E105: How To Get Rich With Crypto AI And Content (Without Getting Lucky) - Kaito AI Founder
Jan 17, 2025
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Yu Hu, founder of Kaito AI, discusses the intersection of crypto, AI, and the attention economy. He shares insights on revolutionizing information distribution and capital access in the digital landscape. The conversation covers geographical arbitrage benefits for entrepreneurs, the importance of personal branding, and how Web 3 can empower content creators with equitable revenue models. Yu explores the significance of user engagement through innovative reward mechanisms and advocates for sustainability and quality in crypto projects.
Airdrops are crucial in crypto, potentially allowing users to capture significant value by targeting the right audience for engagement.
Kaito AI revolutionizes information distribution in crypto by recognizing attention as currency and streamlining access for users.
Personal branding is essential for success in crypto, enabling individuals to build influence and loyalty in a competitive market.
The unique challenges of solo founding highlight the need for clarity and conviction, balancing individual vision with strategic direction in startups.
Deep dives
The Role of Airdrops in Crypto
Airdrops play a significant role in the cryptocurrency landscape, with over $10 billion distributed annually. The podcast emphasizes that future social airdrops, supported by robust mechanisms, could potentially capture 10% of initial contributions, translating to substantial value for users. It highlights the importance of targeting the right audience for these distributions to ensure meaningful engagement. This redistribution not only incentivizes user participation but also fosters a strong community around crypto assets.
Kaito AI's Mission and Philosophy
Kaito AI is designed to create a fair, transparent, and efficient distribution system for information and capital in the cryptocurrency space. The focus is on 'attention as currency,' recognizing that different kinds of attention hold varying values within this ecosystem. Users are heavily influenced by attention, making it vital to understand its dynamics in crypto. The podcast discusses how Kaito aims to streamline information access, moving away from traditional tools that do not adequately serve the unique needs of the crypto community.
The Importance of Personal Branding
The episode underscores that personal branding is becoming increasingly significant in the crypto realm. Social media's evolution has allowed individuals to build brands as powerful as traditional companies, influencing consumer choices. As attention becomes a currency, building a personal brand provides strategic advantages, enhancing visibility and trust in a crowded market. With more emphasis on human connections alongside automated systems, a strong personal brand can drive loyalty and community support.
Team Dynamics and Entrepreneurial Mindsets
The podcast highlights the unique dynamics of being a solo founder, where decision-making can be swift but also isolating. While this structure minimizes time wasted in debates, it can also lead to vulnerability during challenging times. The entrepreneur’s conviction and gut instinct drive the vision, underscoring the need for clarity of purpose. This dynamic illustrates the balance between unity and individual vision in a startup environment.
Challenges in Traditional Trading Models
The speaker discusses the contrast between trading in traditional finance and the relatively chaotic environment of cryptocurrency. In the latter domain, execution velocity and information flow are key, leading to unique challenges. Retail investors often lack understanding of their competition in this space, which typically includes seasoned traders employing sophisticated strategies. The discussion serves as a reminder that awareness of market dynamics is crucial for anyone looking to participate meaningfully in trading.
YAPS and the Future of Attention Economy
YAPS represents tokenized attention, enabling creators to receive rewards based on engagement levels and contributions. The system aims to provide a fair distribution of value within the community, moving away from mere farming activities. Users are incentivized to create meaningful content, which contributes to the overall ecosystem's health. The focus on rewarding quality interactions underscores a shift toward valuing authentic engagement over superficial metrics.
Proof of Attention Concept
The Proof of Attention framework allows users' contributions and engagement metrics to be measured and verified on-chain, creating a new dynamic in how value is recognized. This innovative approach aims to align incentives and rewards, fostering a more engaged user base. The discussion clarifies that this data creates opportunities for builders in the ecosystem, offering increased transparency and accountability. By decentralizing attention metrics, the potential for equitable distribution of rewards increases as well.
The Future of Kaito AI
The future vision for Kaito AI involves redefining the relationship between information creators, consumers, and distributors in the crypto ecosystem. There is a strong emphasis on adaptability, encouraging entrepreneurs to innovate rather than copy existing solutions. Kaito AI seeks to enhance social interaction and recognition within the community, enhancing the overall user experience. The predictions point toward a decentralized approach in which users and creators collaboratively shape the landscape.
In this episode, we dive deep into the evolving landscape of crypto, AI, and the attention economy with Yu Hu, founder of Kaito AI, the revolutionary platform reshaping how information, influence, and capital are distributed.
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DISCLAIMER
The info contained herein is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein shall be construed to be financial, legal, or tax advice. The content of this video is solely the opinions of the speakers who are not a licensed financial advisor or registered investment advisor. Trading cryptocurrencies poses considerable risk of loss. The speakers do not guarantee any particular outcome.
0:00 Trailer
1:45 Please Subscribe
2:07 Our Valued Sponsors
2:43 Who is Yu Hu?
4:01 Taking Kaito Public
5:20 The Mission Behind Kaito
8:18 Why Builders Choose CryptoPunks
10:26 NFTs
11:49 Mobility Is Everything in Crypto
12:18 Trezor
13:12 Mobility Is Everything in Crypto
17:18 Lessons Learned from Citadel
20:27 How Citadel Shaped Kaito AI
23:56 Trading Proves Reality
27:48 Traditional Finance VS Crypto
28:41 Why Most Traders Fail
31:39 AI Aha Moment
34:51 How Hedge Funds Use AI First
38:27 Why AI Is Killing Trading
42:15 Crypto Currencies Fascination
45:14 What is KaitoAI
46:31 Why Launch KaitoAI
47:14 What is InfoFi?
51:00 Learning to Unlearn
55:04 Having a Personal Brand
58:56 Entrepreneurs Can’t Ignore Personal Brand
1:01:56 Attention is the Currency
1:05:51 Creator Monetization Is Broken
1:10:53 Elon’s Strategy: More Content, Not Better
1:13:05 Incentivizing Quality Content
1:16:45 Web3 Turns Attention Into Currency
1:18:18 AIXBT & the Attention Economy
1:21:06 Will AI KOLs Replace Humans?
1:26:57 Why Tokenize a Business?
1:29:53 Fixing the Broken KOL Model
1:36:38 Key to a Successful Token Business
1:38:30 How Social Airdrops Change the Game
1:43:36 What is Mindshare?
1:47:42 What YAPS Really Represents
1:53:01 Why Social Scores Matter in Crypto
1:55:35 How the Kaito AI Algorithm Works
2:00:13 The Real Purpose of YAPS
2:01:04 Why YAPS Can’t Be Farmed
2:04:39 Why Kaito NFTs Are So Valuable
2:06:53 What is Proof of Attention?
2:10:43 What Kaito Learned From Hyperliquid
2:14:38 How Kaito AI Grew 110X
2:16:17 Stop Copying, Start Creating
2:18:46 Being a Solo Founder
2:23:03 Social Scores Beyond Crypto
2:26:17 Kaito’s Vision for the Future
2:28:01 The Exciting Future
2:29:11 Prediction for the Next 12 Months?
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