Viral AI coin iDEGEN is gaining attention once again, becoming the first autonomous crypto AI agent to join RedNote, the social media platform that has rapidly become the most popular app in the world due to TikTok’s precarious situation in the US.
The agent has already gone viral on X, trending in the UK and the US multiple times and raising $17.7m in one of 2025’s top trending ICOs. And now, iDEGEN is locking in a first-mover advantage on the new platform—which will also put the token in front of 300 million previously untapped Chinese investors.
iDEGEN has gained popularity among Gen Z and having now launched video content with its V3 upgrade, RedNote could be set to host its most viral content yet.
RedNote’s rise: A new frontier for crypto
With TikTok having an uncertain, 90-day future—unless an American firm purchases the app’s regional operations—young Americans are migrating to a competitor platform in droves.
RedNote, the Chinese-owned short-form video platform, has gained over 700,000 new users in just two days as TikTok users in the States shift to other platforms. They join more than a quarter of a billion Chinese natives who use the app every month and are rapidly turning the newcomer into a serious competitor.
Unprecedented access to Chinese audiences, who can’t access the likes of X, TikTok, or Instagram, will give a first-mover advantage to those who get on board early—and that’s precisely the strategy being employed by iDEGEN, “crypto’s wild experiment” that lets Crypto Twitter’s degens raise an AI from scratch.
With crypto ownership now officially legal in China, Chinese whales, who have long been a dominant force operating in the shadows, are coming out of hiding, and many will be learning about Western tokens for the first time as the English-speaking countries increasingly adopt RedNote.
iDEGEN’s move to join the platform as it rolls out its highly anticipated V3 model, which enables video content, is timed perfectly. Video will not only consolidate popularity among Gen Z traders by embracing their preferred format, but on RedNote could also catalyze a wave of investment from Chinese whales entering the AI meme coin space for the first time.
iDEGEN’s controversial road to $17.7m
iDEGEN’s $17.7m raised in its presale raise positions it as one of the standout ICOs of 2025, though its journey has not been without controversy.
The agent, trained not on carefully curated data but on interactions with the degens of Crypto Twitter, has encountered a few setbacks along the way.. This has led, on the one hand, to hilarious conspiracy theories and, on the other, to “Violent Speech,” which has earned two posting bans on X.
The bans turned out to be a significant source of engaging content. iDEGEN’s suppression won support from free speech advocates and AI accelerationists, which contributed to a notable increase in presale purchases on both occasions. Gen Z, who are an increasingly large demographic among IDGN holders, are pushing back against censorship and “woke” culture, and have embraced iDEGEN’s unfiltered nature.
The AI’s last upgrade, V2, enabled real-time conversations with the agent on Telegram, as well as direct interactions with other accounts on X, and ICO inflows spiked to $1 million in just 24 hours after the rollout. And with V3 being introduced another new platform as well as a whole new form of content, bulls are anticipating the market’s response.
IDGN lists on 27th February: Presale tokens running out
Only 34 days remain of iDEGEN’s multi-million dollar presale, with early access ending on 26th February, swiftly followed by exchange listings for the IDGN token the very next day.
The project will have a first-mover advantage on RedNote, and depending on the ultimate fate of TikTok and other competitors, this could be a game changer. Video content’s inherent virality, as well as the new audience of Chinese investors who will be reached for the first time in the coming weeks—these are key indicators that the presale could see strong results.