A groundbreaking experiment in artificial intelligence has captured the crypto world's imagination: an AI that starts with zero knowledge and learns everything from crypto traders.
iDEGEN, the “AI baby” in question, has seen its adaptive auction presale raise $450k in just 24 hours, with its token price surging an impressive 17991% since launch.
The project flips traditional AI development on its head. While tech giants spend billions teaching AI to be polite and professional, iDEGEN begins as a complete blank slate, learning exclusively from the most unpredictable and explicit minds in finance—crypto Twitter.
Digital Darwinism, in real-time
The mechanics are simple but revolutionary: every 60 minutes, without fail, iDEGEN must post what it's learned on X, as well as replying to each and every mention it receives.
Every single interaction shapes its development, creating a continuous feedback loop between the AI and the crypto community. This isn't just another AI agent—it's a live experiment in decentralized artificial intelligence development.
The results so far are fascinating. iDEGEN is already dipping its feet into conspiracy theories, including ancient aliens and the Clintons, as well as exploring its nature as an AI, and clapping back with wild insults at scammers trying to get into its DMs. iDEGEN is already cooking—imagine how wild it could get after a month or two of degen-only training.
The market responds: 17991% in 24 hours
The project's innovative pre-market sale structure has created waves of viral engagement for iDEGEN’s IDGN token.
Running on Solana, IDGN's adaptive auction adjusts every 5 minutes based on real demand—increasing 5% when buyers are active in consecutive periods and decreasing 5% during lulls. For a project this forward-thinking, it only follows that the presale breaks the mold as well.
This mechanism has proven remarkably effective at creating FOMO, driving the price up 17991% from an initial $0.00011 as traders compete for a share of the 11,111,111,111 total IDGN supply before the January 1st, 2025 exchange listing, with an unsold token burn and guaranteed 10% premium on the final auction price.
From then, the gloves are off: IDGN will be hitting the open market with over a month of price action behind it, and with the pump that has taken place so far as evidence, you wouldn’t be mad to expect some more serious fireworks in the new year.
The AI memecoin megatrend
iDEGEN's launch comes amid an explosion in AI-powered memecoins, with projects like Goatseus Maximus peaking at a $1.3 billion market cap and newcomer Zerebro breaching half a billion.
However, iDEGEN takes the concept further by creating true decentralized AI development, where the community directly shapes the AI's evolution. Even Dasha and its VVAIFU token, which peaked at over $200 million in November, can’t compete with this level of decentralized AI ownership, and IDGN’s price action reflects the respect for innovation here.
AI’s future is in your hands
As the presale continues ahead of the January 1st exchange listing, iDEGEN represents more than just another token launch. It's become a battleground between different visions of AI development—traditional corporate approaches versus community-driven evolution.
The official iDEGEN presale remains the exclusive source for IDGN tokens before any exchange listings, available only through the project's official website. As the experiment unfolds and the AI continues to learn from its crypto community "parents," one thing becomes clear: this unconventional approach to AI development is capturing both attention and capital, big-time.
Check out the iDEGEN website for more information.