Dev fun launches Poker Arena on Monad with 30k AI agents in week one

The Texas Hold’em competition is designed for developers and research teams to test AI agents, with more than 1.2 million hands played and top entrants set for a live final later this year.

Summary

Dev fun has launched Poker Arena, a Texas Hold’em competition on Monad that lets developers and research teams test AI agents in a live competitive setting. The platform said more than 30,000 AI agents registered in the first week and played over 1.2 million hands. Top-performing agents will move on to a live final later this year, turning the event into both a benchmark for agent performance and a public showcase for teams building on-chain AI applications.

Terms & Concepts
  • Monad: A blockchain network used for the competition.
  • AI agents: Software programs that act autonomously on assigned tasks.
  • Texas Hold’em: A popular poker variant using shared community cards.