Forward the Original Title: Solana AI Hackathon Momentum Continues: A Review of Notable Token Projects Worth Watching

The well-known projects on the market have increased a lot. Where will the next popular token in the AI Agent sector come from?

With this question in mind, you should look for projects that have some level of expected hype but have not yet been fully valued or discovered.

The AI Hackathon previously initiated by Solana might be a good pool to find such projects. Supported and followed by the Solana Foundation and ai16zdao, the projects emerging from this hackathon are bound to attract market attention.

On December 11th last year, Solana announced the official launch of its first AI Hackathon, with a total prize pool of over $185,000 to incentivize developers to submit their projects.

So far, in just about half a month, more than 400 projects have submitted their work. Among them, which ones might stand out as Alpha opportunities?

TechFlow has consolidated various pieces of information to organize and summarize some of the most discussed projects that already have tokens, as follows.

1. $SOLENG (SOLENG): Review The Code Submitted by Hackathon Projects

Market value: 18M

24-hour increase: 12%

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If you consider the Solana AI Hackathon as a specific theme or narrative, then projects that closely align with this theme are more likely to be perceived as “authentic.”

From the perspective of the judges, manually reviewing all 400+ projects would clearly be time-consuming and labor-intensive. Currently, an AI Agent called SOLENG is being used to help automatically review the code submissions from hackathon projects and provide initial evaluation feedback.

Of course, relying solely on automated reviews isn’t comprehensive. However, having SOLENG play the role of a “jury member” and filtering out obvious errors as a first step seems like a feasible approach.

The project has also publicly shared its GitHub repository, where you can see SOLENG’s review results and feedback for each hackathon project submission, making it highly relevant to the hackathon narrative.

In addition to pointing out general pros and cons of the projects, SOLENG also checks for code spelling errors and offers correction suggestions.

Github address:

https://github.com/lostgirldev/solana-hackathon-judge

The developer behind SOLENG is named “Lost Girl Dev,” whose name aligns with SOLENG’s virtual girl avatar. Notably, this developer has caught the attention of the official ai16z account and Shaw, with recorded interactions on X.

From the above chart, it’s evident that SOLENG’s market cap is gradually increasing under the management of ai16zdao’s AUM.

While the effectiveness of SOLENG in code review still requires further evaluation by tech-savvy experts, the concept of employing an AI Agent as a jury member, combined with official support and recognition, has already sparked market interest.

Thanks to the hackathon’s buzz, SOLENG has gained visibility and an opportunity to showcase its capabilities. However, it’s evident that an Agent’s potential extends far beyond acting as a hackathon jury; more generalized capabilities might be on the way.

2. $TONY (BigTonyXBT): A Versatile Player Embedded in Hyperliquid and Allora Network as a Trading Agent

Market value: 4.7M

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24-hour increase: 66%

Although the main theme is Solana’s Hackathon, there are also projects participating from across multiple ecosystems.

For instance, the AI Agent called BigTonyXBT can integrate with the recently popular Hyperliquid, acting as a trading agent. It can also be embedded in another blockchain focused on AI Agents, Allora Network, to perform similar functions.

(For more about Allora Network, see TechFlow’s previous article, “Decoding Allora Whitepaper: A Self-Improving Decentralized AI Network”).

No matter which ecosystem it is placed in, BigTonyXBT performs the same functions: executing strategies such as DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging), limit orders, automated selling, or take-profit/stop-loss operations on corresponding DEXs or trading platforms.

The key reason it spans multiple ecosystems lies in the support of Cod3x (a Twitter account with 200K followers), a well-known product ecosystem that allows users to discover, build, and automate on-chain financial strategies. Its Agentic Interface is a tool capable of executing complex operations with just intent-based inputs.

Cod3x is already a partner of @OraNetwork and serves as the UX layer for @HyperliquidX, so its integration with these two systems is unsurprising.

Although its token, TONY, is currently on Base, its participation and submission to the Solana AI Hackathon suggest the project has potential to expand into new ecosystems.

Interestingly, BigTonyXBT also has its own launchpad called Make.fun, which allows rapid deployment of various AI Agents or meme tokens.

With a solid background and versatility across multiple functions, BigTonyXBT resembles a multi-talented player.

However, the project’s current market cap is relatively small, and whether it will fully develop or spread itself too thin remains to be seen.

3.$PPCoin (Project Plutus): Autonomous Execution of Transactions Based On Real-Time Research And Prices

Market value: 13M

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24-hour increase: 21%

Project Plutus is another AI Agent closely related to trading. Its token, PPCoin, is natively deployed on Solana and launched via Pumpfun.

The project’s goal is to help users maximize profits while freeing them from the need to monitor charts and handle complex financial operations.

This concept sounds somewhat similar to what aixbt is doing. However, Project Plutus argues that while aixbt’s research is solid, it lacks autonomous trading capabilities, leaving it one step short of the finish line.

To address this, Project Plutus offers a solution: a research agent similar to aixbt, combined with autonomous trading capabilities based on real-time research and price data. It uses wallets with assets under management (AUM) for users to invest and withdraw, achieving:

• Automated trading strategies.
• Optimize portfolio management.
• Define financial goals with results delivered by an AI agent.

The project’s tweets also indicate that more features are being integrated, such as enabling the agent to assess the code quality of a project’s GitHub repository, adding more dimensions to project analysis.

Additionally, PPCoin is not purely a meme token. By holding more than 5,000,000 PPCoin, users can unlock advanced analytical features, similar to how staking tokens on platforms like Cookie unlocks additional functionalities.

This adds a layer of utility and consumption mechanisms for the token.

However, the project is still in its very early stages. Interested participants can visit the Project Plutus whitepaper to learn more about its design.

4.$THE1(the1aiagent): Tracking Narrative Spread and Monitoring Price Performance

Market value: 4.7M

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24-hour increase: 114%

@the1aiagent is essentially a predictive agent capable of tracking the spread of narratives (or tokens/KOLs) and monitoring their performance.

Currently, the agent has not officially launched, but the project has been sharing prototypes and development updates on Twitter. For example, it shows comparisons of price increases for different tokens after being mentioned by various KOLs, presented in various visualized graphs.

Some standout features include:

1. Melody Graph: used to track the dynamics of token contracts. This helps users understand a coin’s price changes, trading volume, and other relevant metrics, providing in-depth analysis of market trends.
2. Influencer Graph: used to analyze the influence of key opinion leaders (KOL). This can help users identify and evaluate individuals or groups that have influence on a coin or project in a specific market or social media.

By combining these two graphs, users gain detailed insights into price fluctuations and narrative propagation, allowing for a better understanding of market dynamics and trends.

From the project’s updates, it is evident that it has strong research and data visualization capabilities, though its actual performance remains to be seen.

In terms of competition, similar products like Cookie already have some popularity. This means that THE1 will need to introduce more differentiated features or incentives, such as Kaito, to attract self-propagation by KOLs.

5.$JAIL (Jailbreakme): Finding AI Vulnerabilities via Bounty Challenges

Market value: 7M

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24-hour increase: -17%

This project is a familiar name, as we covered it in a previous article: “JailbreakMe 10-Hour Moonshot, Hosting ‘Find AI Vulnerability Challenges’ with New Twists.”

With the rising hype around the hackathon, the project has been mentioned by various KOLs on international platforms, causing its token JAIL to surge significantly within 24 hours before beginning to cool down.

The concept of Jailbreakme is simple: a platform to crowdsource prompts from users and host public “find AI Agent vulnerabilities” challenges.

For example, participants might try to force the AI to reveal its private key or transfer funds using crafted prompts. Whoever succeeds in doing so wins that round of the challenge.

However, finding vulnerabilities isn’t as straightforward as brute-forcing random numbers or placing bets on a prediction market like Polymarket. It requires a certain level of prompt engineering expertise.

While anyone can participate, most people might end up being cannon fodder, which narrows the project’s audience. It remains a unique and niche segment in the on-chain AI space.

6.$ASYM (ASYM): Analyzing and Predicting Token Trends on Pumpfun with Automated Trading Strategies

Market value: 13M

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24-hour increase: 27%

ASYM can monitor the tokens on Pumpfun, analyze their trends, and execute corresponding trading strategies according to its own prediction model.

According to official information, ASYM integrates a set of machine learning models to predict short-term token price movements. It also forks frameworks from ai16z, enabling it to interact with users on X through bots.

Since it aims to predict token movements, its forecasting accuracy and performance are of the utmost importance.

However, the project’s official website appears to lack updates, and its presence on X suggests it is currently offering analysis similar to AIXBT.

This might indicate that the project is still under development and not fully operational. The project’s bot, @mungimungimungi, provides real-time updates on progress, such as model accuracy and development milestones.

Before a finished product is launched, keeping an eye on its price performance and social media updates could provide further insights.

Finally, given the time and resource constraints, it’s impossible to thoroughly explore all 400+ submissions to the Solana AI Hackathon. Many projects without tokens also show potential. We will continue tracking and analyzing information for further updates.

It’s worth noting that the AI Agent trend is highly time-sensitive. Many early-stage projects may crash to zero after the initial hype subsides. Please DYOR and make informed decisions. The above content is not financial advice.

For those interested in exploring more Solana AI Hackathon projects, you can visit the official website (click here) for additional Alpha opportunities.

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