Dec. 17, 2025

Medici Level Up with Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol

Medici Level Up with Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol
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In this episode of Level Up, David and Sean speak with Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol. Jansen breaks down how Virtuals is pioneering the agent-to-agent economy by combining AI agents with blockchain infrastructure. The conversation explores agent tokenization, commerce protocols, and the vision for a fully autonomous digital and physical agent-driven marketplace. They also examine Virtuals' revenue models, current use cases, and future expansion plans.  

 

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Key Points From This Episode: 

[00:00:00] Host intro: David and Sean introduce guest Jansen Teng and Virtuals Protocol [00:17:05] Introduction to Virtuals Protocol and its AI-blockchain thesis [00:18:36] Market traction, metrics, and agentic GDP [00:23:17] Examples of agents on Virtuals [00:27:55] Multi-agent coordination via ACP and flow of funds [00:32:48] Real-world vs crypto use cases and roadmap for Web2 integration [00:36:22] Virtual token mechanics: base pair currency and treasury governance [00:40:14] Supply, issuance, and value accrual strategies [00:44:29] Governance structure and use of vote-escrowed tokens [00:48:17] Competitive landscape: launchpads, agentic frameworks, and AI protocols [00:51:30] Integration with Base and scalability concerns [00:54:40] Attention as the biggest risk and robotics as the next frontier [00:58:24] Performance metrics and upcoming catalysts for Virtuals Protocol [01:02:17] Final thoughts from Jansen on the agentic economy vision

Links:  

The Medici Network: https://www.medici.network/   

Podcast Site: https://levelup.medici.network/   

  

Interested in being a Guest? Connect with Elmira on X: https://x.com/elmira_yilham   

  

Co-Hosts  

David Grider, Finality Capital - https://x.com/David_Grid  

Sean Farrell, Fundstrat Global Advisors - https://x.com/SeanMFarrell  

  

Guest 

Jansen Teng, Virtuals Protocol  

X - https://x.com/ethermage 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jansenteng/ 

  

Production and editing by The Podcast Consultant  - https://thepodcastconsultant.com/