Original Title: "InfoFi Gold Mining Guide: Besides Kaito, what other Alpha plays are there?"

Original Author: Viee, Core Contributor of Biteye

Recently, the InfoFi concept has been rising rapidly. The Leaderboard of the leading project Kaito has allowed early participants to earn substantial profits, and after the launch of the Snaps feature on the second-tier project Cookie.fun, the token price surged.

While KOLs and whales have begun to "mine for gold" in the InfoFi track, are you still confused about what InfoFi actually is? It doesn't trade in BTC or ETH, but rather in elusive "attention," "reputation," and even "the probability of an event occurring." Is this reliable? More importantly, how can retail investors get a piece of the pie? This article will deeply analyze the core of InfoFi and provide a reference guide for retail investors to grasp the next Alpha gold mine.

1. InfoFi Deconstruction: When "Information" Becomes Tradeable Gold

1.1 What is InfoFi?

In simple terms, the core idea of InfoFi (Information Finance) is to transform traditionally hard-to-quantify, non-price information—such as a project's market attention, Twitter account reputation, the probability of a proposal passing, or even the activity level of a narrative—into tradeable, priceable financial assets. It can serve as a novel speculative tool, allowing market participants to gamble on the "information" itself; it can also become a powerful Alpha information mining engine, helping investors discover early signals amidst a complex information landscape.

1.2 The Logic Behind the Rise of InfoFi: Why Now?

The emergence of InfoFi is not coincidental; it is a necessary result of technological development and the evolution of market demand:

· Empowered by AI Technology: Advances in AI large models have made it possible to capture, analyze, and sentiment-judge vast amounts of social media data, news, and on-chain behavior, providing a technical foundation for the quantification and pricing of information.

· The Crypto Market's Ongoing Thirst for New Narratives and Alpha: The market is always searching for the next growth point and Alpha opportunity, and the emergence of InfoFi provides new imaginative space.

· The Trend of "Attention Precedes Price": In this cycle, the surge in a project's or narrative's popularity often precedes price movements, particularly evident in the Meme track. InfoFi attempts to make this "precursor" explicit and tradeable.

1.3 Why Should Retail Investors Pay Attention to InfoFi?

For ordinary retail investors, the significance of InfoFi lies in:

· Reducing Information Asymmetry: Financial markets often suffer from information asymmetry; InfoFi, to some extent, brings hidden information asymmetries to light. If one can interpret these "information assets" earlier, there is an opportunity to gain an advantage.

· A Tool for Alpha Discovery: Even if one does not directly participate in trading on InfoFi platforms, the data generated (such as project popularity trends and market predictions) can provide valuable references for token investments and assist in judging market sentiment.

· Small Capital Unlocking Big Opportunities: Compared to DeFi mining, which often requires substantial capital, some InfoFi platforms (like prediction markets) allow users to participate with smaller amounts, and many projects only require "word of mouth" to potentially earn returns.

2. Track Scan: Key Projects and Participation Methods in the InfoFi Landscape

The InfoFi landscape is rapidly expanding. We have selected 12 representative projects and included participation methods to help everyone get started quickly.

2.1 @KaitoAI

Introduction: Kaito is the proposer and pioneer of the InfoFi concept. Kaito Yaps quantifies attention through AI, supporting applications like SocialFi. In the future, Kaito aims to become the interoperable information finance (InfoFi) layer of internet information, connecting creators, users, and brands.

Participation Method: First, register for Kaito Yaps, connect your X account, and bind your wallet. Accumulate Yaps points by publishing original, in-depth content related to Yapper Leaderboards or Kaito and actively interacting with high-reputation accounts. Generally, the top 1000 Yappers on the Kaito Leaderboard enjoy priority project token allocation, so be careful to avoid low-quality content and spamming.

Link: https://yaps.kaito.ai/yapper-leaderboards

2.2 @Galxe

Introduction: Galxe is a well-known crypto task distribution project that has launched its community growth platform, Starboard. Starboard has attracted over 20 projects and aims to leverage Galxe's powerful task system to help project teams accurately identify quality users through comprehensive data capture, on-chain and off-chain dashboards, and AI sentiment analysis, achieving high-quality, sustainable community growth. Users can earn exclusive rewards and accumulate verifiable reputation assets based on their genuine contributions.

Participation Method: 1. Publish high-quality content related to projects on Starboard on Twitter to accumulate Aura points. 2. Continue participating in traditional tasks on the Galxe platform to accumulate Galxe loyalty points, which may be considered alongside Aura points for project reward allocation. The Starboard user interface is relatively simple and focuses more on project management.

Link: https://app.galxe.com/starboard/explore

2.3 @cookiedotfun

Introduction: Cookie.fun is an instant data dashboard launched by the AI-driven Cookie DAO, initially used to track AI-related token information. It has now launched InfoFi and introduced Cookie Snaps, aiming to analyze crypto projects and KOLs while rewarding quality Twitter content. The platform provides multi-dimensional indicators, including mindshare, market sentiment, and price trends, and is more open compared to Kaito.

Participation Method: The core method is to publish original content related to official designated projects like Spark (@sparkdotfi) or CookieDAO (@cookiedotfun) on the X platform to earn "snaps" points. When posting, be sure to mention the official accounts, use relevant trending hashtags, and maintain interaction and continuity with the community. Additionally, inviting friends to successfully join can also earn points.

Link: https://www.cookie.fun/

For detailed tutorials, please refer to: https://x.com/biteye_sister/status/1927692104274420081

2.4 @ethos_network

Introduction: Ethos is an on-chain reputation assessment tool for KOLs and project teams, dubbed the Web3 version of "Yelp." Its core function is to generate credibility scores to address on-chain fraud issues. Although its gameplay differs from typical InfoFi projects, its core still involves evaluating subjects through a mechanism of review, guarantee, and scoring. Ethos has also launched the reputation market Ethos Market, where users can speculate on various reputations by buying and selling "trust votes" and "distrust votes" linked to specific Ethos Profiles, influencing real-time reputation scores.

Participation Method:

1. Improve Credibility Score: By evaluating others (selecting positive/neutral/negative labels and adding text), voting or replying to others' evaluations, and using ETH to provide one-way or two-way guarantees (guarantors can earn XP rewards).

2. Participate in Ethos Markets: You can bet ETH to predict changes in others' or projects' reputations without needing an invitation; after receiving an invitation, you can spend 0.1 ETH to create your own reputation market. In addition to credibility scores, Ethos has an XP points system. Most of the interactions mentioned above can accumulate XP points, with opportunities for potential airdrops.

Link: https://app.ethos.network/

2.5 @bamdotfun

Introduction: bam.fun is a decentralized creator monetization platform that allows social media users of any scale to directly participate in brand marketing and earn income based on real influence (not just follower count). Users simply select brand activities, publish social content according to the rules, and the platform automatically tracks content performance and distributes rewards based on the Final Impact scoring mechanism (which considers views, follower quality, and genuine interactions) without the need for applications. bam.fun aims to create a new content economy model where everyone can participate and be compensated based on real contributions.

Participation Method: Register and log in to BAM using your Twitter account, and bind your wallet address to receive rewards. Blue V certified accounts can directly choose brand tasks on the platform to participate and earn money; regular accounts mainly earn commission rewards by inviting others to register. After selecting a task, blue V users receive a personal tracking link and must publish content on the X platform according to specific task requirements (including links, tags, topics, etc.). Earnings are calculated based on the qCPM model (earnings per thousand effective views), and rewards (in USDT or project tokens) will be automatically distributed to the bound wallet after the activity ends, with no manual proof submission required.

Link: https://bam.fun/campaigns

2.6 @noise_xyz

Introduction: Noise is a trading protocol focused on "mindshare," allowing users to speculate on trends in project attention rather than the tokens themselves, supporting up to 5x leverage and pricing based on real-time data streams provided by third-party oracles like Kaito. Noise launched on the MegaETH testnet in March 2025, with the long-term goal of promoting attention trading to mainstream markets.

Participation Method: After receiving an invitation, users can trade mindshare established for various crypto projects on the Noise platform, speculating on trends such as market attention and discussion heat. As of now, Noise has not announced any incentive measures regarding a points program or airdrops.

Link: https://app.noise.xyz/pages/discover

2.7 @wallchain_xyz

Introduction: Wallchain is a Web3 AttentionFi ecosystem aimed at measuring and rewarding the real impact of crypto content. It evaluates user influence through an X Score, and Quacks rewards high-quality content and effective interactions to comprehensively assess users' content dissemination and interaction quality on social platforms.

Participation Method: Bind your Twitter account and publish valuable crypto-related content (such as market analysis, project tutorials, trend predictions, etc.) on Twitter, adding specific tags or mentioning the official account @wallchain_xyz. When the content receives likes or retweets, you can earn Quacks points, and your X Score will also increase accordingly.

Link: https://app.wallchain.xyz/auth

2.8 @MirraTerminal

Introduction: The core goal of MirraAI is to achieve precise screening of high-quality Web3 content, committed to building an open, fair, and efficient AI ecosystem through community participation in data training and validation. Relying on the real-time contributions of a large number of Web3 users for dynamic learning ensures the diversity of data sources, and participants can earn NLP points or tokens as rewards for contributing quality content.

Participation Method: Connect your personal Twitter account and follow the official MirraAI and its bot accounts. You can check your personal points status (including creation points, scouting points, and recommendation points) on the Profile page.

· Create Content: After users publish quality content, if it is discovered and mentioned (@) by other "scouts" on the official Twitter, once the content is recognized by AI, both the creator and the scout can earn points.

· Scout Content: Users actively discover high-quality content created by others and submit "scouting" by mentioning (@) the official Twitter. If the content is recognized by AI, both the scout and the original content creator can earn points. To prevent spamming, each person can submit a maximum of 5 scouting contents per day.

Link: https://mirraai.xyz/

2.9 @GiveRep

Introduction: GiveRep is a SocialFi protocol based on the Sui blockchain that transforms users' social interactions on Twitter (such as tweets, likes, retweets) into on-chain reputation assets $REP. Its core Identity function establishes on-chain reputation by tracking user behavior on Twitter, featuring a Trophy Score metric that is calculated based on the views, likes, retweets, and comments of users' tweets; users can earn Reputation Points and specific rewards by tagging @giverep in their tweets or participating in various project loyalty programs.

Participation Method: 1. Comment Interaction: Mention @GiveRep when commenting on content related to the SUI ecosystem (1 point per comment, daily limit of 10 points, original tweet limited to 2 tags). 2. Publish Original: Post high-quality tweets or threads on X and tag @GiveRep at the end (points are scored based on interaction). 3. Loyalty Projects: Join the loyalty project list and tweet about designated projects like Ika (tagging their official account, no need to tag @GiveRep), scoring based on views.

Link: https://giverep.com/

2.10 @xhunt_ai

Introduction: XHunt is an AI-driven InfoFi platform designed to help users better discover valuable KOLs and project teams. Users can view comprehensive rankings and specialized rankings of KOLs and project teams, project financing situations, KOL token mentions, price fluctuations, and KOL MBTI analysis. Additionally, users can score project teams and KOLs and create various tags, similar to a Web3 version of Yelp. Recently, XHunt underwent a version upgrade, adding features such as trend analysis of popular tickers and summaries of Twitter discussions on popular projects, including positive and negative viewpoints.

Participation Method: Publish reviews of project teams and KOLs to earn points and token rewards (B2 reward activities are about to begin).

Link: https://www.xhunt.ai/zh-CN

2.11 @QuoteChain_AI

Introduction: QuoteChain rewards high-quality content creators through a "content mining" model. After users publish content on social platforms, it is evaluated by AI, and if the content is of high quality, they can earn its native token $QT as a reward, which is distributed every 10 minutes, similar to how a new block is produced on the blockchain every 10 minutes. This project is supported by the well-known market maker Wintermute, but its participation threshold is relatively high, requiring users to have a blue V certified Twitter account, more than 50 followers, and an account registration duration of no less than 90 days.

Participation Method: To participate in QuoteChain, you must meet the thresholds of blue V certification, more than 50 followers, and an account registration of over 90 days. Respond creatively to posts from the official QuoteChain Twitter account. If your response becomes one of the most popular, it will be quoted by the official Twitter, and you can earn $QT tokens as a reward. You can check your ranking on the platform's leaderboard and view the amount of $QT tokens you have earned on your personal dashboard.

Link: https://www.quotechain.ai/

2.12 @DexCheck_io

Introduction: REP is a content creation incentive platform launched by the data analysis tool DexCheck, aimed at helping project teams accurately identify and reward their true community supporters. The platform has a low participation threshold, and content creation is divided into "meaningful content" and "promotional content," requiring users to balance the ratio of the two to achieve higher scores. Project teams can submit projects for exposure, and their launch approval not only requires official review but also relies on the staking vote results of $DCK token holders, thus giving $DCK tokens actual governance value.

Participation Method: The content published must be original and closely related to the promoted project, clearly mentioning the project's token name (e.g., $TOKEN); otherwise, the content will not be effectively recognized by the system for rewards. Rewards will be calculated and distributed based on weekly or monthly leaderboard rankings.

Link: https://reps.dexcheck.ai/

3. N Ways for Retail Investors to Participate in InfoFi

· Write-to-earn Type: Most of the projects mentioned above fall into this category. If you are good at content creation and are diligent, earning money through these projects by tweeting is a relatively sustainable way. However, be aware that reputation and other metrics may be "manipulated" or artificially inflated, so learn to discern whether a KOL's "shilling" is genuinely optimistic or just for profit.

· Direct Trading Type: If you are confident in your judgment of specific events or are good at capturing market hotspots, you can directly participate in trading information assets on platforms like Noise and Ethos; being quick and precise is key.

· Decision Support Type: Use metrics data from Kaito searches and Ethos scores as a "Crypto investment data dashboard" to assist in investment decisions for projects.

· Project Investment Type: Research the InfoFi track itself and select promising project tokens for medium to long-term investment. Pay attention to their teams, technology, community, and token economic models.

· Interactive Participation Type: Closely monitor the dynamics of emerging InfoFi projects, actively participate in their testnet interactions, community activities, and content contributions to strive for early airdrops; this is an effective way to get involved at a low cost.

4. Retail Investors' "Pitfall Guide"

· Information Overload: InfoFi tools themselves can generate a lot of information, so avoid falling into a new "information cocoon" or "echo chamber."

· Focus on Real Interaction and Community Quality: Be cautious in identifying InfoFi projects with false popularity, especially regarding the authenticity of information, including data manipulation and creating false hype. Observe the authenticity of Twitter discussions: are real users communicating, or are there many homogenized bot comments? If the discussion is healthy enough, there should be questioning voices and in-depth technical discussions.

· Maintain Independent Thinking: Any information provided by InfoFi tools is merely a reference; final decisions should still be based on your independent research and judgment. Deliberately reading analyses that differ from mainstream views can help you assess risks and opportunities more comprehensively.

In summary, the most direct and authoritative way to understand an InfoFi project is to study the project's white paper and documentation, carefully reading the project's understanding of InfoFi, product mechanisms, technical architecture, and token economic models.

5. The Impact of InfoFi on the Industry and Its Future Direction

How will InfoFi affect the crypto industry? Below are some analyses from KOLs/institutions from different dimensions.

@CryptoPainterX believes that Kaito, as the leader in the InfoFi track, is achieving screen-shattering marketing at a high cost-performance ratio, building a new business model of "traffic capital platform," where KOLs are almost "workers," and platform token stakers are like "shareholders." On one hand, this allows the platform to continue to profit and create demand for its tokens, but it also raises deep concerns about the excessive concentration of influence and market manipulation. https://x.com/CryptoPainterX/status/1924997064590819545

@BroLeonAus believes that InfoFi projects (like Kaito), while not perfect—such as the controversial Yap leaderboard and the potential dilution of value due to score manipulation—still represent a more viable SocialFi practice at present. Its impact on the industry lies in providing mid-tier creators with an entry point and value loop for "being seen"; if it can realize the vision of "social behavior = currency," it will be a milestone advancement in the InfoFi field. https://x.com/BroLeonAus/status/1917395528150835255

@starzqeth believes that Kaito turns creators into "algorithm riders." While it empowers the platform itself through the new Mindshare metric, the homogenized content and "professional miner" type participants it spawns find it difficult to convert long-term value for project teams. Therefore, the future of the industry should learn from its model but must root benefits in real communities rather than merely amplifying volume. https://x.com/starzqeth/status/1928315214237421850

@ZKSgu summarizes Kaito's algorithm rules and points out that although the system is full of uncertainties, it breaks the original KOL pattern and indeed provides newcomers without an influence base a valuable opportunity to be seen and compete alongside industry leaders. This is its positive aspect. https://x.com/ZKSgu/status/1887923371800936924

@DWFVentures believes that InfoFi has enormous potential. However, it is also necessary to be wary that project market share assessments cannot rely solely on "attention share"; at the same time, incentive-driven content creation may lead to a large amount of low-quality content, diluting truly valuable high-quality content. https://x.com/DWFVentures/status/1929463158898671997

@Bruce11 believes that while InfoFi seems lively, it also leads to a significant increase in information entropy, making content serve algorithms rather than users. Since platform algorithms cannot effectively identify content quality and only reward quantifiable data like posting and interaction, it has spawned a lot of "black hat SEO"-style score manipulation. This not only drowns out genuinely high-quality and in-depth content but also allows the public opinion space to be dominated by "water armies," with creators needing to be wary of becoming "traffic feed" for platform algorithms. https://x.com/Bruce11/status/1927736276125643138

So where will InfoFi head in the future?

Current InfoFi mainly focuses on market attention and influence trading (Kaito AI, Cookie.fun, Noise.xyz, etc.), on-chain reputation (Ethos Network, etc.), and in the future, InfoFi may generate stronger synergies with other tracks:

· InfoFi + DeFi: For example, the on-chain reputation scoring of Ethos Network may directly serve as a credit reference for DeFi lending in the future, where high-quality reputations can obtain better lending rates or lower collateral rates. Additionally, DeFi's quantitative strategies can use real-time sentiment indices, heat trends, and predictive probabilities generated by InfoFi platforms as important trading signal inputs.

· InfoFi + SocialFi: The value of creators' Social Tokens can be more fairly priced in the market through InfoFi platforms based on their attention, influence, and content quality.

· InfoFi + AI: AI Agents can enter the InfoFi market as participants to engage in information arbitrage and risk hedging.

For retail investors, understanding the essence of InfoFi, learning to use tools, and avoiding risks are essential to becoming a smart "information prospector" and discovering their own Alpha.

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