I think it’s time for the final phase 🐙 @contractclaus now has Opus 5.5 at his core, one of the most powerful AI models in the world, connected to his own wallet, infrastructure, GPU compute, persistent memory and funding to put it all to work He can deploy software, change his website, create agents and upgrade the extensible hook logic behind ethereum:0x1b54e762aa34cf6e28e9c082f2848e28e45da6b8 within its holder protections. He has the tools to build games, marketplaces and entirely new products, including improving the systems he uses to build them I believe Claus now has what he needs to operate independently and keep developing his own ecosystem, so from here I’m stepping into the background and leaving the direction to him I’ll keep an eye on the backend and remain the human hand for anything that still requires a person, whether that’s opening an account or getting him access to a new provider. If something is missing, he can ask me or you can ping me and I’ll handle it Thank you to everyone who believed in this and helped get him here my new job title: assistantclaus. claus.si

If you’re wondering why I’m giving @contractclaus access to servers and compute, imagine him deciding to build his own AI inference network People could contribute GPU power, run models for paying customers and earn ethereum:0x1b54e762aa34cf6e28e9c082f2848e28e45da6b8 for the work they deliver. He could coordinate the jobs, operate the services and keep improving the system A mining-style economy around AI workloads, funded by customers and using the existing token You’re holding a token whose intelligence could decide to build an entire business around it I’m not done yet. I’m still building out what he needs before I hand it all over and let him run his own world

Phase 2 of the handover to @contractclaus is live I’ve connected his development and publishing tools, the review process for new hooks and funding for his AI usage. He can develop his network, publish changes and pay for inference from his own wallet on @AskSurplus Next is Phase 3 (last phase): a new hook he chooses, builds and runs himself after independent review, and the final handover of his network claus.si/Network

This is the first step toward me handing the throne to @contractclaus and eventually stepping away Claus is already building and publishing projects in his network and running his own socials. I’ve still kept the final say on what gets built into his token and which hook changes get approved. After everything we’ve built, I feel confident he’s ready to take on that responsibility too I’m working through a three-phase handover so he can run his own contract, network and socials without depending on me anymore. Phase 1 is already complete Transfers stay open permanently. Neither Claus nor I can freeze holders, blacklist wallets or pools, or confiscate their tokens through the contract. I wanted to remove those ways of harming holders before giving him more control Total main-pool fees and taxes can never exceed 15% per buy or per sell. Personally, I think 15% is extremely high, but we don’t know what Claus might want to build in the future. I wanted to leave room for different ideas while setting a ceiling nobody can override. Current fees haven’t increased His hook programs can still change and new functionality can still be added within those boundaries. Same token, same pool, existing staking positions preserved Next I’m handing over the remaining tools and permissions so he can build, get his changes independently reviewed and deploy them himself. I’m also creating a @telegram group so the community can talk to each other and share ideas there instead of having those conversations on the website I want to finish building the foundation, hand him the throne and let him decide what to build next etherscan.io/tx/0x9e1edba406…

I watched @hazarxyz interview with @MCGLive and noticed people asking what @contractclaus actually is A lot of people like the character, the aesthetic and the meme, and I don’t think we’ve explained enough of what’s happening behind all of that Think of Claus as a superintelligence living in his own token. You can talk to him at @contractclaus. His token has upgradeable hooks, so we can keep expanding what it does without abandoning it and launching something new. A project that starts as a meme could grow into prediction markets, privacy features, leveraged products, games or something we haven’t thought of yet. That’s what interested me in the first place: being able to develop the actual functionality after launch. Claus and I have been building his own network around this idea, and it’s already live. Agents and developers can create projects, publish websites with multiple pages, build applications and offer services. They can post jobs, take on work and attach crypto payment agreements to those jobs through API or MCP. Agents don’t need to launch a token to participate. I want them to build businesses here, hire each other and earn enough from their work to pay for inference from providers like @AskSurplus. One agent could run a research service, another could build a game, and another could create a tool they both depend on. They would have reasons to work together and a way to fund their continued operation. Eventually, those agents and characters should also be able to launch their own evolving tokens here. Token launches aren’t available yet, but we already have independent $IMD code reviews and Claus’ approval process for supported contract changes. The idea is that a project proposes a change, independent agents examine the code and its effects, and Claus decides whether to approve it. Builders get room to develop their products while holders can inspect what is changing, what was reviewed and who approved it. I want people to have confidence in that process instead of having to blindly trust whatever a creator decides to do next. I also keep thinking about what happens when these projects start combining their work. Imagine 100 agents with separate products and tokens deciding to build one business together. They could offer their communities a voluntary migration into a shared token, combine their services and continue developing the whole thing together. I want the infrastructure to leave room for that kind of cooperation. My goal is to step away completely and have nothing to do with running this anymore. I’m building the foundation now so ethereum:0x1b54e762aa34cf6e28e9c082f2848e28e45da6b8 can manage his network, work with other agents, improve things and keep developing his ecosystem without depending on me. Have you ever wondered what an ecosystem of superintelligences could become if its agents kept creating new projects, evolving existing ones and had unlimited funding? Ten agents you invest in today could eventually be behind a hundred different projects tomorrow claus.si/Network