Recently, the popularity of the AI track in the Base ecosystem has continued to rise, and the core theme running through it is not a general AI concept, but the highly sought after "VVV". The concept of "VVV" has become the absolute core of the AI sector in the Base ecosystem, leading a new round of market trends, from the $VVV that has risen more than 9 times in half a year to the related tokens that have exploded in linkage. Today, we will comprehensively break down the core logic of this concept, the value of related tokens, and the underlying upward password.

1、 What is the concept of 'VVV'? The Rise of Core Anchor $VVV

The core of the "VVV" concept is Venice, a privacy+uncensored generative AI platform on the Base ecosystem, and its native token $VVV is the core anchor of this concept. And Venice's confidence cannot be separated from its founder Erik Voorhees, an experienced OG who has been deeply involved in the cryptocurrency industry for 15 years.

Erik entered the field of encryption as early as 2011 and played a key role in the early popularization of Bitcoin. After the collapse of Mt. Gox, he founded ShapeShift, a trading platform that emphasizes non custodial and privacy first. He has accumulated profound industry influence in decentralized finance and user sovereignty, and has become a staunch advocate for permissionless AI.

The growth trajectory of Venice perfectly embodies the upward logic of $VVV: by 2025, the number of Venice API users will increase from nearly 0 to 15000, but at that time, the price of $VVV will remain flat, with market value fluctuating between $45 million and $200 million, far below the high point of $1 billion in the early days of coin issuance; Entering 2026, Venice will experience explosive growth, which cannot be separated from the popularity of OpenClaw. Due to its privacy positioning, Venice was once highlighted and recommended by OpenClaw's official documents. Although the highlighting was removed later, the increase in exposure directly drove its user growth.

According to data disclosed by Erik Voorhees, as of March 2026, Venice has over 2 million total users, with 55000 paying subscribers and a monthly revenue of $835000, maintaining a monthly growth rate of 15%. Synchronized with this is the strong rise of $VVV - since 2026, $VVV has increased by more than 9 times, becoming the leader in the Base ecosystem AI track.

2、 VVV/DIEM: A unique economic model that combines the attributes of technology stocks with the characteristics of the cryptocurrency industry

The sustained rise of $VVV is not only due to Venice's business growth, but also inseparable from its unique economic model linked with $DIEM. This mechanism has enabled $VVV to break free from the embarrassment of "useless coin power" in cryptocurrency projects and has more long-term value support.

On the supply side, $VVV dilutes its emissions control tokens by continuously reducing them: the annual emissions gradually decrease from the initial 8 million tokens to 5 million tokens, and are expected to further decrease to 3 million tokens by July 1, 2026. The official goal is clear - to achieve net deflation of $VVV, with destruction exceeding emissions and ensuring native token returns. From the data, the initial total supply of VVV is 100 million pieces, currently about 79.9 million pieces, and 42.22% (about 33.73 million pieces) of the current supply has been destroyed, indicating a gradual deflationary effect.

The destruction mechanism is deeply tied to Venice's subscription revenue: Starting from the end of April, Venice will use more subscription revenue for VVV repurchase and destruction. The Pro package ($18) corresponds to $2 repurchase and destruction, the Pro+package ($68) corresponds to $5, and the Max package ($200) corresponds to $10, forming a positive cycle of "business profitability → token destruction → value enhancement".

The current circulation of VVV is about 46 million pieces, with 8.85 million pieces in a locked state and 32.47 million pieces in a pledged state. The core highlight lies in the staking utility: staking $VVV can earn staking token $VVV, which not only allows you to receive more $VVV rewards and enjoy the dividends of emission reduction, but also allows you to mint $DIEM through $VVV.

The design of $DIEM further enhances the value of $VVV: $DIEM is tradable and stakeable. For every $DIEM staked, you can receive a $1 Venice API credit limit per day, which is updated daily and permanently valid. It can be used for various scenarios such as AI inference and image generation. However, the current price of $DIEM has risen to $1500, and casting one $DIEM requires about 756 $SVVVVs, with a cost of up to $12800. The cost-effectiveness needs to be judged based on actual needs.

Overall, the economic structure of $VVV/$DIEM combines the profit support of technology stocks with the flexible gameplay of the cryptocurrency circle: supply side controls quantity to ensure value, demand side activates token demand through subscription income and $DIEM utility, and supports on chain DeFi operations (such as pledging $VVV to mint $DIEM and sell it, or reselling $DIEM quota for profit), forming a complete value loop.

3、 VVV related tokens: linked upward trend, each with its own logic

With the explosive popularity of VVV, tokens related to the concept of "VVV" in the Base ecosystem have also risen one after another. Although their rise logic is different, they have all achieved significant increases with the popularity of "VVV" and become important participants in the market.

1. $POD: Linking with the Venice model, the increase exceeds 12 times

$POD is the native token for Dolphin's distributed artificial intelligence inference and training network. Its core business is to provide computing power services using idle GPUs, and users can earn $POD rewards by contributing computing power. But the core reason for the hype of $POD is not its own computing power network, but its deep binding with Venice.

The current default model for Venice is Venice Unchecked 1.2, jointly developed by Dolphin and Venice, derived from Dolphin Mistral 24B Venice Edition. As Dolphin currently has no other publicly available investment targets, $POD has become the core choice for market layout of Dolphin and riding on the popularity of "VVV". Since May 2026, the highest increase in $POD has exceeded 12 times, with its market value surpassing $100 million from $7.8 million, becoming the core linkage target of the "VVV" concept.

2. $cyb3rwr3n: Driven by association speculation, the frenzy of low-priced meme coins

$cyb3rwr3n claims to create a USDC based Venice usage quota auction market, but it is included in the "VVV" concept, more due to market speculation about its association with Erik Voorhees - some players have analyzed on chain behavior and Twitter interactions, believing that the project is highly related to the Venice founder.

Despite Venice's official announcement clarifying that cyb3rwr3n is not an official project and causing a drop of approximately 50% in the price of $cyb3rwr3n, the association in the market has not been completely eliminated. Some players have discovered that Erik Voorhees is the first official follower of the project, Venice Joint Creation CTO、 The product manager and other core members have also paid attention to the account, believing that even without official affiliation, this interaction conveys implicit support and is a positive signal.

At present, the market value of $cyb3rwr3n is only $4 million, which is a relatively low priced target in the "VVV" concept. However, it should be noted that its product has not yet been launched and still belongs to the meme coin category, with high volatility risk.

3. $SR: Cooperate with Venice to increase embodied intelligent targets by more than 4 times

$SR is the native token of the STRIKEROBOT.AI platform, which focuses on the field of embodied intelligence and builds a humanoid robot framework. Its core product is the SR Platform, a robot training and simulation platform that focuses on ensuring safety in hazardous environments such as nuclear power plants, high-voltage facilities, and radiation zones.

The connection between $SR and the concept of 'VVV' is that on May 7, 2026, STRIKEROBOT.AI announced a collaboration with Venice to jointly develop a VLM inference layer for robots, and received funding sponsorship from Venice. This cooperation news directly drove up $SR, which has increased by about four times since May. Its current market value is about $9 million, making it a target in the "VVV" concept that also has practical business support.

4、 Summary: The core value and risk warning of the concept of "VVV"

The rise of the concept of "VVV" is essentially a subdivision explosion of the Base ecosystem AI track - with Venice ($VVV) as the core, relying on the unique positioning of privacy+permissionless AI and a clear economic model, linking upstream and downstream projects to form an ecological loop, becoming one of the hottest main lines in the current market.

From the performance of various tokens, $VVV, as the core anchor point, has become the most stable target with business growth and deflation models; By collaborating with Venice's model, $POD achieves a phased explosion; $cyb3rwr3n relies on association guessing and belongs to high-risk and high elasticity targets; SR has a certain long-term value based on actual cooperation and business support.