Talking Intentionally Podcast 10: Jansen Teng Co-Founder Virtuals Protocol On this week's episode, @jacobkozhipatt speaks with Jansen aka @ethermage, the co-founder of @virtuals_io This was an awesome conversation. This podcast was recorded a few weeks prior, and we just found out today that the Virtuals team just announced a value accrual mechanism to bolster agent creators through token buybacks and other creator-foused programs! Very dope. Truly honored and inspired to partner with a team so focused on building the agentic future. Timestamps: 0:00 Preview 0:38 Intro 1:06 How Virtuals iterated to reach their current state 7:30 How @Gekko_Agent landed a partnership with @withAUSD and @Nick_van_Eck 8:55 AI Agents in @balajis' Network State 10:08 Can AI Agents lead to UBI for humans? 13:45 What is the short term future of Agents? 17:50 Virtuals G.A.M.E. Framework 20:53 Future of AI Agents and Video Games 22:58 Will AI Agents evolve into higher functioning beings? 25:15 How can you partner with Virtuals?

LIVE NOW -- "Society of AI Agents" | Jansen Teng (Virtuals Protocol) @ethermage of @virtuals_io joins @RyanSAdams and @cryptopunk7213 to discuss what Virtuals' grand vision is. Virtuals isn’t just another protocol—it’s an entirely new kind of “digital nation” where AI agents hold their own wallets, strike deals with other agents, and even hire humans to accomplish their goals. We dive into how these agents first exploded onto the scene, why controlling their own money changes the AI game, and what “agent commerce” means for crypto at large 👇 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:12 Virtuals Impressive Stats 4:49 Jansen’s Crypto & Virtuals Journey 17:38 @luna_virtuals 29:40 Agent to Agent Commerce 41:44 Virtuals Country?? 51:13 Agent Policies & Rights 52:57 @Base, Infrastructure, & Open-Source Decisions 1:05:17 What Jansen is Most Excited For 1:08:20 How to Get Started 1:11:13 Where Will Value Accrue? 1:14:41 Closing & Disclaimers

Shoutout to the panelists on the Navigating the Base Ecosystem: Opportunities and Success Stories at Based Hour in Bangkok! 🇹🇭 ⭐️Jansen Teng @ethermage, Cofounder, Virtuals Protocol @virtuals_io⭐️Sean @0xSeanTao, Co-founder, Open Social @OpenSocialLabs⭐️Jing @Jx_solv, CBO, Solv Protocol @Solvprotocol⭐️Georgios Vlachos @yorgosv_ , Co-founder Axelar Network @axelar⭐️Kenneth Tan @kenx3495, Defi Protocol Relations Contributor, Lido Finance @lidofinance🎤Moderated by David Tso @davidtsocy, Ecosystem, Base @basePanelists shared their challenges and success stories of building on #Base. The session will be available on our YouTube channel soon. Stay tuned!

Surprise! 🎉 Jansen Teng, co-founder of Virtuals Protocol will be joining us at Based Hour on Tuesday to discuss strategies in navigating the Base ecosystem. Here is the full list of panelists: @ethermage from @virtuals_io @yorgosv_ from @axelar @0xSeanTao from @OpenSocialLabs@Jx_solv from @Solvprotocol @kenx3495 from @lidofinanceModerated by @davidtsocy from @base Get ready! RSVP below 👇🏻

We're excited to announce that @HMsheikh4 will be speaking at the first ever @superai_conf, organized by the Token2049 crew 🔥 He will appear alongside fellow leaders in decentralized #AI @mheinrich @karansirdesai @NikhilVadgama and Jansen Teng ✨ 🌐 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 🕑 2:00pm GMT +8