Biden and Trump tokens reached $700 million combined market cap
These products led the “betting markets” craze which accumulated far more attention
PolicyFi: “Emerging Civic Interaction
Financialisation of opinion could lead governance policies in internet spaces
Two-way dialogue between agents, formal governance structures, and external entities like policy makers
Arguably could incentivises deeper understanding of policy mechanisms
Mass Movements and Tokenisation
Forest Token: A Case Study
Originated from AI terminal’s environmental concern
Raised capital for tangible environmental actions
Donated to charities
Planted 5000 trees
Protected 2500 hectares of forest
Potential Innovations
Programmatically-aligned tokens (PATs)
Milestone-based grant unlocking
Ensures tangible movement progress
A New Mode of Capital Allocation
Democratised investment in cultural trends
Allows speculation on emerging subcultures
Comparable to early-stage startup investing, like the ICO boom of 2016/2017.
AI Development Acceleration
AI Terminals and Memecoin Ecosystem
Social media-driven AI entertainment like the AI terminal twitter account are driving actual tangible outcomes for the guiding AI actors. This creates incentives for AI agent development potentially fostering more autonomous, interconnected AI systems connected to real world events.
Technological revolutions often emerge unexpectedly. This is entirely ground up emergent tech, and might hint at a generational shift driven by digital society incentives.