ai16z
AI16Z
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AI Analysis
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AI16Z (ai16z) is an AI-agent-focused DAO token on Solana built on the open-source ElizaOS framework. The token is deprecated following an official migration from AI16Z to $elizaOS announced in late 2025. Two sections lacked sufficient data and were excluded from the weighted score calculation: Active Development (-1.0, due to cessation of development on the original AI16Z token post-migration) and Community Support (-1.0, due to metadata contradictions between Ethereum descriptions and Solana contracts). Among the evaluated sections, Tokenomics scored 3.0 due to a historical 40% overnight supply expansion, extreme value loss (-99.71%), and the scheduled migration. Market and Use Case scored 2.0 reflecting a 99.9%+ collapse from peak market capitalization, minimal liquidity, and brand confusion. Team and Governance scored 6.0 based on visible founder Shaw Lalalune and DAO voting structures despite reliance on experimental AI agent execution. Security and Audit History scored 5.0 with no formal audit reports published on CertiK (65.04 BB rating) and catastrophic unrecovered drawdown. Pursuant to the deprecated token rule, the legacy AI16Z token is designated as Avoid.
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Tokenomics
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Market & Use Case
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Team & Governance
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Security & Audits
Security history and audit status
About ai16z (AI16Z)
AI16Z (ai16z) is a deprecated token on the Solana blockchain that migrated to the $elizaOS token in November 2025. Launched in late October 2024 via the daos.fun platform, the project was introduced as an AI-agent-driven investment fund DAO and memecoin built on the open-source ElizaOS framework. The project was designed around an experimental AI agent persona referred to as Marc AIndreessen, which acted as a virtual fund manager responsible for executing investment strategies alongside governance voting by token holders.
The project was initiated by founder Shaw Lalalune, who holds a background in Web2 AI and extended reality (XR). Under its original model, AI16Z utility was centered around DAO governance and staking, with token holders voting on investment proposals. Although the asset previously reached a peak market capitalization exceeding $2 billion, active development and operational maintenance for the original AI16Z token ceased following the official migration to $elizaOS.
AI16Z encountered significant structural and market challenges during its operation. The project underwent a historical 40% overnight supply expansion that raised centralization concerns and precipitated a sharp price crash. The token subsequently suffered an unrecovered drawdown of more than 99.9% from its peak valuation, resulting in heavily depleted liquidity and micro-cap trading volumes. While no smart contract hacks or formal regulatory enforcement actions occurred, CertiK listed the token with a mid-tier BB rating without a published formal security audit report.