AI × DeFi Adoption

Institutional conviction (Numerai)

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88/100
Directional index; see AInvest.

Agentic Workflows

Trading • LP • DAO • AML

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84/100
TokenMinds/Webisoft coverage.

Protocol Innovation

Uniswap v4 hooks • The Graph

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79/100
Hooks & indexing stack.

AI-first Security

GNNs • Transformers

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74/100
arXiv snapshots.

Macro & RWA

RWA tokenization & interop

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70/100
BAppFactory view.

Pillar Impact Scores (0–100)

Editorial synthesis from linked sources; validate definitions as needed.

Impact vs. Maturity - Launches & Themes

Higher = more potential impact; right = more production-ready today.

Theme Weighting (Editorial)

Subjective split to guide attention for this report.

What Moved - Adoption, Agents, Infra, Research, Macro

AreaHeadlinePriorityActionSources
Adoption
Wall Street steps in (JPMorgan → Numerai)
Institutional belief in AI-driven DeFi accelerates adoption.
8/10
  • Prepare enterprise-grade data rooms
  • Map compliance for AI-exec strategies
Agents
Autonomous agents manage trading, LP, DAO, fraud
Full-stack architecture: data → logic → execution → feedback.
9/10
  • Ship guardrails (kill-switch, velocity limits)
  • Add anomaly detection & audit logs
Infra
Uniswap v4 hooks enable adaptive on-chain behavior
AI can drive dynamic fees & smart liquidity logic at AMM layer.
8/10
  • Prototype hook strategies
  • Evaluate gas/slippage trade-offs per chain
Data
The Graph as decentralized data layer
Real-time indexing across chains powers AI agents.
7/10
  • Adopt Subgraphs/Substreams
  • Design multi-source fallback plans
Research
AI-first security for smart contracts
GNNs/Transformers outperform traditional static analysis on classes of bugs.
8/10
  • Blend fuzzing + ML triage
  • Build vuln classifiers for CI
Arbitrage
AI-enhanced arb with risk-managed design
Caching & resilience improve low-latency DeFi strategies.
7/10
  • Productize arb orchestration
  • Define failover SLOs & monitoring
Macro
RWA tokenization & interop drive maturation
Non-crypto beta flows enter DeFi; altcoins as innovation labs.
6/10
  • Model RWA valuation/oracle redundancy
  • Assess partnerships with AI-DeFi alt protocols

All Sources

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