In this episode, Shaw Walters, founder of Eliza Labs, takes us through his journey of launching ai16z, a decentralized AI-driven investment DAO, and the explosive growth of the Eliza open-source framework.Shaw explains how AI agents are evolving beyond "reply bots" to serve as powerful tools for financial autonomy, community investment, and user empowerment. He shares the challenges of building trust between humans and AI, the possibilities of agents trading across multiple blockchains, and his vision of a world where financial freedom drives human progress.Show highlights:Why Shaw decided to launch ai16zWhat he believes AI agents are useful for What the Eliza framework is and the role it plays being an open-source projectWhether AI agents can be good at tradingWhy the Eliza framework works on every chain, even though there’s a focus on SolanaHow and why the AI version of Marc Andreessen was launchedWhether ai16z will launch its own layer 1 and the details on the future launchpadHow agents on social media could be really useful instead of being “reply bots”What Shaw thinks overall of the AI space and how it’ll impact human societyVisit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.comThank you to our sponsors!PolkadotKelp DAOGuestShaw Walters, Founder of Eliza LabsLinksUnchained: The Backstory of How 3 AI Agents Led to the Rise of the Hottest Memecoin, GOATAI Meme Tokens Like FARTCOIN Dominate Crypto Markets, Suggesting Powerful 2025 TrendThe Block: AI agent platform ai16z considers tokenomics overhaul and launching Layer 1 blockchainChain of Thought: Ai16z: The Bazaar of AgentsCygaar: How the Eliza Framework worksTimestamps: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices