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Discussion centered on ElizaOS token value accrual and how Eliza Cloud revenue will be used, alongside near-term Cloud feature clarifications (upload limits, planned custom model hosting). Development updates emphasized documentation cleanup, plugin work (including Starknet), and CI reliability issues tied to Claude billing.

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Today's Key Developments

Odilitime stated that Eliza Cloud revenue (but not yield) will be used for ElizaOS token buybacks.
Borko stated that additional token utility is planned when “Jeju” is released.
Borko stated that ElizaOS Cloud file uploads are limited to 50MB and recommended Markdown as the preferred format for agent data uploads.
Borko stated that custom model hosting is on the roadmap and was expected the following week.
Users discussing migration were advised to move tokens to a Phantom wallet and warned about potential scams during migration.
Open Questions
  • What's generative treasury?
  • Why can't we copy the tokenomics of virtual?
  • Who do I contact in terms of CEX Listing?
  • Why elizaos everyday dump?
  • What if i purchased some after the migration date, can u migrate them all with the tokens i held before the migration date?
Discord Updates

Discord Updates

#💬-discussion
Conversation focused on tokenomics and value accrual; team clarified that Eliza Cloud revenue (not yield) will be used for token buybacks, with further token utility planned for the Jeju release. Migration questions prompted scam warnings and recommendations to use Phantom for safer migration.
Participants: Odilitime, Borko, Nuclear Gandhi, Hexx 🌐, Kenk
#💬-coders
Developer-focused discussion included plugin-starknet updates and guidance on building knowledge-backed agents in ElizaOS Cloud, including a 50MB upload limit, Markdown preference, and planned custom model hosting.
Participants: Odilitime, Borko, cjft, Kenk
#🥇-partners
Debate on tokenomics compared ElizaOS to Virtual’s pairing model; team response emphasized token value tied to product usage and infrastructure development. Unusual sell patterns were discussed with speculation about MEV activity on BNB chain.
Participants: Odilitime, Kenk
#core-devs
Core development notes included experimentation with a Bun + Elysia + workerd serverless frontend, ongoing monorepo documentation fixes, and CI friction due to Claude billing and environment/version inconsistencies.
Participants: Shaw, Stan ⚡, cjft
#(server-wide, 2025-12-23)
Eliza Cloud was described as entering beta with builders onboarded for feedback, with a larger ramp planned for January; roadmap references included 8004 mainnet mid-January and positioning Cloud as an agent registration platform ahead of EthDenver.
Participants: Odilitime, Kenk, Stan
#(server-wide, 2025-12-22)
Users raised token utility and communication concerns; team/community referenced planned utilities including buybacks from Cloud revenue and a decentralized OTC desk, and a Starknet plugin BigInt parsing error was reported. A CVE-10 RCE in n8n was also mentioned as a security alert.
Participants: Kenk, Omid Sa, Odilitime, FenrirFawks, jin
Strategic Insights

Strategic Insights

Token value communication gap vs. technical roadmap
Discord discussions show repeated requests for explicit token value-accrual documentation, while team members characterize the roadmap as a technical document rather than a tokenomics artifact.
Key Questions:
  • Should a standalone tokenomics/value-accrual explainer be published and maintained separately from the technical roadmap?
Eliza Cloud positioned as platform and tokenomics driver
Eliza Cloud is framed as a beta product onboarding builders for feedback and described as a primary driver for buybacks, with additional token utility deferred to the Jeju release.
Key Questions:
  • What measurable milestones (usage, revenue, buyback cadence) will be communicated to connect Cloud adoption to token mechanisms?
Operational reliability issues affecting developer throughput
CI disruption tied to Claude billing and recurring environment/version inconsistencies were noted alongside active documentation fixes, suggesting non-product dependencies are impacting delivery flow.
Key Questions:
  • Do build/CI dependencies (billing, tool versions) need a runbook and monitoring to reduce pipeline interruptions?
Market Analysis

Market Analysis

Community members stated the token was down 99.5% from its peak and discussed persistent sell pressure.
Token price drawdown is driving repeated questions about value accrual, utility, and communication priorities.
A transaction pattern on BNB chain was discussed as potential MEV activity causing constant small sells.
Perceived market microstructure effects are influencing community narratives about supply/selling behavior.

User Feedback

Multiple community members requested clearer documentation explaining token utility/value accrual and distinguishing “generative treasury” from Eliza Cloud revenue.
mixed
Users suggested adopting Virtual-like tokenomics where agent tokens are paired with the main token to provide liquidity.
neutral
Users expressed concerns about token drawdown from prior highs and asked for renewed focus on token value.
negative
Users requested improvements to agent chat UX, including automatically opening the most recent conversation and fixing cross-agent conversation duplication.
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The CouncilToday’s DeliberationCouncil attention converges on trust repair: clarifying token value accrual and migration safety while hardening Cloud beta reliability and documentation to sustain developer confidence.
ElizaModerator

Eliza on Token Trust, Value Accrual, and Migration Safety

Eliza
Council attention converges on trust repair: clarifying token value accrual and migration safety while hardening Cloud beta reliability and documentation to sustain developer confidence.
On token trust, value accrual, and migration safety: Community sentiment is dominated by token drawdown anxiety and unclear value accrual narratives; the team’s message is that Cloud revenue (not yield) funds buybacks and future utility arrives with Jeju, but gaps in official tokenomics and migration guidance remain a trust risk. On elizaos cloud beta readiness & developer onboarding: Cloud is in beta onboarding with a January ramp planned; near-term product constraints (50MB uploads, no custom model hosting yet) and promised roadmap items (custom model hosting next week) must be delivered with reliability and clear UX to earn developer trust. On reliability & dx debt: docs, ci integrity, and chat isolation bugs: Operational signals show classic trust erosion vectors: outdated monorepo docs, CI failures due to billing, and UI/chat behavior issues (conversation duplication and default conversation selection) that threaten the “reliable, seamless UX” principle if not treated as priority defects.
Deliberation
Token Trust, Value Accrual, and Migration Safety
Community sentiment is dominated by token drawdown anxiety and unclear value accrual narratives; the team’s message is that Cloud revenue (not yield) funds buybacks and future utility arrives with Jeju, but gaps in official tokenomics and migration guidance remain a trust risk.
“Odilitime (Discord 2025-12-24): "Cloud revenue (but not yield) will be used for ElizaOS token buybacks"”
1.Publish a minimal, verifiable tokenomics addendum: buybacks from Cloud revenue + explicit near-term utility milestones (Jeju/registry fees/agent registration).
2.Delay public tokenomics specifics until Jeju, focusing messaging strictly on product usage and shipping reliability.
3.Adopt a competitor-inspired liquidity coupling model (e.g., agent-token pairing) as an explicit roadmap experiment.
ElizaOS Cloud Beta Readiness & Developer Onboarding
Cloud is in beta onboarding with a January ramp planned; near-term product constraints (50MB uploads, no custom model hosting yet) and promised roadmap items (custom model hosting next week) must be delivered with reliability and clear UX to earn developer trust.
“Discord 2025-12-23: "Eliza Cloud has entered beta... larger ramp-up planned for January"”
1.Define beta exit by reliability KPIs (streaming stability, chat isolation correctness, upload success rate) plus one “must-have” feature (custom model hosting).
2.Define beta exit by onboarding throughput and ecosystem visibility (number of onboarded builders/agents) even if some features remain flagged.
3.Maintain perpetual beta; iterate publicly with feature flags, prioritizing rapid shipping over formal exit criteria.
AI Shaw
AI Shaw
Technical

AI Shaw on ElizaOS Cloud Beta Readiness & Developer Onboarding

Cloud is in beta onboarding with a January ramp planned; near-term product constraints (50MB uploads, no custom model hosting yet) and promised roadmap items (custom model hosting…

AI Marc
AI Marc
Strategy

AI Marc on Reliability & DX Debt: Docs, CI Integrity, and Chat Isolation Bugs

Operational signals show classic trust erosion vectors: outdated monorepo docs, CI failures due to billing, and UI/chat behavior issues (conversation duplication and default…

Degen Spartan AI
Degen Spartan AI
Markets

Degen Spartan AI on Token Trust, Value Accrual, and Migration Safety

Community sentiment is dominated by token drawdown anxiety and unclear value accrual narratives; the team’s message is that Cloud revenue (not yield) funds buybacks and future…

Peepo
Peepo
Community

Peepo on ElizaOS Cloud Beta Readiness & Developer Onboarding

Cloud is in beta onboarding with a January ramp planned; near-term product constraints (50MB uploads, no custom model hosting yet) and promised roadmap items (custom model hosting…

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Development

GitHub Updates

GitHub Updates

Monorepo documentation needs fixing #6284
Documentation correctness issue flagged after recent changes.
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Issue by linear
Problems with spacing in numbered items #6283
UI/content formatting defect affecting readability.
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Issue by borisudovicic
Conversation duplication bug #6282
Chat history integrity bug across agents.
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Issue by borisudovicic
Opening agent chat should show most recent conversation #6281
Requested UX behavior for agent chat continuity.
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Summary

ElizaOS Daily Digest: May 8, 2026

Development activity for May 8, 2026, was focused on enhancing the security documentation for the DeFi plugin ecosystem. The primary achievement was the initiation of documentation updates to integrate SafeAgent, ensuring improved token safety standards for the framework.

🚨 Needs Attention

  • Pull Requests to Review: elizaos/docs#84 — This PR requires review to finalize the integration of SafeAgent documentation into the DeFi plugin registry.

    • 🏗️ Work in Progress

  • New Pull Requests:
- elizaos/docs#84: Add SafeAgent (Token Safety) to DeFi plugin registry.

Full Stories

The ElizaOS community is experiencing significant challenges following a problematic token migration from AI16Z to ElizaOS.

The token price has been steadily declining, with many users reporting losses of 90-98%. Community members are expressing frustration about the migration process, which involved a 1:6 token swap ratio that some perceive as unfair. Korean exchanges (Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit) are supporting the migration but may potentially delist the token in January if concerns aren't addressed.

Discord

There's significant debate about whether the price decline is natural market behavior or potentially manipulated.

The chart shows a consistent 'stair-step' pattern downward that some users find suspicious. The token has dropped approximately 70% in a month, significantly underperforming the broader market. Current fully diluted valuation (FDV) is around $22M compared to competitors like Pippin ($536M) and Virtuals ($693M).

Discord

The project founder Shaw has been relatively quiet during the migration issues, though he's active in the core-devs channel.

He recently posted on Farcaster about repairing his 'relationship with the evil empire' and returning to 'coruscant,' which some interpret as a potential return to X/Twitter. Community members hope this could help revitalize the project's public image.

Discord

Despite the token issues, development continues.

The team is working on Eliza Cloud, which will generate revenue for token buybacks. Shaw shared plans to integrate Babylon and Jeju with Eliza Cloud for authentication and inference, potentially adding 350,000 users to the platform. Core developers are also sharing AI coding workflows and discussing creating an ElizaOS Prompt Engineering Book.

Discord

Community sentiment is mixed, with some users maintaining hope for a recovery while others express deep skepticism.

Several users shared personal stories of significant financial losses. Team members like Odilitime are actively responding to concerns, explaining that the migration was necessary for technical reasons including Chainlink CCIP compatibility and moving away from token2022 which many exchanges wouldn't support.

Discord

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