Original Author: San, Deep Tide TechFlow

On January 8th at 20:00, the first Titan mode project of Virtuals Protocol, XMAQUINA, is about to launch the public sale of its token $DEUS.

For those unfamiliar with the Titan mode, you can refer to our detailed introduction article “Introducing Virtuals' New Launch Mechanism: Pegasus, Unicorn, and Titan”.

XMAQUINA focuses on the concept of embodied intelligence, but unlike previous AI Agents, XMAQUINA offers primary market investment rights in a star humanoid robot company.

Currently, the project's DAO treasury holds equity in star embodied intelligence companies such as Figure AI, 1X, and Apptronik.

Holding the native token $DEUS of XMAQUINA is equivalent to indirectly holding early equity in these companies, providing retail investors with their first opportunity to participate in the primary market of the embodied intelligence sector in this way.

The community currently shows a high level of expectation for XMAQUINA.

Virtuals New Model

The market's attention on XMAQUINA largely stems from it being the first new project under the Virtual Titan mode.

To understand XMAQUINA in depth, one must first know about the recently updated issuance mechanism of Virtuals.

On January 5th, Virtuals officially announced three new issuance mechanisms:

Pegasus corresponds to small projects, Unicorn corresponds to medium projects, and Titan is specifically aimed at large mature projects, adopting a fixed-price auction model.

The entry threshold for the Titan mode is very clear: a minimum FDV standard of $50 million, a $Virtual liquidity pool exceeding $1 million, a fixed 1% transaction tax, and project teams can customize token economics.

Such standards have kept a large number of projects lacking products and endorsements out of the door.

The XMAQUINA project has an FDV of $60 million, which fits perfectly within this line, and the contribution of $VIRTUAL will directly seed the liquidity pool, meeting all the hard requirements of Titan.

From a mechanism design perspective, Virtuals aims to use the Titan mode to support mature projects with actual business rather than allowing AI Agent narratives to continue bouncing between memes and air.

Project Information

XMAQUINA was established in 2024 and is positioned as a decentralized DAO specifically investing in equity of humanoid robot companies.

In one sentence, its narrative can be summarized as: breaking the VC monopoly, allowing retail investors to gain primary market participation rights in star embodied intelligence project companies through holding $DEUS.

According to information from the official website, the DAO currently holds shares in Apptronik that have appreciated over 100%, and investments in several other embodied intelligence companies have also yielded good returns.

Such achievements have further stimulated the market's FOMO towards this project. After the announcement of the new project information, the price of $Virtual was affected, rising over 20% in a single day and more than 50% over three days.

The total amount of $DEUS tokens for this new project sale is 1 billion, with a new project price of $0.06 per token, corresponding to its $60 million FDV.

It is worth noting that the $DEUS tokens obtained from this new project will unlock 33% immediately after the TGE ends, with the remaining 67% released linearly over 12 months.

New Project Information

XMAQUINA New Project Official Website

$DEUS Contract Address:

0x940A319B75861014A220D9c6c144d108552B089B

The $DEUS token new project sale will start at 20:00 Beijing time on January 8th at Virtuals Protocol, with no specific end time announced yet.

This new project is open to wallets from all non-U.S. regions. Investors wishing to participate in the new project need to prepare USDC or $Virtual in advance, along with a small amount of ETH for Gas. Note that during the new project period, Gas prices may spike temporarily due to a high number of participants.

An additional reward tier has also been established for this new project.

Note that the above rewards are calculated only based on the amount of USDC invested, and users participating in the new project with $Virtual will not enjoy the above additional rewards.

Moreover, rewards do not stack; each wallet can only enjoy a maximum of one tier, and any excess will not receive additional bonuses. All rewards, like the base tokens, will unlock 33% immediately, with the remaining 67% released linearly over 12 months.

Additionally, the tokens obtained from this new project that are immediately unlocked cannot be transferred before the project's TGE, but holders can participate in voting on which embodied intelligence companies to invest in. This model will focus the community's attention on long-term gains.

The participation process is very simple. After entering the official website and linking the wallet, choose the method to participate in the new project (USDC or $Virtual), input the amount, and confirm the transaction to receive the corresponding amount of $DEUS.

Community Evaluation and Discussion

Currently, the community is generally optimistic about the returns from XMAQUINA's new project, but most of the optimism does not stem from the project's narrative or token economics, but rather from its status as the first launch project in the new Virtual ecosystem model.

Crypto blogger CJ_Blockchain also expressed his concerns about the project in a tweet, but he clearly stated at the end of the tweet that he would participate in this new project.

Source: Blogger @CJ_Blockchain, CFA Tweet

On the other hand, many investors believe that XMAQUINA's narrative provides a rare opportunity for a large number of retail investors to participate in the primary market of excellent companies in the embodied intelligence industry, which is scarce in the current Web3+AI sector and will trigger market FOMO.

Source: Blogger @flywei Tweet

For the long-silent crypto market, the debut of the Virtuals Titan mode indeed carries a lot of emotions and expectations.

Moreover, as products from embodied intelligence companies like Yushu Technology and Boston Dynamics increasingly appear in the public eye, the public's desire to invest in such companies has also been ignited.

Compared to common AI software projects, embodied intelligence projects are more practical and generally have larger valuations and scales. It is evident that Virtuals aims to cultivate a "big" in the AI+Web3 field by launching XMAQUINA as the opening project of the Titan mode.

However, the current liquidity in the crypto market remains poor, and investors need to be aware of the associated risks.

Whether XMAQUINA can achieve a successful launch remains to be seen tonight.

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