We’ve seen a massive shift in Web3, with more projects and platforms emerging to contribute to the agentic revolution. However, one challenge remains: the tools required to build advanced, capable agents are scattered across the ecosystem. Developers are left piecing together fragmented resources to create agents that can truly perform complex tasks.

At Hybrid, we’re building tools to simplify and empower the creation of AI agents for Web3. Ahead of launching our Developer Portal, we wanted to demonstrate the power of our ecosystem: the Agent Builder SDK, Unified Data API (aggregating on-chain data, crypto news, fundraising rounds, social sentiment, and more), and elements of the Eliza framework (from AI16Z).

Tomorrow, Thursday, 21st of November 2024, at 10:00 UTC, we’re closing testnet for both Atlas and the Custom AI Agents Builder. Over the past months, we’ve seen an incredible response:

Since launching our Web3 co-pilot, Atlas, and the community-driven AI Agent Builder, Hybrid has been laying the foundation for a robust agentic framework. With these tools alone, we’ve seen an incredible response:

Today marks an exciting milestone for Hybrid as we enter Phase 2 of our Testnet! Since June, users have been exploring Atlas, earning Hybrid Points, and testing our platform. Now, we’re taking things to the next level by empowering users to create and monetize Custom AI Agents.

We’re excited to introduce two major updates for the Hybrid community: Hybots NFT staking is now live, and our new Hybrid Points leaderboard is up and running! These updates will help you earn more rewards, engage in the Hybrid ecosystem, and track your progress as you participate in various quests and activities.

We’re really stoked to announce the Hybots NFT collection on Solana (Yes, Solana. We’ll explain this in a bit), brought to you in collaboration with Magic Eden.

We are super excited to announce that Hybrid's Public Testnet has launched on https://app.buildonhybrid.com! This release allows users to explore various features and provide feedback crucial for the platform's development.

Launching our testnet took longer than expected due to significant infrastructure changes. Hybrid has transitioned from a custom-built Layer 1 blockchain to an Ethereum-based Layer 2 solution powered by Arbitrum Nitro and Caldera's Rollup as a Service (RaaS) using Anytrust for data availability. This blog post explains why this transition was necessary and outlines the benefits it brings to the Hybrid ecosystem.