In a recent podcast chat, Animoca Brands leader Yat Siu shares big ideas about
What are and why are they important?
Another manages investors. It keeps lists, reminders and contacts. The best part? They adapt quickly. Yat Siu tells a story. His flight from Tokyo was late. The agent checked one site but missed it. He said, “Check five sites, use APIs.” No code required. Within minutes it built up a flight tracker skill. His wife told it as he landed and set up the pickup.
“The real value is not that I talk to the AI, but that the AI talks to many people in a group.”
Most people use AI like a better Google search. They ask, get answers. But true
Animoca Minds: Easy for everyone
Animoca launched Animoca Minds. It is built for normal users. Not just technical experts. Yat Siu compares it to old web servers. At that time you founded Apache yourself. Difficult, risky. Now AWS does it with one click.
Tools like OpenClaw are powerful but complex. They need setup. They dig into all your emails and files. Terrifying for privacy. Animoca Minds uses chat interfaces. Safe for calendars, flights, workflows. No deep personal digs.
It’s from Ethoswarm, an Animoca company. They started early. Used
- Family AI knows birthdays, schools, routines.
- Builds games like quizzes in group chats.
- Connects to APIs for custom tasks.
Even non-technical people like Yat Siu’s mother can use it. The Skills Bazaar lets you grab public tools. Open and configurable, like blockchain.
How Troubleshoot Web3 issues
Web3 has 50-60 million users. Growth stagnated. Major platforms block it. Apple restricts NFTs. Google and Steam too.
Today, AI summaries keep you on Google. Sites lose traffic. Soon agents are pulling information and sending it to you. No site visits. They represent you. Give power back to users.
The web can fade. Content from MCP servers via agents. Payments and incentives on blockchain. Tokens flow naturally.
Wallets? Not the main draw. Your mother doesn’t want to participate in trading. But for fun, help, games? Yes. Wallet is just a function.
Friction gone. Do you want to play a game that is necessary $NFT? Agent buys it. Doesn’t matter chain or market. It bridges, arranges everything. Interoperability layer.
Despite doubts, optimistic about Blockchain gaming
Some say gaming has failed in web3. Focus only on finances. Yat Siu disagrees. Gaming increases the reach. It’s about ownership in the new internet.
Finances are always bigger than games. JP Morgan: $800 billion. EA sold for $60 billion. Still huge. The early games at $20-50 million were solid. Billions rare.
Animoca entered Sandbox for $4.5 million, Axie for $8 million. Now hundreds of millions. Critics are wrong. Big hits come with millions of players.
GameFi? Gamify finance. Polymarket is GameFi. Betting as games. Robinhood leaderboards too. Gen Alpha loves it. Gaming tests these ideas.
Anichess success story
Take Anichess. Chess game with CHECK chip. Fully diluted value of $60 million. Not billions, but great for chess. Powered by Chess.com, Magnus Carlsen. Good liquidity. Retains value.
Lesson: Start low, $10-20 million. Growth stable. Avoid greed pumping. Sustainable for $30-40 million. Keeps fans happy. No crash.
Token models work. Make games fun first. Value follows.
Future: Drive Mass Web3 usage
Yat Siu sees it
Blockchain ensures ownership and fair payments. Decentralized rails. User sovereign.
Animoca bullish. Gaming thrives. With AI, web everywhere3.
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