6 February 2026 Weekly news roundup

Animoca Minds, MapleStory integrates Verse8 AI game-making tools, GOAT Gaming shuts down and Forkast esports prediction market. [1:11] This week has seen an explosion in interest about AI agents, notably Clawbot and Moltbook. [3:10] With ClawBot, you can create an AI assistant with access to your entire computer. [5:14] It was also a massive security issue. [6:20] Other people criticized it for just being Stochastic Parrots, not real intelligence. [9:50] Animoca Brands has announced Animoca Minds, based on CryptoSlam's Ethoswarm tech. [11:53] A key issue for this technology is its cost, particularly who will pay for the tokens. [13:00] Animoca Minds is focused on onchain activity, such as token trading. [15:36] What are the synergies between AI agents and blockchain? [18:00] Likely Animoca Minds will be fairly limited in functionality at launch. [20:54] AI agents will need crypto to operate online and pay for their activity. [23:13] Also, humans will need to prove they are humans, which is easy to do onchain. [25:40] Will we see more cozy games and human-centric activities like jigsaws and coloring? [27:40] Nexpace is integrating genAI game-making tech Verse8 into MapleStory Universe. [33:52] GOAT Gaming is shutting down as Wearemighty shifts to making games using AI tools. [38:18] BCGW 206 was about esports and emerging markets-centric prediction market Forkast. [44:36] Ubisoft's Might & Magic Fates is live on mobile/PC on Immutable.

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