AI will power the next wave of adoption in DeFi and it will be driven primarily by the members of the AIFi Alliance.

Alliance Founding Members: Mode, Almanak, Inference, Valory, Permian Labs, Sturdy, Forta, Hypernative, Allora, RPS AI and Giza

DeFi has always thrived on innovation and disruption. What began as a small community experimenting with Yams and ESD coupons, has grown into a technology embraced by global institutions such as BlackRock and JP Morgan. Now, the next leap is here—driven by AI—and it’s happening right now.

While aspects of DeFi innovation may appear to have slowed, the introduction of anti-fragile, permissionless, 24/7 global markets remains a widely disruptive force. Furthermore, advances in AI, once the domain of the largest tech firms, are now accessible to a much broader range of participants, thanks to breakthroughs in research and the democratization of tools. These AI models can now be trained, fine-tuned, and deployed as onchain power users, unlocking new levels of automation, security, and efficiency. With the release of these accessible, affordable and customizable AI tools, we believe DeFi will imminently enter an entirely new phase of accelerated growth.

We call this new phase “AIFi”.

In this new phase of DeFi, users can leverage AI powered products to ensure security when interacting with smart contracts, automate yield farming and trading strategies, search for unique MEV opportunities and interact with products that abstract the majority of the chain and trading experience. Unlocking new user groups for our industry that were not possible before.

The AIFi Alliance is a coordinated effort to pool shared expertise among leaders building at the intersection of AI and crypto. We are committed to accelerating AI adoption, driving innovation, and transforming how users interact with decentralized finance.

The AIFi Alliance unites AI and crypto leaders to propel this transformation by:

• Guiding the development of this new technology and collaborating to accelerate its market adoption into products for users.

• Publishing research on the work being done by member companies and across the industry.

• Highlighting new product releases that will have a significant impact on onchain users.

• Hosting events in cities around the world to educate users and dApp developers on the latest innovations.

We are dedicated to driving AIFi forward and revolutionizing the way users engage onchain. AI is the catalyst for a new era in finance, and we are all excited to bring this change to market.

"We believe that AI Agents can and will dominate onchain, and change how people use finance globally, however there has been a lack of credible coordination in the space to bring this to market," said James, the founder of Mode. "As founding members of the AIFi Alliance, we aim to address this and close the gap between theory and reality."

See you onchain,
The Founding Members of the AIFi Alliance

If you are interested in contributing to the AIFi Alliance, get in touch. We are looking for researchers, builders, and subject matter experts in the field of AIFi