6 February 2026 | Weekly news roundup
Fri Feb 06 2026
Animoca Minds, MapleStory integrates Verse8 AI game-making tools, GOAT Gaming shuts down and Forkast esports prediction market.
[1:11] This week has seen an explosion in interest about AI agents, notably Clawbot and Moltbook.[3:10] With ClawBot, you can create an AI assistant with access to your entire computer. [5:14] It was also a massive security issue.[6:20] Other people criticized it for just being Stochastic Parrots, not real intelligence. [9:50] Animoca Brands has announced Animoca Minds, based on CryptoSlam's Ethoswarm tech.[11:53] A key issue for this technology is its cost, particularly who will pay for the tokens. [13:00] Animoca Minds is focused on onchain activity, such as token trading.[15:36] What are the synergies between AI agents and blockchain?[18:00] Likely Animoca Minds will be fairly limited in functionality at launch.[20:54] AI agents will need crypto to operate online and pay for their activity.[23:13] Also, humans will need to prove they are humans, which is easy to do onchain.[25:40] Will we see more cozy games and human-centric activities like jigsaws and coloring?[27:40] Nexpace is integrating genAI game-making tech Verse8 into MapleStory Universe.[33:52] GOAT Gaming is shutting down as Wearemighty shifts to making games using AI tools.[38:18] BCGW 206 was about esports and emerging markets-centric prediction market Forkast.[44:36] Ubisoft's Might & Magic Fates is live on mobile/PC on Immutable.
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Animoca Minds, MapleStory integrates Verse8 AI game-making tools, GOAT Gaming shuts down and Forkast esports prediction market. [1:11] This week has seen an explosion in interest about AI agents, notably Clawbot and Moltbook.[3:10] With ClawBot, you can create an AI assistant with access to your entire computer. [5:14] It was also a massive security issue.[6:20] Other people criticized it for just being Stochastic Parrots, not real intelligence. [9:50] Animoca Brands has announced Animoca Minds, based on CryptoSlam's Ethoswarm tech.[11:53] A key issue for this technology is its cost, particularly who will pay for the tokens. [13:00] Animoca Minds is focused on onchain activity, such as token trading.[15:36] What are the synergies between AI agents and blockchain?[18:00] Likely Animoca Minds will be fairly limited in functionality at launch.[20:54] AI agents will need crypto to operate online and pay for their activity.[23:13] Also, humans will need to prove they are humans, which is easy to do onchain.[25:40] Will we see more cozy games and human-centric activities like jigsaws and coloring?[27:40] Nexpace is integrating genAI game-making tech Verse8 into MapleStory Universe.[33:52] GOAT Gaming is shutting down as Wearemighty shifts to making games using AI tools.[38:18] BCGW 206 was about esports and emerging markets-centric prediction market Forkast.[44:36] Ubisoft's Might & Magic Fates is live on mobile/PC on Immutable.