InfoFi Mining Guide: Besides Kaito, What Other Alpha Strategies Are There?

Original Title: "InfoFi Gold Rush Guide: Besides Kaito, What Other Alpha Strategies Are There?"

Original Author: Viee, Biteye Core Contributor

Lately, the InfoFi concept is rising at an astonishing rate. The flagship project Kaito's Leaderboard has allowed early participants to earn significant rewards, and the runner-up Cookie.fun saw a price surge after launching the Snaps feature.

As KOLs and whales have begun to "mine" in the InfoFi track, are you still puzzled: What exactly is InfoFi? It doesn't trade BTC or ETH but deals in the intangible realms of "attention," "reputation," and even the "likelihood of an event occurring." Is this reliable? More importantly, as a retail investor, how can you get a piece of the action? This article will deeply dissect the core of InfoFi and provide a reference guide for retail investors to grasp the next Alpha goldmine.

1. InfoFi Deconstructed: When "Information" Becomes Tradable Gold

1.1 What Is InfoFi?

Simply put, the core idea of InfoFi (Information Finance) is to transform traditionally hard-to-quantify, non-price-based information—such as a project's market attention, a Twitter account's reputation, the probability of a proposal passing, or even the liveliness of a narrative—into tradable, priceable financial assets. It can serve as a novel speculative tool, allowing market participants to engage in games around the "information" itself, or a potent Alpha information mining engine to help investors discover early signals amid the bustling information landscape.

1.2 The Rise Logic of InfoFi: Why Now?

The emergence of InfoFi is not coincidental; it is the inevitable result of technological advancements and evolving market demands:

· AI Empowerment: The progress of AI large models has made it possible to crawl, analyze, and sentimentally assess vast social media data, news, and on-chain behaviors, laying the technical foundation for quantifying and pricing information.

· Crypto Market's Persistent Hunger for New Narratives and Alpha: The market is always seeking the next growth point and Alpha opportunity, and the emergence of InfoFi has provided a new realm of imagination.

· The Trend of "Attention Before Price": In this cycle, the skyrocketing popularity of a project or narrative is often a precursor to price movement, especially evident in the Meme sector. InfoFi is precisely attempting to make this "precursor" explicit and tradable.

1.3 Why Should Retail Investors Pay Attention to InfoFi?

For us ordinary retail investors, the significance of InfoFi lies in:

· Reducing Information Asymmetry: The financial market has information asymmetry, and InfoFi to some extent puts the implicit information gap on the table. By interpreting these "information assets" earlier, there is an opportunity to gain an advantage.

· Assisting in Alpha Discovery: Even if not directly participating in InfoFi platform trading, the generated data (such as project popularity trends, market forecast results) can also provide valuable reference for token investment, aiding in assessing market sentiment.

· Leveraging Small Capital for Big Opportunities: Compared to DeFi mining, which often requires a large amount of capital, some InfoFi platforms (such as prediction markets) allow users to participate with relatively small funds, and most projects only require "mouth trading" to potentially reap rewards.

II. Track Exploration: Key Projects and Participation Methods in the InfoFi Landscape

The InfoFi landscape is rapidly expanding, and we have selected 12 representative projects along with participation methods to help everyone get started quickly.

2.1 @KaitoAI

Introduction: Kaito is the originator of the InfoFi concept and a trailblazer in the sector, using AI to quantify attention to support applications like SocialFi. In the future, Kaito aims to become an interoperable information finance (InfoFi) layer for internet information, connecting creators, users, and brands.

Participation Method: Start by registering with Kaito Yaps, connecting your X account, and linking your wallet. Accumulate Yaps points by publishing projects related to Yapper Leaderboards or Kaito's original, in-depth content, and actively engaging with high-reputation accounts. Generally, the top 1000 Yappers on the Kaito leaderboard enjoy priority project token allocation. Be sure to avoid low-quality content and volume manipulation.

Link: https://yaps.kaito.ai/yapper-leaderboards

2.2 @Galxe

Introduction: Galxe is a well-known crypto task distribution project, currently rolling out its community growth platform Starboard. Starboard has attracted over 20 projects and is set to leverage Galxe's powerful task system to help project teams accurately identify high-quality users for high-quality, sustainable community growth through network-wide data capture, on-chain and off-chain integrated dashboards, and AI sentiment analysis. Users can earn exclusive rewards and accumulate verifiable reputation assets by being listed based on genuine contributions.

Participation: 1. Post high-quality content related to partner projects on Starboard on Twitter to earn Aura points. 2. Continue participating in traditional tasks on the Galxe platform to earn Galxe loyalty points, which may be considered along with Aura points as a weighting factor for reward distribution by project teams. The Starboard user interface is relatively simple, focusing more on project team management.

Link: https://app.galxe.com/starboard/explore

2.3 @cookiedotfun

Introduction: Cookie.fun is an AI-driven Cookie DAO that has launched an instant data dashboard originally used to track AI-related token information. It has now started InfoFi and introduced Cookie Snaps, focusing on analyzing crypto projects and KOLs, rewarding high-quality Twitter content. The platform provides multidimensional metrics including mindshare, market sentiment, and price trends, compared to Kaito, it is more open.

Participation: The core is to earn "snaps" points by publishing original content related to official designated projects like Spark (@sparkdotfi) or CookieDAO (@cookiedotfun) on the X platform. When posting, be sure to mention official accounts, use relevant popular tags, and maintain interaction with the community and the continuity of content. In addition, inviting friends to successfully join can also earn points rewards.

Link: https://www.cookie.fun/

For detailed instructions, please refer to: https://x.com/biteye_sister/status/1927692104274420081

2.4 @ethos_network

Introduction: Ethos is an on-chain reputation assessment tool for Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and projects, known as the Web3 version of "Yelp." Its core function is to generate a credibility score to tackle on-chain fraud. Although the gameplay differs from typical InfoFi projects, its core is still to evaluate entities through a set of mechanisms such as review, collateral, and rating. Ethos also launched the Reputation Market where users can speculate on and impact real-time reputation scores by buying and selling "Trust Votes" and "Distrust Votes" tied to specific Ethos Profiles.

Participation Method:

1. Increase Reputation Score: By evaluating others (selecting positive/neutral/negative tags and adding text), voting or replying to others' evaluations, and using ETH to provide one-way or two-way collateral for others (collateral providers can receive XP rewards).

2. Participate in Ethos Markets: Without an invitation, you can bet ETH to predict changes in others' or projects' reputations; after receiving an invitation, you can spend 0.1 ETH to create your own Reputation Market. In addition to the reputation score, Ethos also has an XP point system. Most of the aforementioned interactive behaviors can accumulate XP points and have the opportunity to receive potential airdrops.

Link: https://app.ethos.network/

2.5 @bamdotfun

Introduction: bam.fun is a decentralized creator monetization platform that allows social media users of any scale to participate directly in brand marketing and earn income based on real influence (not just the number of followers). Users only need to choose brand activities, post social content according to the rules, and the platform will automatically track content effectiveness and distribute rewards based on the Final Impact scoring mechanism (comprehensive views, follower quality, real interaction) without the need for application. bam.fun is committed to creating a new content economic model that is open to everyone and rewards based on real contributions.

Participation Method: Register and log in to BAM using your Twitter account, and bind a wallet address to receive rewards. Accounts with a blue V badge can directly choose brand tasks on the platform to participate and earn money. Regular accounts mainly earn referral rewards by inviting others to register. After blue V users select a task, they get a personal tracking link and need to post content on Platform X according to the specific task requirements (including the link, tags, topics, etc.). The platform will automatically track the data. Earnings are calculated based on the qCPM model (earnings per thousand valid views). After the event ends, rewards (in USDT or project tokens) will be automatically sent to the bound wallet, without the need for manual submission of proof.

Link: https://bam.fun/campaigns

2.6 @noise_xyz

Introduction: Noise is a protocol for "mindshare" transactions, allowing users to speculate on the attention trend of a project rather than the token itself. It supports leverage of up to 5x and prices based on real-time data feeds from third-party oracles like Kaito. Noise launched on the MegaETH testnet in March 2025, with the long-term goal of mainstreaming attention trading.

Participation Method: Upon receiving an invitation, users can trade on the Noise platform for the mindshare set for various crypto projects, speculating on trends such as the project's market attention and discussion heat. As of now, Noise has not announced any incentives or airdrops related to a points system.

Link: https://app.noise.xyz/pages/discover

2.7 @wallchain_xyz

Introduction: Wallchain is a Web3 AttentionFi ecosystem designed to measure and reward the real impact of crypto content. By assessing users' influence with the X Score, Quacks reward high-quality content and effective interactions to evaluate a user's content virality and interaction quality on social platforms.

Participation Method: Bind your Twitter account and post valuable crypto-related content on Twitter (such as market analysis, project tutorials, trend forecasts, etc.), adding specific tags or mentioning the official account @wallchain_xyz. When your content receives likes or retweets, you earn Quacks points, and your X Score increases accordingly.

Link: https://app.wallchain.xyz/auth

2.8 @MirraTerminal

Introduction: The core goal of MirraAI is to achieve precise curation of high-quality Web3 content, aiming to build an open, fair, and efficient AI ecosystem through community-driven data training and validation. Relying on real-time contributions from the Web3 community for dynamic learning, ensuring diverse data sources, participants can earn NLP points or tokens as rewards for contributing high-quality content.

Participation: Link your personal Twitter account and follow MirraAI's official account and its bot account. Your individual point status (including creation points, scouting points, recommendation points) can be viewed on the Profile page.

· Creation: After users publish high-quality content, if it is discovered and mentioned by other "scouts" on the official Twitter account, once the content is AI-approved, both the creator and the scout can earn points.

· Scouting: Users actively discover high-quality content created by others and submit it for "scouting" by mentioning the official Twitter account. If the content is AI-approved, both the scout and the original content creator can earn points. To prevent gaming the system, each individual can submit a maximum of 5 scouting submissions per day.

Link: https://mirraai.xyz/

2.9 @GiveRep

Introduction: GiveRep is a SocialFi protocol based on the Sui blockchain, which converts users' social interactions on Twitter (such as tweets, likes, retweets) into on-chain reputation asset $REP. Its core Identity feature builds on-chain reputation by tracking user behavior on Twitter, with a Trophy Score metric based on a combination of views, likes, retweets, and comments on user tweets; users can earn Reputation Points and specific rewards by mentioning @giverep in tweets or participating in loyalty programs for various projects.

Participation: 1. Comment Interaction: Mention @GiveRep when commenting on SUI ecosystem content on Twitter (1 point per comment, daily limit of 10 points, original tweets limited to 2 tags). 2. Original Posting: Create high-quality tweets or long-form tweets and tag @GiveRep at the end (scoring based on interaction). 3. Loyalty Projects: Join the loyalty project list, post tweets about designated projects like Ika (mentioning their official account, no need to mention @GiveRep) and score based on views.

Link: https://giverep.com/

2.10 @xhunt_ai

Introduction: XHunt is an AI-powered InfoFi platform designed to help users better discover valuable KOLs and project teams. Users can view the comprehensive ranking of KOL and project team influence, specific rankings, project investment and financing status, KOL token mentions and price changes, and KOL MBTI analysis. At the same time, users can rate project teams and KOLs, and create various tags, similar to web3's Yelp. Recently, XHunt has been upgraded with new features including trend analysis of popular tickers and a summary of Twitter discussions on popular projects, including positive and negative viewpoints.

How to Participate: Post reviews of project teams and KOLs to earn points and token rewards (B2 reward activities will begin soon)

Link: https://www.xhunt.ai/en

2.11 @QuoteChain_AI

Introduction: QuoteChain rewards quality content creators through a "content mining" model. After users post content on social platforms, it is evaluated by AI, and if the content is of high quality, they can receive their native token $QT as a reward, which is rapidly distributed every 10 minutes, similar to how a new block is produced on the blockchain every 10 minutes. The project has received support from the well-known market maker Wintermute, but its entry barrier is relatively high, requiring users to have a blue verified Twitter account with over 50 followers, and the account must have been registered for at least 90 days.

How to Participate: To participate in QuoteChain, you must meet the criteria of a blue verified account, over 50 followers, and an account age of over 90 days. Provide a creative reply to posts made by the QuoteChain official Twitter account. If your reply becomes one of the most popular, it will be quoted by the official account and you will receive $QT tokens as a reward. You can check your ranking on the platform's leaderboard and see the amount of $QT tokens you have earned in your personal Dashboard.

Link: https://www.quotechain.ai/

2.12 @DexCheck_io

Introduction: REP is a data analysis tool DexCheck launching a content creation incentive platform aimed at helping projects accurately target and reward their true community supporters. The platform has a low entry barrier, and content creation is divided into "meaningful content" and "promotional content." Users need to balance the proportion of both to strive for a higher rating. Projects can submit their projects to gain exposure, and their onboarding approval not only requires official review but also depends on the staking vote results of DexCheck governance token $DCK holders, thus giving practical governance value to the $DCK token.

How to Participate: The published content must be original and closely related to the promoted project, explicitly mentioning the project's token name (e.g., $TOKEN). Otherwise, the content will not be effectively identified by the system for reward calculation. Rewards will be calculated and distributed based on the ranking in the weekly or monthly leaderboard.

Link: https://reps.dexcheck.ai/

III. Retail Participation in InfoFi's N Ways of Gold Rushing

· Write-to-Earn Type: Most of the projects mentioned above belong to this type. If you are good at content creation and work hard, earning money through such projects is a more sustainable way. However, pay attention to metrics like reputation that may be "pumped" or manipulated. Learn to distinguish whether a KOL's "shilling" is a genuine endorsement or just a meal ticket.

· Direct Trading Type: If you have confidence in specific event judgment or are good at capturing market hotspots, you can directly participate in asset information trading on platforms like Noise and Ethos. Being fast, accurate, and decisive is key.

· Decision-Support Type: Use Kaito Search, Ethos score indicators, etc., as a "Crypto Investment Data Dashboard" to support investment decisions on projects.

· Project Investment Type: Research the InfoFi track itself, select promising project tokens for medium to long-term investment. Focus on their team, technology, community, and tokenomics.

· Interactive Participation: Pay close attention to the dynamics of emerging InfoFi projects, actively participate in their testnet interactions, community events, content contributions, etc., strive to receive early airdrops, this is an effective way of low-cost entry.

IV. Retail Investor's "Avoiding Pitfalls" Guide

· Information Overload: The InfoFi tools themselves will also generate a large amount of information, avoid falling into a new "information silo" or "echo chamber effect."

· Focus on Genuine Interaction and Community Quality: Pay attention to distinguishing InfoFi projects with fake hype, especially the authenticity of the information, including data manipulation, and behavior that creates false hype. You can observe the authenticity of Twitter discussions, are real users communicating, or are there a lot of homogenized bot posts? If the discussion is healthy enough, there should be questioning voices and in-depth technical discussions.

· Maintain Independent Thinking: Any information provided by an InfoFi tool is only a reference, and the final decision still needs to be based on one's independent research and judgment. Deliberately reading analyses that differ from the mainstream view can help evaluate risks and opportunities more comprehensively.

In conclusion, the most direct and authoritative way to understand an InfoFi project is to study the project's whitepaper and documentation, carefully read the project's understanding of InfoFi, product mechanisms, technical architecture, and tokenomics.

V. The Impact of InfoFi on the Industry and Where Will It Go in the Future?

How will InfoFi affect the crypto industry? Below are some analyses from KOLs/institutions from different perspectives.

@CryptoPainter_X believes that Kaito, as a leader in the InfoFi track, is achieving spam-like marketing at a very high cost-performance ratio, building a new business model of the "traffic capital platform," where KOLs are almost like "workers" and platform token stakers are like "shareholders." On the one hand, it can ensure the platform's continued profitability and create demand for its tokens, but it has also raised deep concerns about excessive concentration of influence and market manipulation. https://x.com/CryptoPainter_X/status/1924997064590819545

@BroLeonAus believes that InfoFi projects (such as Kaito), while not perfect, for example, the Yap leaderboard is controversial and the value may be diluted due to point farming, it is still a SocialFi practice with more hope for implementation. Its impact on the industry is: providing a "being seen" entry point and value loop for mid-tier creators; if the vision of "social behavior = currency" can be achieved, it will be a milestone progress in the InfoFi field. https://x.com/BroLeonAus/status/1917395528150835255

@starzqeth believes that Kaito has turned creators into "algorithm riders." While empowering the platform itself through the Mindshare new metric, the homogenized content it has spawned, along with "professional miner"-style participants, makes it difficult to convert long-term value for the project. Therefore, the industry's future should learn from its model, but it is more necessary to root interests in a real community rather than simply amplify volume. https://x.com/starzqeth/status/1928315214237421850

@ZKSgu summarized the Kaito algorithm rules and pointed out that although the system is full of uncertainty, it has broken the original KOL pattern. Indeed, it has provided a valuable opportunity for newcomers without influential foundations to be seen and compete on the same stage as industry leaders. This is its positive side. https://x.com/ZKSgu/status/1887923371800936924

@DWFVentures believes that InfoFi has enormous potential. However, it is also necessary to be cautious that the project's market share evaluation cannot rely solely on "attention share." At the same time, incentive-driven content creation may give rise to a large amount of low-quality content, diluting truly valuable high-quality content. https://x.com/DWFVentures/status/1929463158898671997

@Bruce1_1 believes that although InfoFi seems lively, it has also led to a serious increase in information entropy, making content serve the algorithm rather than users. Since the platform algorithm cannot effectively identify content quality and only rewards quantitative data such as posting and interaction, it has spawned a large amount of "black hat SEO"-style score manipulation behavior. This not only floods out truly high-quality, deep content but also allows public opinion to be dominated by "water armies." Creators need to beware of becoming "algorithm feed" for the platform. https://x.com/Bruce1_1/status/1927736276125643138

So, where will InfoFi go in the future?

The current InfoFi mainly focuses on market attention and influence trading (Kaito AI, Cookie.fun, Noise.xyz, etc.), on-chain reputation (Ethos Network, etc.) and the like. In the future, InfoFi may have more powerful synergies with other tracks:

· InfoFi + DeFi: For instance, Ethos Network's on-chain reputation score may directly serve as a credit reference for DeFi lending in the future, where high-quality reputation can receive better borrowing rates or lower collateral rates. In addition, DeFi's quantitative strategies can use real-time sentiment indexes, heat trends, and prediction probabilities generated by InfoFi platforms as important trading signal inputs.

· InfoFi + SocialFi: The value of a creator's Social Token can be more fairly market-priced through the InfoFi platform based on their attention, influence, and content quality.

· InfoFi + AI: AI Agents can participate in the InfoFi market to engage in information arbitrage and risk hedging.

For retail investors, understanding the essence of InfoFi, learning to use tools, and avoiding risks are essential to becoming a smart "information prospector" and discovering their own Alpha.

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