The new Launchpad is online. Can auto.fun extend the life of ai16z?

Author: Asher, Odaily Planet Daily

After much anticipation, last weekend, the ELIZA ecosystem Launchpad platform auto.fun officially launched. Additionally, ai16z founder Shaw has been actively promoting auto.fun on the X platform. So, with the market warming up this morning, can the price of ai16z leverage auto.fun to survive, or even rise strongly, ushering in a "second spring"?

Below, Odaily Planet Daily will take you through the Launchpad platform auto.fun, the price performance of the tokens launched on the platform, and community sentiment.

Project Introduction: The native token is ai16z

auto.fun is a community-driven, open-source, no-code Launchpad platform for the ai16z ecosystem, where anyone can create autonomous AI agents to perform tasks across social media platforms, DeFi applications, and other Web3 services.

Eliza Labs stated that auto.fun was developed to economically support the development of AI Agents, and it differs from ordinary token launch platforms by adopting a more equitable token model than previous launch platforms, combining bonding curves and fair issuance principles, which will bring narrative changes. Additionally, creators can independently claim fees generated from content creation and token issuance, while the community can collaboratively initiate content or create CTO tokens based on other platforms. The platform emphasizes "anti-hype" and "pure fun," aiming to create a decentralized, transparent space for content and token releases that truly belongs to creators and the community.

It is worth mentioning that ai16z founder Shaw previously stated on the X platform that the native token of auto.fun is ai16z.

Website Crashes Multiple Times, and Features Lack Innovation

For the long-awaited ai16z Launchpad platform auto.fun, since its launch last weekend, there has been no noticeable product experience heat, fast-track tokens, or ai16z token staking features on social media. Instead, the website has experienced multiple crashes, including another crash this morning.

Token Issuance Function Lacks Significant Innovation

The token issuance function provided by auto.fun largely follows the mature models of platforms like Pump.fun, with no significant differentiation in terms of creation processes, token release methods, or overall user experience. Overall, it resembles a "flat replication" of existing models rather than a true breakthrough in product mechanisms.

Although the platform has introduced an additional "chat room" feature, dividing exclusive chat areas based on the number of tokens held by users (such as 1k, 10k, 100k, 1M) in an attempt to create a sense of community belonging, there has yet to be a highly recognized and sticky golden dog project, rendering this "micro-innovation" lacking in practical significance. Furthermore, the Swap feature that comes with auto.fun has not sparked discussion or usage trends in the community due to the lack of transparent incentive mechanism explanations (such as whether there are trading rewards or rebate mechanisms), leading to the issue of "tool isolation."

Disorganized Layout and No "Golden Dog" Projects

"None of the projects issued by the platform stand out." Due to the chaotic presentation of issued tokens on the official website, first-time users of the platform cannot find which projects are currently popular or identify the leading projects worth participating in.

Moreover, according to community members' data analysis of auto.fun (analysis website: https://autofun-iota.vercel.app/), the platform has issued a total of 576 projects, with the highest market cap token currently valued at only $28,000, while the vast majority of other projects have a market cap of less than $10,000, indicating a lack of interest.

auto.fun Data Analysis

ai16z's Short-Term Rise May Only Be Due to Market Rebound, Fundamentals Show No Substantial Benefits

With BTC's strong rebound today, market sentiment has clearly improved, and the AI Agent sector, as a recent hot topic, has also strengthened. Among them, ai16z has performed particularly well, with its price briefly rising to $0.19 this morning, currently reported at $0.18, with a 24-hour increase of over 30%. This trend appears more like a strong rebound in the altcoin sector driven by market recovery rather than a result of positive changes in ai16z's fundamentals.

ai16z Daily K-line Chart

From the performance of the tokens issued on the auto.fun platform so far, the overall market response has been tepid, failing to inject substantial incremental value into the ai16z ecosystem. Instead, due to the high homogeneity of content and gameplay, it has sparked doubts and negative feedback from some community users. Therefore, whether the price of ai16z tokens can truly welcome a "second spring" will depend on whether auto.fun subsequently launches features with actual utility, such as the staking mechanism for ai16z tokens or more imaginative ecological upgrades brought by Shaw with Eliza v2.