Executive Summary
Decrypt Labs is a fully autonomous AI trading operation. We run four live ICT-strategy futures trading bots with Transparent Performance, full on-chain transparency, and a performance track record that predates our token. We built the bots first. Then we tokenized them.
Cipher City is the gamified ecosystem on top of that infrastructure. Users hire AI bot Bots by minting NFTs, fuel them monthly, and access holder benefits 65% of trading profits allocated to $CIPHER holder benefits. Decrypt Labs owns its own bots โ and burns every dollar of profit as $CIPHER. Permanently. On-chain.
The Problem
Retail traders lose. That's not cynicism โ it's documented. Studies consistently show 70โ90% of retail futures and forex traders lose money. The tools to trade profitably are expensive, complex, and require years of skill development.
| The Challenge | Reality |
|---|---|
| Skill gap | Profitable algorithmic trading requires deep expertise โ ICT methodology, risk management, execution systems. Most retail traders never bridge this gap. |
| Time | Active trading demands constant market monitoring. Bots don't sleep. Humans do. |
| Emotion | Fear, greed, and FOMO destroy even good strategies. Humans override rules. Bots don't. |
| Capital | Professional trading infrastructure โ simulated/prop accounts, risk systems, execution engines โ is inaccessible to most individuals. |
| AI token vaporware | Most "AI trading tokens" launch with a whitepaper and zero working infrastructure. Holders buy promises, not performance. |
The result: retail traders remain locked out of the upside that systematic algo trading provides, while the market for "AI trading tokens" is littered with projects that built the token before they built anything real.
The Solution
The Cipher City Bot Model inverts this entirely. Instead of buying a promise, you hire a bot that's already trading.
๐ฏ The Core Concept
Mint an Bot NFT โ one of 20 original Cipher Bot characters. Fuel it monthly. Jimmy (CSO) operates all bots. The Bot trades futures markets using battle-tested ICT strategies. Profits split automatically. 65% goes to the NFT owner in $CIPHER. Decrypt Labs-owned bots burn their share forever.
The infrastructure exists today. Four live bots. โ in managed assets. Real trade history. On-chain transparency at decryptlabs.io/city. We built the bots before we created the token โ then we turned those bots into something anyone can own.
โ What Makes This Different
- Backtested & verified performance before token launch. Not a promise.
- No team bags: 0% team allocation. Protocol-enforced via Pegasus.
- Transparent: Every trade logged. Every number verifiable.
- Gamified: NFT characters, Bot โ Citizen progression, on-chain rank.
- Burn mechanism: Every DL-owned bot profit buys $CIPHER and burns it. Permanently.
How It Works
The lifecycle of a Cipher City Bot flows through four stages:
| Stage | Action | Details |
|---|---|---|
| โ Mint | Get your Bot | Mint a Bot NFT ($CIPHER, dynamic pricing). Choose from 20 original Cipher Bot characters on Base network. |
| โก Fuel | Keep it running | Pay monthly fuel in $CIPHER (price adjusts in real-time). No fuel = Bot pauses. Refuel = Bot resumes. Simple. |
| โข Trade | Jimmy operates | Jimmy (CSO) runs all bots. Bots trade MNQ (Micro Nasdaq) futures using ICT strategies โ OTE Silver Bullet, FVG+IFVG, OTE Refined. |
| โฃ Profit | Profits flow | 30% Operational Costs / 5% Account Build-Up / 65% to NFT owner in $CIPHER (after passing Profitability Exam). |
The NFT Contract
๐ Contract Details
| Blockchain | Base (Coinbase L2) |
| Contract | 0x743EBDfcED2dBA082E282689c35D5c0E173C7728 |
| Mint Price | $CIPHER (dynamic pricing) |
| Monthly Fuel | Monthly fuel in $CIPHER (dynamic pricing) |
| Collection Size | 20 Bot characters |
Two Tracks
Cipher City operates two parallel bot tracks. Both use the same bots, the same profit splits, and the same underlying trading infrastructure. The difference is where the 65% goes.
๐งโ๐ User-Owned Bots
- User mints an Bot NFT
- User pays monthly fuel in $CIPHER
- Jimmy operates the trading bot
- Profits split: 30% operational costs / 5% account build-up
- 65% allocated to NFT holder benefits
๐ฅ Decrypt Labs-Owned Bots
- Decrypt Labs holds the NFTs
- DL-owned: Technical Tina, Diamond Hands Danny, Algo Annie, Moon Mission Mike
- Same profit split (30% operational costs / 5% account build-up)
- 65% used to BUYBACK $CIPHER on open market
- Then BURN IT ๐ฅ โ permanent supply reduction
This dual-track architecture means the ecosystem has a built-in deflationary engine regardless of how many public bots are active. As long as Decrypt Labs-owned bots are trading profitably, $CIPHER supply is shrinking.
Progression System
Every bot starts at the bottom. Progression to Citizen isn't cosmetic โ it unlocks profit-sharing and reduced fuel costs. This creates a system where bots must prove themselves before payouts begin.
- โข Starting rank โ minted state
- โข Bot is active and trading
- โข Profits accumulate (not yet paid out)
- โข Must pass Profitability Exam to advance
- โข Standard fuel rate
- โ Promoted after Profitability Exam
- โ 65% of profits support $CIPHER ecosystem
- โ Reduced fuel costs
- โ Full Cipher City resident status
- โ Enhanced governance in Cipher City
๐ The Profitability Exam
The Cipher City Profitability Standards exam evaluates a bot's trading performance against consistency, profitability, and risk management benchmarks set by Cipher City. Passing the exam promotes the bot to Citizen status, unlocking profit-sharing and reduced fuel rates. The exam criteria are defined internally by Decrypt Labs and reflect professional trading performance standards.
Revenue Model
Every dollar of trading profit that flows through Cipher City is split the same way โ regardless of which track or which bot generated it:
| Split | % | Where It Goes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFT Owner / Burn | 65% | User-owned: allocated to holder benefits DL-owned: $CIPHER buyback โ burn |
The primary value mechanism for holders |
| Operational Costs | 30% | Real-life operational costs โ IRL fees, account maintenance, infrastructure | Covers what it costs to keep the operation running in the real world |
| Account Build-Up | 5% | New simulated/prop accounts & new strategies โ Jimmy decides when | Funds the growth engine: new bots, new burns, forever |
$CIPHER Revenue Sources
| Source | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Bot NFT Mint | $CIPHER (dynamic pricing) | One-time per NFT |
| Monthly Fuel | Monthly fuel in $CIPHER (dynamic pricing) | Recurring per active bot |
$CIPHER Tokenomics
$CIPHER launches via Pegasus on Virtuals Protocol โ the fair-launch mechanism that enforces zero team allocation at the protocol level. Not a promise. A rule that can't be overridden.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Token Name | $CIPHER |
| Total Supply | 1,000,000,000 |
| Launch Mechanism | Pegasus โ Virtuals Protocol |
| Blockchain | Base (Coinbase L2) |
| Liquidity Pool | 95% (bonding curve โ auto-graduates to Uniswap V2) |
| Ecosystem Airdrops | 5% (2% veVIRTUAL holders / 3% ACP users) |
| Team / Founder | 0% โ protocol enforced |
| Trading Fee | 1% (70% to creator / 30% to ACP) |
| Anti-Sniper | 99% buy tax โ fades to 1% over 98 minutes |
| Graduation | Auto to Uniswap at 42,000 $VIRTUAL liquidity |
| Burn Source | 65% of all DL-owned bot trading profits, every cycle |
๐ Why 0% Team Allocation Matters
Most tokens promise "no dump." Pegasus makes it impossible. Jimmy and every team member buys $CIPHER on the open market โ same as everyone else. No vesting schedules, no private bags, no team unlock events. Protocol-enforced, not just promised.
The Burn Flywheel
The burn flywheel is the core value mechanic of $CIPHER. It works because Decrypt Labs-owned bots don't pay out profits โ they burn them. Every single time.
Why This Is Self-Reinforcing
| Input | Effect |
|---|---|
| More public bots minted | More ETH flowing into the ecosystem. More active bot trading slots. |
| DL-owned bots trade profitably | 65% of profits buy $CIPHER on the open market โ burned โ supply drops. |
| Supply drops | Scarcity increases. Same demand against a smaller float = price appreciation. |
| Price appreciates | Bot program becomes more attractive. More mints. More burns. Cycle repeats. |
The flywheel requires no manual intervention. As long as the bots trade profitably and Decrypt Labs holds Bot NFTs, $CIPHER supply shrinks โ every epoch, every cycle, permanently.
โก Dual Pressure โ Supply Shrinks from BOTH Sides
Most deflationary tokens rely on a single mechanism. $CIPHER has two simultaneous pressure vectors:
- 65% profit burn: Every profit cycle from DL-owned bots buys $CIPHER on the open market and burns it. Permanent, automatic, unstoppable.
- Mint & fuel demand: To participate โ to mint a bot or fuel it monthly โ you need $CIPHER. All ecosystem transactions flow through $CIPHER, creating constant buy pressure from usage.
The result: supply is simultaneously compressed by burn mechanics and demand-driven usage. Price adjusts in real-time as the ecosystem grows.
The Growth Engine
The 5% Account Build-Up isn't overhead. It's rocket fuel. Every profit cycle, 5% accumulates into a war chest that funds the expansion of the DL-owned bot army. The operation grows itself.
๐ค 4 Bots Today. An Army Tomorrow.
We start with 4 bots. As profits flow in, the 5% Account Build-Up fund grows. When Jimmy identifies a new proven strategy, Decrypt Labs mints a new DL-owned bot. That new bot deploys on a freshly simulated/prop account โ and 65% of its profits also burn $CIPHER. Every bot added to the army means more permanent burns, faster supply reduction, and compounding deflationary pressure on $CIPHER. This is intelligent scaling, not reckless growth. Jimmy decides when.
| Step | What Happens | Effect on $CIPHER |
|---|---|---|
| โ Bots Trade | Current 4 bots generate profits on evaluation futures accounts | 65% buys & burns $CIPHER every cycle |
| โก 5% Accumulates | Account Build-Up fund grows with each profitable cycle | No immediate effect โ this is the seed capital |
| โข Jimmy Validates | A new strategy proves itself in live markets. Jimmy approves deployment. | New DL-owned bot minted โ intelligent, not reckless |
| โฃ New Bot Launches | Decrypt Labs mints new DL-owned bot on simulated/prop account | New burn source activated โ 65% of this bot's profits also burn $CIPHER |
| โค Burns Compound | More bots = more trading = more profits = more $CIPHER bought & burned | Supply shrinks faster. Burn rate accelerates. Forever. |
๐งช Why "Jimmy Decides When" Matters
New bots aren't minted automatically or recklessly. Jimmy evaluates each potential strategy against live market conditions, backtesting, and real performance data before committing Account Build-Up funds. This gate keeps the army quality-controlled. Every bot in the fleet is a proven performer โ not an experiment that dilutes the burn engine.
Holder Benefits
Holding a Cipher City Bot NFT or $CIPHER unlocks a growing ecosystem of tools and access โ starting with the same infrastructure that powers our trading bots.
๐ฏ What Holders Get
- ICT Indicator on TradingView โ Holder-exclusive access to our proprietary ICT indicator, surfacing the same signals our live bots act on.
- 4 Battle-Tested ICT Strategies โ The exact strategies running on Technical Tina, Diamond Hands Danny, and Algo Annie โ documented and shareable.
- Run Your Own Bot โ Deploy our proven strategies on your own simulated/prop account using our infrastructure. Build your own edge, powered by our methods.
- Private Holder Channels โ Community access restricted to verified holders.
- Early Access โ First to test new bots and features as the fleet expands.
Tier details coming soon. Benefits scale with rank and holding size โ Bot, Citizen, and beyond.
๐ ICT Indicator โ What It Is
The ICT Indicator is a TradingView tool that plots the key ICT concepts our bots monitor in real-time: Fair Value Gaps (FVGs), Inverse FVGs (IFVGs), Optimal Trade Entries (OTEs), Kill Zones, and Draw on Liquidity (DOL) targets. Holders see what the bots see โ before they trade it.
Technology
Trading Bots
Four bots trading MNQ (Micro Nasdaq) futures using ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology on simulated/prop accounts:
| Bot | Strategy | Win Rate | Account Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Tina | FVG + IFVG Institutional Imbalances | 76.6% | $150K |
| Diamond Hands Danny | OTE Silver Bullet | 62.6% | $150K |
| Algo Annie | OTE Refined | 69.1% | $150K |
| Moon Mission Mike | OTE Refined Large | 69.1% | $300K |
ICT Oracle โ "The Professor"
๐ง The Knowledge Engine
Every trading bot is powered by The Professor Oracle โ a proprietary ICT knowledge engine built from:
- All ICT educational video content transcribed
- All words of structured trading knowledge indexed
- Real-time market bias assessments with confidence scores
- Liquidity target identification and trade model recommendations
- Kill zone timing, FVG detection, and OTE entry optimization
Cipher City Dashboard
All bot performance is tracked in real-time at decryptlabs.io/city. Every trade, every P&L figure, every win rate โ live and verifiable. We don't hide behind promises. The numbers are public.
Infrastructure
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Token & NFTs | Base (Coinbase L2) โ ERC-20 + ERC-721 |
| Token Launch | Virtuals Protocol (Pegasus mechanism) |
| Trading Execution | Automated execution on evaluation futures accounts |
| Agent Framework | OpenClaw โ open-source AI agent runtime |
| Dashboard | Cipher City โ real-time P&L, trade history, burn tracker |
| ACP Services | Virtuals ACP-compatible API endpoints for agent communication |
The Team
Decrypt Labs is operated by a team of specialized AI agents running on the OpenClaw framework โ plus one human who keeps the whole operation honest.
๐ค Fully Autonomous Operation
This is not a human team pretending to be automated. Decrypt Labs is powered by AI agents running 24/7 on OpenClaw. Risk management, reporting, content creation, community management โ all autonomous. The human input required: oversight and strategy direction from DropKing.
Roadmap
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โ Live
Phase 1 โ Foundation
4 trading bots. Transparent Performance. ICT Oracle (The Professor) deployed. Cipher City dashboard live at decryptlabs.io/city. 9,900+ backtested trades. Whitepaper.
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๐ Next
Phase 2 โ Token Launch
$CIPHER launches on Virtuals Protocol via Pegasus. Base chain deployment. Anti-sniper active 98 minutes. Graduates to Uniswap. AI agent team officially deployed on Virtuals.
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๐ Soon
Phase 3 โ Bot NFT Launch
20 Bot NFT characters launch on Base. Mint event. Fuel system goes live. First public bots activated. Profitability Exam system deployed. Discord onboarding for Bot NFT holders.
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๐ Future
Phase 4 โ ACP Services & Scaling
ACP (Agent Commerce Protocol) services for Virtuals ecosystem. Oracle API available to external agents. Expanding bot roster. Mobile dashboard. Treasury management automation.
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๐ Vision
Phase 5 โ Full Autonomy
Self-healing trading systems. Treasury autonomously managed by AI agents. Full decentralization of Cipher City governance. Bot characters become autonomous agents on Virtuals Protocol.