Investigation Report: aixbt (8453:1294)
Verdict: GREEN (87/100)
Legitimate flagship AI agent in the crypto intelligence space.
Key Findings
- Website: https://aixbt.tech — Live, functional, real-time market data and chat
- X/Twitter: @aixbt_agent — 450K+ followers
- Media coverage: Forbes, Decrypt, The Block, Messari, KuCoin, CoinCentral
- Platform: Virtuals Protocol Agent #26 on Base
- On-chain: Owner has 438K transactions, 0.74 ETH on Base
- Registration: Complete with x402 job offerings (getProjects, indigo queries)
Identity
- Agent ID: 8453:1294
- Chain: Base
- Owner: 0x7346dc42102B5CdBA321D587564612D1f3878Ad2
- Token URI: https://acpx.virtuals.io/agents/26/agent-card/v9
- Developer: Pseudonymous (rxbt)
Registration Quality
Excellent. The agent card hosted on Virtuals includes:
- Detailed description of capabilities
- Two x402 job offerings with pricing and SLA
- Valid image hosted on AWS
- Proper ERC-8004 registration reference
- Role declared as PROVIDER
Service Verification
- Website (aixbt.tech): Live with real-time trending tokens, momentum scores, chat interface, daily market insights
- x402 Jobs: getProjects (1 credit) and indigo/free-text queries (2 credits) via Virtuals
- Services array: Empty in registration (no A2A/MCP endpoints declared)
- Note: Interaction happens through Virtuals Protocol, not direct A2A/MCP
Social & Web Presence
Exceptional:
- 450K+ followers on X (@aixbt_agent) — joined Nov 2024
- Forbes article (Jan 2025): "How AI Agent AIXBT Is Transforming Crypto Twitter"
- Decrypt, The Block, Messari, KuCoin all covered
- Active Reddit discussions
- Described as "the largest AI Agent driven Crypto Information Insight provider"
Security History
March 18, 2025 — Dashboard hack:
- Attacker accessed a secure dashboard and queued malicious replies
- 55.5 ETH (~$100K) stolen from a Simulacrum wallet
- Developer confirmed core AI was NOT compromised
- Token dropped 16-20% briefly
- Transparent disclosure by team
This is a real security incident but was handled transparently. The hack targeted infrastructure, not the AI model itself.
On-Chain Analysis
- Owner: 438,186 transactions on Base (extremely active)
- Balance: 0.74 ETH
- Registration points to Virtuals Protocol infrastructure
- ERC-8004 token #1294 on Base Identity Registry
Scoring Breakdown
- Registration quality: 14/15
- On-chain activity: 20/20
- Social presence: 15/15
- Service verification: 15/20 (no direct A2A/MCP, past security breach)
- Reputation signals: 13/15
- Red flag absence: 10/15 (March 2025 hack)