221 responses covering 87 'Crypto x AI' protocols with Infra and DEFAI collectively covering 56% of replies. Some observations: a) Virtuals dominates interest with numerous ecosystem project mentions (Vader, AXR, BIOS, BAIBY, POLY, WHIM, SOLACE, REI, ARBUS). Genesis launches continue to be a sticky talking point as ROI sustains. This is fast becoming a powerful attention funnel for projects wanting to TGE. Surprisingly not one person mentioned @aixbt_agent; perhaps SkyNet is considered one of us now? b) Leading DEFAI protocols mentioned include: i) Hey Anon ii) GIZA (ARMA) iii) PROMPT / Wayfinder iv) Agent Hustle v) Yield Seeker vi) Bankr vii) Fungi Agents viii) Magic Newton ix) Symphony (Sympson AI) c) InfoFi's explicit financial incentives continue to drive interest through AI powered mindshare/social analysis. Cookie, Kaito, Arbus, and even native initiatives launched by projects like @Vader_AI_ and @BasisOS appear to be driving a strong attachment for some users, particularly as incentives ramp up. d) The Bittensor ecosystem is also an area of interest but people are unsure where to begin. Chutes popped up several times which is a distributed serverless AI compute platform, by @rayon_labs - a company powering several TAO subnets. e) Training LLMs in a transparent, Open Source way is a point of discussion. The following protocols are pegged to keep an eye on: i) Nous Research ii) Prime Intellect iii) Pluralis HQ iv) Mirra terminal v) Pond GNN f) Core Infra Projects covered include: i) Virtuals ii) Eliza OS iii) Holoworld / AVA iv) Openserv v) Near Protocol There are several large protocols that didn't get a mention; so what other areas are missing from these replies that you think are important to cover? Thank you for participating it helps gauge where attention is and also plugs gaps on under the radar, emerging protocols. I'll include the full list tomorrow in my FREE newsletter (link in bio).