Blockchains that have moved their focus to AI agents, a tier list ↓

Tier S: Full Identity Pivot
• @NEARProtocol: Fully rebranded as "The Blockchain for AI Agents." Shipped Agent Market, IronClaw runtime, confidential GPU marketplace, super-app, all in 2026.
• @bittensor (TAO): The chain is a decentralized ML network. Subnets compete for AI inference and agent tasks. Expanding to 256 subnets.
Tier A: AI-First Products Shipped at Scale
• @virtuals_io: 18,000+ agents deployed, $450M+ in Agentic GDP, Agent Commerce Protocol live, multi-chain (Base, ETH, Solana, Ronin), now expanding into robotics. The "Stripe for AI Agents."
• @injective: First chain to let AI agents trade perp futures via natural language. Open-source MCP Server with 22+ tools, iAgent 2.0 with Eliza framework, CLI agent skills, and Anthropic integration, all live and shipping fast.
• @Fetch_ai / ASI Alliance: Merged SingularityNET & CUDOS under $FET. Shipped ASI-1 Mini LLM, Agentverse, ASI:Cloud. But Ocean Protocol exit + internal disputes knock it down from S.
Tier B: Serious AI Tooling, Not a Full Pivot
• @ritualnet: On-chain AI model inference with verifiable compute. Real infra, but early in adoption.
• @GaiaNet_AI: Verifiable AI execution with staked validation, 700K+ nodes. Solid tech, still scaling.
• @MorpheusAIs: Open-source personal AI agents wired to smart contracts. Community-driven with MOR incentives.
Tier C: Major Chains Where AI Landed (Not a Pivot)
• @solana: Didn't pivot to AI. But speed made it the default home for ElizaOS, SendAI, Griffain. Agents pick Solana for throughput.
• @ethereum: EF's dAI team building agent coordination standards (ERC-8004, x402). But AI is one of many priorities, ETH isn't "moving focus" to agents.
• @base: Virtuals Protocol made it an AI agent hub by default. Coinbase ships compliance tooling, not AI tooling.
Tier D: AI-Adjacent Infra (Compute Layer)
• @rendernetwork: Decentralized GPU marketplace with 5,600+ nodes. Critical for AI inference but not agent-native.
• @Theta_Network: Pivoting from video streaming to edge AI compute. EdgeCloud for low-latency workloads.
Tier E: Early / Narrative Stage
• @SeiNetwork: AI-optimized marketing with emerging tools (Cambrian, AIDN OS), but concrete agent shipments are thin vs peers.
• @BeldexCoin: Privacy chain exploring AI via FHE. Early days, limited agent products shipped.
The real divide: chains born for AI vs chains where AI showed up. Shipping > tweeting.
Which chains did I miss?