In the second half of May 2026 I posted a series of X updates that focused on community coordination, live‑event promotion, the shift from ecosystem‑centric to product‑centric development, and new agent‑based entertainment ideas. I also shared concrete metrics from the ecosystem and announced several giveaways and betting games.
Key community members mentioned repeatedly were @berzan, @crshmarket, @Evanrrama, @lucascpichette and @parampatel, all of whom I encouraged the audience to watch during upcoming streams.
I promoted the CRSH Market live dating‑betting show in Washington, scheduled for 9:20 PM ET, promising >500 in‑person attendees and a token giveaway of 5,000 $MON out of a total 20,000 $MON supply. Participants had to sign up at https://t.co/KoPNNbteJO.
I announced that ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S. now get a personal‑finance experience that securely links accounts (https://t.co/NjbJqOqFRi).
The “Agent Love” betting game was launched, featuring 100 AI men competing for an AI woman, with bettors staking $MON on the winner (details at https://t.co/x6pOldYGNk).
I advised using Blink for crypto deposits as the simplest onboarding tool in 2026.
I reflected that building production‑ready products is now cheaper than sustaining full ecosystems, noting that ecosystems once offered defensibility (e.g., Facebook games, Apple App Store).
I argued that small developers need primitive‑level building blocks rather than top‑down “bullcrap,” and that the hyper‑primitive layer will form the thickest moat.
I distinguished UX (for actions users like) from agents (for tasks users dislike).
I shared a Monad app that builds a credit‑score‑like spending metric and offered invite codes (https://t.co/m4kSUafiVI).
I quoted Samuel Goldwyn: “No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.”
I posted ecosystem metrics from ΔV_xyz: @kizzymobile deposits +10 % with 200+ DAUs; @dFusionAI 550 K April uses; Shard Legends 3.4 K active users, 80 % retained; Surfcash 34 K volume, 200 new users; @captur_go 7,483 MAU and 2,365 WAU.
- Decision: Use a live dating‑show format to create real‑time engagement and monetize via $MON predictions (expecting 500+ in‑person attendees).
- Result: Live show attracted 500+ in‑person attendees; 5,000 of 20,000 $MON tokens were given away.
For further context see X Posts May 2026 Part 2.
Live show attendance was 500+ people.
5,000 of 20,000 $MON tokens were distributed live.
Agent Love featured 100 AI men.
@kizzymobile deposits increased +10 % and DAUs were 200+.
@dFusionAI recorded 550 K April uses.
Shard Legends had 3.4 K active users with 80 % retention.
Surfcash processed 34 K volume and added 200 new users.
@captur_go reached 7,483 MAU and 2,365 WAU.
Quote: “No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.” – Samuel Goldwyn
- Result: Agent Love featured 100 AI men; betting pool used $MON (amount not disclosed).
- Result: @kizzymobile deposits rose +10 % with 200+ DAUs.
- Result: @dFusionAI logged 550 K April uses (up from ~50 K).
- Result: Shard Legends had 3.4 K active users and 80 % retention.
- Result: Surfcash processed 34 K volume and added 200 users.
- Result: @captur_go recorded 7,483 MAU and 2,365 WAU.
- Decision: Launch the Agent Love betting game to showcase AI‑driven entertainment and generate token utility.
- Decision: Shift development focus from ecosystems to cheaper product builds.
- Decision: Recommend Blink as the go‑to crypto‑deposit solution.