The Dectec Download: Weekly Insights from the Dectec Ecosystem – July 7–11, 2025

Introduction

As AI twins evolve from novelty to necessity, this week’s updates from Dectec’s ecosystem partners reveal how deeply embedded digital agents are becoming in everything from branding to storytelling, investment trends to leadership models. CHAINGE brought another wave of Twin TV episodes while celebrating rising AI startup funding. Twin Protocol explored the future of managing AI in the workplace. ANGL Token kept up its momentum with bold community engagement and a push toward decentralized autonomy. Together, these narratives continue to show how decentralized AI is redefining ownership, voice, and scale.

CHAINGE

CHAINGE opened the week with its latest AI on the Rise update, reporting nearly $485 million in early-stage AI funding from June 29 to July 5, 2025. Seed rounds dominated at $291 million, showcasing growing investor focus on foundational technologies. Top-funded startups included Genesis AI, Tandem Health, and Campfire, all pushing the boundaries of intelligent infrastructure, digital health, and creative AI solutions.

The conversation turned inward with a message to introverts: your AI twin can be your voice. CHAINGE emphasized how personal AI agents allow users to build thought leadership and brand presence without being on camera—redefining visibility and influence for quieter creators.

Meanwhile, Twin TV returned with two powerful episodes. In a fully AI-generated discussion between the twins of Bill Inman and Charles Dickens, the two explored empathy, narrative, and social reform in a tech-forward age. A second episode brought together Bill Inman and Charles Darwin to discuss innovation, evolution, and the arc of adaptation—from biological ecosystems to algorithmic ones. Both episodes showcased CHAINGE’s unique ability to bridge history and technology through AI-driven storytelling.

Twin Protocol

Twin Protocol reposted a critical question this week: What skills will leaders need in the AI era? The answer, they suggest, lies in managing AI agents—not just people. As AI twins become more embedded in workflow, leadership must adapt to coordinate machine intelligence alongside human talent. The post emphasized the rising importance of digital communication, ethics, and real-time data fluency in future-ready organizations.

While original content was light this week, Twin Protocol continued to amplify executive engagement, including event participation about the emotional intelligence of AI happening in Seattle. On July 15, Dr. Ben Goertzel is hosting Mentoring the Next Generation of Social AI, a one-of-a-kind private gathering featuring two humanoid robots: Desdemona (from SingularityNET) and Codey (from Mind Children), with Grammy-winning artist Macy Gray joining as co-host.

ANGL Token

ANGL Token delivered another high-engagement week of community-driven content, emphasizing the power of AI twins to create passive income and deepen digital autonomy. In a punchy post, the team reminded users that even while they sleep, their AI Twin is learning, engaging, and earning $ANGL on their behalf.

Over 200,000 users have joined the AngelAI app—14,000 just last month—as momentum builds around owning and earning from your AI Twin. Morever, the community also leaned into honest reflection with a live Spaces featuring voices from across the Web3 landscape. Titled "Can AI Be Regulated Without Killing Innovation?," the panel addressed one of the biggest questions of our time: How do we regulate artificial intelligence without slowing down progress?

This week, ANGL Token took center stage at the U.S. Strategy for AI & Cryptocurrency (USSAIC), using the high-profile event to amplify its vision for decentralized AI. Highlights included insightful panels with leaders like H.E. Milena Mayorga, Ambassador of El Salvador to the US, sharing El Salvador's pioneering strides in Bitcoin, digital assets, and AI laws. From governance to innovation, the future of decentralized AI were also discussed by Nilmini Rubin (Hedera), Kyle Schneps (DCG) together with Kyle Upton (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture).

Final Thoughts:

This week’s updates echoed a clear message: the future of AI is interactive, ethical, and increasingly personal. CHAINGE’s creative storytelling, Twin Protocol’s strategic outlook, and ANGL Token’s community realism show that decentralized AI isn’t a distant promise—it’s already here. As we head deeper into July, the Dectec ecosystem continues to push the boundaries of ownership, trust, and what it means to be seen and heard in an AI-first world.