➥ Quick recap after digging into @Kindred_AI for real ↓ Kindred is clearly building consumer #AI, they go beyond infra for builders only What stands out to me: ✦ Licensed Iconic IP Integration - officially partnered with 25-35+ global franchises - e.g., Teletubbies, Astro Boy, Hello Kitty/Sanrio, Pudgy Penguins, Axie Infinity, Warner Bros., LINE Friends - this brings built-in audiences of 100M+ fans, turning nostalgia into instant trust and adoption ✦ Emotionally Intelligent & Agentic Companions - companions use advanced NLP, sentiment analysis, and long-term memory to provide empathetic, context-aware responses - they can act autonomously and evolve personally with users ✦ Onchain Ownership & Economy - users co-own/train companions; interactions earn points (Dark Matter/Sugar Points) convertible to $KIN - revenue from companion-driven commerce is shared with users, creators, and IP holders ✦ Consumer-Protected Fundraising (SAFU Engine) - presales include refunds if no TGE by Q1 2026 + multipliers and onchain perks - building trust in a space full of rug risks ✦ Omnipresent & Future-Ready - cross-platform (including XR/smartglasses) with privacy-focused inference - traction is already there: 6M+ waitlist, ~400K MAU, high daily usage Importantly, @SeiNetwork = default infra + sub-second finality + parallel execution - makes real-time AI interaction possible at scale on Kindred - you know lag kills consumer apps, especially emotional ones so Sei has a crucial role here @Kindred_AI feels like the culture layer for onchain AI, familiar IP + Web2 UX, but Web3 ownership underneath twitter.com/Nick_Researcher/st...

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