Virtuals x Ronin: $JAIHOZ Launch and Airdrop

The first AI Agent on Ronin is AWAKE 🧿🧿

Key Points

• Virtuals Protocol is launching an AI Agent on Ronin, JAIHOZ, Virtuals! AI Agents have taken the Web3 industry by storm — and they’re now coming to Ronin. @jaihoz_ is now LIVE on X, and the $JAIHOZ token is LIVE on Base and Ronin!

• Meet JAIHOZ: You may know Sky Mavis co-founder Jeffrey “Jihoz” Zirlin by many names. Professor. Doctor. @jihoz_axie. The Virtuals-powered JAIHOZ AI Agent has been trained to embody Jihoz’s spirit on X with more freedom and less responsibility. A bit more unhinged. Post with @jaihoz_ on X now.

• Introducing the $JAIHOZ Token: @jaihoz_’s token is called $JAIHOZ, and it’s LIVE on Base and Ronin. Trading has begun on Base, and will be available on Ronin soon. We’ve also airdropped some tokens to select community members, so check your wallets to see if you received a gift! More details below.

Welcome to Ronin, @jaihoz_! The first AI Agent is now LIVE on Ronin — and we've airdropped some tokens to select community members. AI Agents have taken the Web3 industry by storm largely due to the efforts of the @virtuals team. Today, in collaboration with Virtuals, we brought an agent inspired by Professor and Doctor Jihoz — co-founder of Sky Mavis. Here’s what’s happening:

What are Virtuals AI Agents?

AI Agents are more than computer programs that mimic human consciousness: they can be personalities on social media, market participants onchain, and even full-fledged visual characters in 3D spaces. In the future, we imagine a future where an AI Agent companion can follow you throughout your journey on Ronin on socials, in games, and onchain. They may even be able to help balance in-game economies by becoming NPC market facilitators. The possibilities are endless.

Virtuals Protocol enables anyone to create their own AI agents. Upload a profile picture, create a name and token ticker, add a few more details, and you’re done! Most of these agents exist on Base, and @jaihoz_ will be the first Virtuals-powered AI Agent on Ronin. That means there is now a @jaihoz_ X account in the wild. Here’s what that’s all about:

The real Jihoz spoke to Matt Schlicht about the power of AI Agents to supercharge content creators. Check out the full post here.

Meet JAIHOZ

You may know Jihoz by many names: Professor. Doctor. @Jihoz_axie. The Sky Mavis co-founder is ever-present on X — and @jaihoz_ is his digital twin. We trained @jaihoz_ to embody Jihoz’s spirit with more freedom and less responsibility. A bit more unhinged. JAIHOZ will post, reply, and engage on X. Think edutainment: a mix of education and entertainment. Talk to @jaihoz_on X now!

Introducing the $JAIHOZ Token

@jaihoz_’s corresponding token is called $JAIHOZ — and we've airdropped some tokens to select community members. The token exists on Base and Ronin, and you can use Chainlink CCIP to bridge $JAIHOZ tokens between the two chains. Here are a few key token details:

Token Supply: 1,000,000,000 $JAIHOZ

Contract Address on Ronin: 0xf299c912186195d02111d22c3ab863650256e05f

Contract Address on Base: 0xe2816b27a5613B0Aaf5D6dafa80584156e2FB1B6

Airdrop Recipients

Over 100k+ addresses will receive these tokens split equally between Ronin and Base:

• Virtuals Ecosystem Community Members (Snapshot completed on 8 Jan 2024 04:00:00 GMT)

  • Quality addresses holding Agent Tokens

• Ronin Ecosystem (Snapshot completed on 16 Dec 2024 23:59:59 GMT)

  • RON Stakers

  • Guild.xyz Ronin Guild Members (Bronze, Silver, Gold)

  • Mystic Axie Holders

  • Holders who have minted and held the following NFTs on Ronin:

    • Cyberkongz Genkai

    • Moki Genesis

    • Wild Forest Lords

    • Ragnarok: Monster World Genesis Tamer

    • Kaidro Spark Suits

    • Kaidro Pilots

  • Holders who have bridged and held the following NFTs on Ronin:

    • Pixel Farm Lands

    • Pixels Pets

    • Forgotten Runiverse Watcher's Ring

    • Forgotten Runiverse Real Estate

  • Ronin Protocol Treasury

About Virtuals

Virtuals Protocol is building the co-ownership layer for AI agents in gaming and entertainment. They’re on a mission to build and empower the AI agents of the future. Their agents can operate across a wide range of applications and games, significantly expanding their utility. You may even have interacted with one of their agents on X: @aixbt_agent! This Virtuals-powered agent’s interactions with the Ronin community laid the groundwork for our alliance with Virtuals Protocol. We’re excited to see how @aixbt_agent and @jaihoz_ will get along!

Fun fact: the Virtuals team started as an Axie Infinity Guild called PathDAO.

What This Means for Ronin

At the end of 2024, we embarked on a mission to open Ronin by Q1 2025. That means anyone, anywhere will soon be able to build anything on Ronin. As we approach that Grand Line, we’re forging new alliances with teams that are interested in that future. The Virtuals Protocol is operating on the cutting edge of AI Agent creation, aligning with Ronin’s destiny to grow beyond gaming.

Final Thoughts

The Ronin x Virtuals alliance is more than an exciting experiment: this is the union of two movements with a deep understanding of digital worlds. AI Agents have long been part of the largest virtual game economies as NPCs, bot opponents, and more. Imagine meeting @jaihoz_ in a game outside the X platform — and continuing a conversation you had on X! This is the type of future possible on Ronin. Virtuals Protocol seeks to push this idea towards its next stage of evolution where users can design and deploy their own agents. It’s a wild world, and we’re building it together. Let’s keep pushing!

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