knowledge.

GamerHash AI provides a solution to the GPU crisis by utilizing its global network of consumer-grade GPUs primarily installed in gaming PCs, creating a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) aimed at meeting the urgent demand for AI computing power.

GamerHash AI connects global gamers with AI projects that need scalable solutions. These gamers already own GPUs and can share excess capacity to help run AI tasks such as inference. Players can earn rewards by contributing hardware, earning GamerCoin (GHX), while AI developers can access a vast pool of computing resources that are both flexible and cost-effective, while also supporting the liquidity of GamerCoin (GHX).

The GamerHash AI project token is GHX, currently valued at $52 million, with a weekly increase of 21.9%.

MATR1X: Infrastructure and Distribution System for Web3 Cultural Entertainment

MATR1X is an innovative cultural entertainment platform that combines Web3 gaming, artificial intelligence, esports, and blockchain infrastructure, dedicated to transforming the global gaming and digital content industry through blockchain and AI technology, accelerating the arrival of the Web3 era. Currently, the MATR1X platform includes four Web3 native games: MATR1X FIRE, MATR1X BATTLE, CASTILE, and Evermoon.

According to ROOTDATA, as of now, MATR1X has undergone multiple rounds of financing, with a total disclosed funding amount exceeding $20 million, specifically:

On September 19, 2022, it announced the completion of a $10 million seed round and A-1 round of financing, led by Hana Financial Investment (Hana Financial Investment is part of Hana Group, which owns Korea's second-largest bank, Hana Bank). Other institutional investors include Hashkey Capital, Amber Group, SevenX Ventures, etc.;

On November 23, 2023, it announced the completion of a $10 million A-2 round of financing, led by Folius Ventures (a top Web3 fund and the lead investor in StepN's A round) and SevenX, with other institutional investors including ABCDE, Find Satoshi Lab (an investment fund under StepN), Jambo Ventures, etc.

Subsequently, MATR1X received strategic investments from several well-known investment institutions, specifically:

On December 12, 2023, it announced the completion of an A2+ round of financing, with the specific amount not yet disclosed, and the only investor in this round was OKX Ventures;

On February 21, 2024, it announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, with the specific financing amount not disclosed;

On July 26, 2024, it announced an investment from Makers Fund, one of the three major gaming funds in the United States.

The MATR1X project token is MAX, currently valued at $33 million, with a weekly decrease of 2.7%.

Phantasma: Layer1 for Gaming, Entertainment, and Content Creation

Phantasma is a Layer1 public chain aimed at gaming, entertainment, and content creation, providing Unity SDK, smartNFT technology, and AI smart contract coders, allowing users to build DApps without code through Phantasma AI.

The Phantasma project token is SOUL, currently valued at $19 million, with a weekly increase of 5.8%.

GameGPT: AI-Driven Game Engine

GameGPT is an AI-driven game engine that powers the next generation of blockchain games. GameGPT v1 was developed in 2020 and can automate the codebase, visual effects, and in-game economy of games. Currently, GameGPT has completed all four rounds of its AI agent NFT collection, and details of the pre-sale and auction will be announced soon.

The GameGPT project token is DUEL, currently valued at $10 million, with a weekly increase of 63.2%.