In this episode of Level Up, David and Sean speak with Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol. Jansen breaks down how Virtuals is pioneering the agent-to-agent economy by combining AI agents with blockchain infrastructure. The conversation explores agent tokenization, commerce protocols, and the vision for a fully autonomous digital and physical agent-driven marketplace. They also examine Virtuals' revenue models, current use cases, and future expansion plans.  

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Key Points From This Episode: 

[00:00:00 ] Host intro: David and Sean introduce guest Jansen Teng and Virtuals Protocol [00:17:05 ] Introduction to Virtuals Protocol and its AI-blockchain thesis [00:18:36 ] Market traction, metrics, and agentic GDP [00:23:17 ] Examples of agents on Virtuals [00:27:55 ] Multi-agent coordination via ACP and flow of funds [00:32:48 ] Real-world vs crypto use cases and roadmap for Web2 integration [00:36:22 ] Virtual token mechanics: base pair currency and treasury governance [00:40:14 ] Supply, issuance, and value accrual strategies [00:44:29 ] Governance structure and use of vote-escrowed tokens [00:48:17 ] Competitive landscape: launchpads, agentic frameworks, and AI protocols [00:51:30 ] Integration with Base and scalability concerns [00:54:40 ] Attention as the biggest risk and robotics as the next frontier [00:58:24 ] Performance metrics and upcoming catalysts for Virtuals Protocol [01:02:17 ] Final thoughts from Jansen on the agentic economy vision

Links:  

The Medici Network: https://www.medici.network/   

Podcast Site: https://levelup.medici.network/   

Interested in being a Guest? Connect with Elmira on X: https://x.com/elmira_yilham   

Co-Hosts  

David Grider, Finality Capital - https://x.com/David_Grid  

Sean Farrell, Fundstrat Global Advisors - https://x.com/SeanMFarrell  

Guest 

Jansen Teng, Virtuals Protocol  

X - https://x.com/ethermage 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jansenteng/ 

Production and editing by The Podcast Consultant  - https://thepodcastconsultant.com/