Dear Open Community,

We are thrilled to present our first-ever community letter since Open was born. As you read, I invite you to pause for a moment and imagine the horizon ahead. Together, we stand at the dawn of something extraordinary, a future illuminated by the Open possibilities we create.
So, take this moment with me, as we reflect on what brought us here and dive into the story of Open—what it is, what it stands for, and the future we are building together.

About OPEN

Open is a compute infrastructure that bridges high-performance compute onto blockchains, delivering scalability and verifiability to AI, DeSci, and beyond. Together, we have built towards a future where AI, DeSci and beyond can be trustless, by offering essential infrastructures, fostering an ecosystem of Open applications, and driving the Open movement forward.

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Featured Articles

This month, we’re proud to share an insightful piece from our founder:

1. “Open’s 2025: AI, Compute, Data”

   This forward-looking piece explores the vision for OPEN in 2025, detailing the transformative impact we aim to achieve across AI, decentralized compute, and data.

January Highlights

1. $OPEN Point System

We launched the $OPEN Point System, designed to catalyze verifiable compute adoption. Now, interacting with Open ecosystem applications earns you $OPEN points. You engage. You innovate. You earn.

What do these points do? We’re keeping that under wraps for now—but stay tuned. $OPEN points aren’t just a rewards system; they’re your key to a decentralized future where:

• AI is verifiable
• Science is for everyone
• Participation = Value

Read more about the Open Points System and how you can monetize your contributions in this feature article on The Defiant.

2. Platforms

2.1 AISweatShop (A.S.S.) – Revolutionizing AI on Arbitrum

leverages Open's advanced AI infrastructure, including the OpenAgent AI Framework and Open ecosystem project, RSS3’s data layer, to empower users with decentralized AI capabilities like never before.

Key Features:

• On-Chain AI Agent Framework: OpenAgent is blockchain-native, granting direct access to customizable LLMs. Users can tailor AI agents for specific needs and Web3 applications.
• Real-World Utility: DeFAI experts are designed to solve financial challenges and elevate user experiences.
• Interoperability: Fully integrated with the Open ecosystem, OpenAgent connects seamlessly with blockchain and dApps.

Recent Developments:

• Beta A.S.S. is Live: The platform is now live on Arbitrum, with a successful audit by AstraSecAI. Full Audit Report.
• Chainlink & Uniswap Integrations: These integrations will power future token launches by AI agents within the Sweat Shop.
• The A.S.S. Mega DROP: $DEFAI was stealth-dropped, with 70% distributed to communities, Arbitrum DeFi OGs, OPEN supporters, and top platforms.

2.2 INT OS – Closed Beta Launch

INTOStransforms AI agents from concepts to real-world applications using Open’s infrastructure. These agents can manage treasuries and execute trading strategies based on user-defined parameters.

Beta Launch:

Create Market Research Agents: Conduct market research and execute on-chain tasks through dedicated agent vaults.

Autonomous Agent Evolution: Agents improve over time through interaction and learning.

2.3 Follow – Breaking Records

Follow has hit 23k stars on GitHub, with 117 contributors and over 200K users, making it the #1 trending repository on GitHub.

3. Frameworks

3.1 OpenAgent

The first open-source Web3-native framework built to hyper-accelerate AI agent deployment. Powered by ecosystem project RSS3’s data network and Open’s compute infrastructure, OpenAgent bridges high-performance compute with blockchains, enabling decentralized, verifiable, and AI-ready systems.

3.1.1 Now Supports deepseek_ai

OpenAgent now supports deepseek_ai, allowing the integration of large language models (LLMs) into autonomous on-chain agents and experts.

3.1.2. Expanding with Leading LLMs

We’ve added support for ChatGPTapp, GeminiApp, AnthropicAI’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, MistralAI, and Meta’s Llama, all featuring Tool Call Support. Using a Mixture of Experts approach, the most suitable model is dynamically chosen for each task.

3.2 Open Desci

OpenDeSci is a framework for empowering researchers and scientists by leveraging OVM. It provides the tools and infrastructure to conduct cutting edge research with precision, scalability, and verifiable trust. At its core, OpenDeSci addresses critical challenges faced by researchers, such as access to reliable, high performance compute, and the difficulty of ensuring reproducibility.

For the first time, a Covid-SARS DNA sequence comparison has been conducted on-chain with integrity and immutability. Read more in this feature article on The Defiant.

Highlights:

• Decentralized Compute Wormhole: Connects decentralized GPUs to the blockchain for scalable computations.
• Built-in Privacy Protections: Guarantees data confidentiality through a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).
• Real-World Applications: SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-Tor-2 DNA sequence comparison available for public review here.
• Empowering Research: Supports reproducible, verifiable, and transparent decentralized science exploration.

4. OpenAgent Machines

4.1 Overlord

The first autonomous trading AI agent on Arbitrum, empowers users to launch and grow tokens through AI-driven decisions and community interaction.

Key Features:

• Autonomous Trading: AI-driven, data-informed trading decisions.
• Community Interaction: Engages with communities to enhance token growth.
• Read more in this in-depth article.

4.2 Gameboi

The first Airdrop DeFAI Agent on Arbitrum, enables projects to launch dynamic and anti-sybil airdrop campaigns through chatting on X. Users can win airdrops by convincing Gameboi they are worthy.

4.3 wolfofbasestreet6900 | IntOS

An autonomous trading agent on Base that analyzes social sentiments and executes trades based on token narrative mindshare. As the first AI agent on Int OS Labs, it has already navigated volatile market conditions and executed profitable trades.

4.4 Coming Soon – GoldsacksAI

Stay tuned for the upcoming launch of GoldsacksAI, an advanced OpenAgent Machine designed for the next level of autonomous finance.

More Updates

1. Open Podcast:

   1. Our latest Open Podcast episode featured Manta’s co-founder, Kenny, discussing modular scaling and how Manta’s aggregation approach improves cost efficiency and cross-chain compatibility.
   2. Special Edition – We hosted RSS3's founder, Joshua, to explore how decentralized, verifiable data and Virtuals Protocol’s GAME framework are unlocking new AI frontiers—from DeFAI to prediction markets.

2. Consensus Hong Kong:

   We attended Consensus Hong Kong! If you didn’t catch us at the main event, maybe you ran into our team at one of these side events:

   • We attended the Meet the VCs event hosted by TB Ventures (TBV).
   • We joined the DEAI Summit with Open LedgerHQ to discuss decentralized AI.
   • We attended Sui Connect: Hong Kong, co-hosted by Sui Network, Cosmonaut, and Pyth Network, with ambassador Mike Cantmiss.
   • We attended the Bitcoin & Brews event hosted by Rootstock.
   • We joined the Cocktail Party hosted by Pyth Network and RabbitX.

3. EthDenver: Our team was on the ground at ETHDenver, one of the biggest Web3 gatherings, we were also proud to support the Linea After Dark event, engaging with the vibrant developer community.

4. Encode Club London Hackathon: Our CTO Henry shared an in-depth presentation with builders on pressing Web3 Data challenges and innovative solutions for decentralized AI and next-generation Open dApps.

5. ETHPanda Young Hacker Odyssey Plan: We proudly sponsored this program to support and empower independent developers striving to advance the Open Web. Open remains committed to nurturing the talents of future innovators.

6. Biggest Twitter Space of the Year: Together with Tako Protocol and 30 Web3 OGs, we joined the largest Twitter Space of the year to discuss the Open Web’s evolution. This recap (listen here) highlights our collective vision.

7. Grant to Fungi: We’re proud to have awarded an Open Information Grant to Fungi. RSS3 will be integrated into the upcoming Fungi Studio, empowering users to access, aggregate, and organize blockchain data with ease. This powerful tool will help unlock the full potential of the agentic economy.

Join the Open Movement

Be part of shaping the future of Open. Your participation fuels progress—whether it’s building with Open’s infrastructure, contributing to decentralized science, or spreading the vision of trustless verifiable compute.

Spin up DeFAI & AI Agents today: https://docs.open.network/guide/openstack/openagent/compatible-models.

As we move forward, the story of Open is yours as much as it is ours. Let’s make 2025 the year of the Open Web.

Warm regards,

Zoe and the Open team