ICOs were a revelation in decentralized crowdfunding, but the 2017 ICO boom and bust tarnished their name forever. NFTs were groundbreaking for digital art and collectibles, but the fallout from the 2021 mania caused the public to reflexively associate any mention of ‘NFT’ with ‘scam’. We now enter 2025, and the next innovative tech set to be forever tainted by rampant over-hyped shillage has arrived — AI Agents.
