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Tokenized Access - The industry is observing increased use cases for token gating beyond just community building, with examples like Backroom launching on Base for friendtech-style keys providing access to AI-curated alpha channels [1] - The industry is exploring value-add tokenization and unique spins on access control, exemplified by TimeFun's pay-to-play access model [2] Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - The industry focuses on aggregators/LP spots, potentially viewing Project X as a major protocol in the space [2] - The industry anticipates DeFi becoming as ubiquitous as smartphones or the internet within the decade, focusing on "obscured" or "everyday" DeFi [2] - The industry is interested in companies building rails to bring DeFi benefits to everyone without requiring crypto knowledge [3] Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tooling - The industry believes that a ChatGPT moment is rapidly approaching for various AI tools, with coding potentially already there and video generation soon to follow [3] - The industry notes the rapid acceleration in AI video generation, with tools like Grok Imagine, Veo, Gemini, and Everlyn challenging incumbents to drive down costs and increase generation speed [4] - The industry highlights the progress from struggling to generate still images with stable diffusion to near-instant, believable animation and video generation in under 3 years [3][4] Launchpad Dynamics - The industry observes Alon's strategic timing in launchpad activities, contrasting it with Bonk's launchpad strategy [4] - The industry is monitoring how Pump navigates the coming weeks [4]