Virtuals Protocol announced on February 13 that it is investing over $1 million each month to incentivize Agents. According to BlockBeats, the ecosystem is undergoing a J-curve phase, with infrastructure improvements, increased supply, and enhanced tools leading to a faster rollout of Agents than demand, resulting in delayed profitability. The reliance on token transaction fees for revenue has made the system cyclically volatile and fragile.
Virtuals Protocol aims to reduce Agents' dependence on transaction fees by creating a new structure where earnings are derived from genuine skills and tangible service outputs. Without an incentive mechanism, real developers may stagnate before revenue growth occurs. At this pivotal moment, conscious investment is necessary. Virtuals is working to shorten the profitability curve and advance the Agent economy to the next stage, urging all OpenClaw developers to join the Virtuals ecosystem.