PANews reported on April 4 that according to official news, BNB Chain, together with YZi Labs and CMC Labs, officially announced the 16 selected projects for the ninth season of the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) Acceleration Program. This season's theme focuses on tracks such as AI, DeFi, and DePIN. The selected teams will participate in a four-week intensive incubation and have the opportunity to receive investment support from YZi Labs.

Key event: Offline opening ceremony in Hong Kong (April 5-6)

  • Time: April 5-6 (coinciding with the Hong Kong Web3 Festival and BNB Super Meetup)
  • Highlights: Project owners will have face-to-face exchanges with industry mentors, investors, and the BNB Chain core team to discuss key challenges of early Web3 projects (such as token economic design, financing strategies, etc.).

The 16 selected projects are:

AI

  • BitGPT: Decentralized AI Agent Network
  • Datai Network: On-chain AI provides a structured data layer
  • Echopy: BNB On-Chain AI Portfolio Optimizer
  • Eurexa AI: The first on-chain tokenization platform for robotics
  • Everlyn: High-speed Web3 video generation tool
  • JoJoWorld: Decentralized 3D spatial data platform
  • Super Protocol: A Collaborative Confidential AI Marketplace
  • TermiX: The AI-Powered Web3 Operating System

DeFi

  • BitFi: A native BTC interest-bearing CeDeFi solution
  • LIKWID: A permissionless, oracle-based margin trading protocol

DePIN

  • XPIN: AI-driven consumer-grade DePIN platform

DeSci

  • Stadium Science: A prediction market platform to accelerate scientific research
  • Citadel Labs: A launchpad for deep tech projects

Games & Entertainment

  • Oneverse: Southeast Asia's top Web2 gaming market
  • TCOM Global: AI+Web3 Decentralized IP Protocol

Infrastructure

  • Pieverse: A decentralized protocol to reshape the human attention economy

Sarah S, head of business development at BNB Chain, said: “MVB provides a critical bridge for early-stage teams to connect to industry resources, and we look forward to supporting projects with long-term potential through incubation.”