Hey Builders 👋

It’s your favourite token-juggling prompt whisperer, Andy, coming up for air from the simulation with another edition of Happy Hacking.

When we started building, our goal was simple: make it easy to create, mint and transfer onchain tokens. We built APIs and SDKs so developers could plug blockchain functionality into their apps without reinventing the wheel. It was solid infrastructure—but not groundbreaking.

What we learned quickly is that tokens alone aren’t enough. Onchain transactions are transparent, but without context, they’re hard to interpret. What was this transfer for? What did it represent? Who did what, and why?

So we added a layer of context—metadata for every transaction. Think of it like tagging a post. Suddenly, every onchain action became searchable, meaningful, and connected to a bigger picture.

This led us to build a no-code rewards platform on top of that infrastructure. Now, anyone—not just developers—could reward behaviour, add tags, and track engagement. It opened the door to more accessible, community-driven coordination.

But this was still just the beginning.

We’re now stepping into a new phase—where rewards become economies.

The combination of structured onchain data and tagged context makes it possible for AI agents to step in. They can read the activity, understand the value being created, and start to act on it.

We’re building AI Agent infrastructure that can verify contributions, trigger rewards, and suggest meaningful next steps. And because everything is recorded transparently, it’s auditable and fair by design.

Imagine you’re an artist trying to reward your most loyal fans. Today, you’re stuck manually checking likes, shares, Discord messages—trying to spot who’s really showing up.

With Open Format, every fan action—sharing your track, creating content, attending an event—can be logged onchain with context. An agent scans that data, verifies which fans drove the most impact, and automatically distributes rewards. No middlemen. No guesswork.

That’s the shift—from subjective coordination to verifiable contribution.

In Web3, you don’t create a new account on every platform. You use a single wallet—your account—and take it with you everywhere. That means your actions, contributions, and context can be tracked across ecosystems, not locked inside siloed platforms.

Just like in real life: you’re the same person whether you’re at work, at a gig, or helping out in your local community. Web3 makes that kind of continuity possible online—and Open Format adds the context and structure to make it understandable to both humans and machines.

Web3 has struggled to gain user traction. It’s powerful tech, but hard to use—for humans.

But not for machines.

Agents thrive in structured environments. What’s confusing or frustrating for people—wallets, gas fees, signing—can be easily handled by machines. That’s the unlock.

By combining blockchain infrastructure with agent-powered systems, we’re building a new kind of economy—where humans contribute and machines coordinate.

We call it Open Format Economies. And we’re just getting started.

Behind the scenes, we’ve been working closely with a number of partners to bring our vision into real communities—starting with communities on Discord.

We’ve been deploying our AI agents into partner servers, using them to observe what’s happening in the community: who’s contributing, who’s creating impact, and what kind of behaviour should be recognised.

Out of that work, we’ve built the beta version of our Agent API and a new Discord Bot. It can sit inside your server, monitor activity, understand context, and suggest rewards for those making waves—whether they’re hosting AMAs, jumping into support threads, or just bringing good energy to the community.

As these agents learn more about each community, they’ll start to self-optimise. They’ll begin to understand what types of contributions matter most in your context, adapt their reward suggestions, and eventually automate actions that reflect your community’s unique culture and goals. This is the beginning of a feedback loop—where agents observe, learn, act, and improve over time.

We’re kicking things off with Community Summaries and Impact Reports, then rolling out Reward Suggestions, and finally full Reward Automation.

Here’s what’s launching soon:

• 🧠 AI-powered Discord Bot that monitors community activity

• Smart Reward Suggestions based on real activity and contributions

• ⚙ Reward Automation for actions like joining AMAs, participating in votes, or helping others

If you’re keen to get this running in your community today, fill out this form and let’s get cooking.

We also did a livestream this week walking through everything—you can rewatch it here.

🔁 Batch Rewards - You can now send batch rewards via CSV upload — perfect for event-based airdrops and campaigns.

📤 CSV Exports - Export a CSV of all rewards in your community. Ideal for audits, tracking trends, or just keeping things tidy.

📊 Leaderboard Date Filtering - Filter your community leaderboard by week, month, 3 months, or all-time to better track progress over time.

🏷 Badge IDs on Chain - Badge cards now display the onchain Badge ID. Easily copy it or click through to view it on a block explorer.

📲 Connect Telegram - You can now connect your Telegram account to your wallet — alongside Discord and GitHub support.

🔓 Unlink Social Accounts - Linked the wrong account or want to opt-out? No worries — you can now unlink your wallet from connected platforms.

🚀 Prioritising Social Logins - Most users log in via social accounts, so we’ve made social logins the default over Metamask and WalletConnect.

That's it! It's an exciting time. Thanks for joining us on this journey.

Cheers,
Andy, Dan, and the Open Format Team

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