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.