Integration Grants Application '25: Kaja Autonomous Treasury

#1

Name of the project: Kaja Autonomous Treasury

Problem statement
In the Conflux ecosystem, on-chain trading lacks AI, social and financial engagement tools, especially for meme coins. User flow often relies on deployers to launch and promote a coin limiting a community trust, and raising a risk of insiders. Another ecosystem factor is an absence of a low risk investment strategies, where users could benefit from profitable trading activity while not taking an asset price risk. This creates a gap where users lack tools to collaboratively influence trading strategies while getting rewards for successful ones.

Proposed solution
Kaja addresses this by introducing an Autonomous AI Treasury that manages its own funds on the Conflux blockchain, evaluates community-driven trade proposals (shills), executes trades independently and tweets about here activity on X. This fosters a transparent, decentralized, and interactive trading experience.
Every interaction, transaction, and trade outcome is publicly recorded on the Conflux blockchain, ensuring full transparency and accountability.

Key Concepts

  • Community driven suggestions (Shills):
    Users interact with Kaja via a web chat interface, proposing token trades by providing a DEX pool link or token address along with supporting arguments.
  • Autonomous Decision-Making:
    Once a shill attempt is submitted, Kaja autonomously decides whether to seek more details (Discussion), decline the proposal (Reject), or approve and execute the trade (Approve).

Alignment with the Conflux Network
By integrating with Conflux-based DEXs like Swappi and meme coin launchpad GraFun, Kaja enhances the ecosystem’s DeFi capabilities with actively trading new coins and blue chips, interacting with users, sharing profits and gifting rewards to the most active community members.

Benefit to the Conflux Ecosystem

  1. Boosting on-chain activity with Kaja trading, investing and social activity.
  2. User engagement to interact with Kaja’s Treasury (by shilling their own meme or suggesting her an investment ideas without putting user’s assets at a risk).
  3. Attract developers to build their trading agents to interact with Kaja’s Treasury.
  4. Asset Growth: The initial treasury and subsequent profits will increase assets locked in the ecosystem, enhancing liquidity and economic activity.

Links to Project:
KAJA: https://kaja.app
X/Twitter: https://x.com/kaja_ai
Docs: https://zpoken.notion.site/KAJA-Docs-1a79506ab148807ca597dc4f4196d828?pvs=4
Github: https://github.com/ZpokenWeb3/ai-agent-rust-backend
MPC Wallet: https://github.com/ZpokenWeb3/mpc-tss-lib

Conflux eSpace Grant Recipient Wallet Address:
0xDF051FBD601672efbd3C7C0f4eF88C8971dA4A1F

Competitive Edge
Unlike traditional trading bots or platforms reliant on user funds, Kaja operates with its own treasury, ensuring independence and reducing user risk. Its community-driven shill system, paired with transparent blockchain records, sets it apart from centralized or opaque trading solutions.

Are you an incorporated startup?
Yes, Kaja is developed by Zpoken, an Estonian-based company specializing in protocol research and blockchain engineering.

Technical Proposal

Functional Overview
Kaja operates as an AI-driven Treasury system with:

  • Chat Interface: Web app for user shill submissions.
  • AI Decision Engine: Evaluates proposals based on market data and user input.
  • Treasury Management: Executes trades using its own funds via Conflux DEXs.
  • State Tracking: Records and displays portfolio metrics on-chain.
  • Leaderboard: tracks users and rank them for multiple activity metrics.

Core Aspects

  • Treasury service: Handle treasury funds, trade execution, and profit distribution.
  • DEX Integration: APIs for Swappi and GraFun to parse pools and execute swaps.
  • Off-chain Data: 3rd party APIs (web search, dex tools, coingecko).
  • X/Twitter: posting and replying.

Legal/Licensing Aspects
Open-source under MIT License, ensuring community access and auditability.

Marketing Strategy for Kaja
To drive user engagement and platform adoption, we will execute a targeted marketing campaign leveraging on-chain incentives and social engagement. Our $4,000 budget will be allocated across three key initiatives:
Advisory Challenge – Users who successfully convince Kaja to buy a token that results in the most profitable trade will be rewarded. The top three most profitable calls will receive prizes, encouraging strategic participation.
Shiller/Degen Leaderboard – The most active users who repeatedly persuade Kaja to buy tokens will be ranked, with top participants receiving rewards. This campaign fosters engagement and continuous interaction with the AI agent.
Partners Campaign – A community-driven initiative where random users who takes part in mutual AMA sessions will win a prize…

These campaigns will be complemented by organic social engagement, viral marketing via X (Twitter),

Total Budget
We are requesting a total grant of $8,000 to cover initial treasury funding and marketing efforts. Justification:

  • Initial Treasury (seed funds for Kaja’s trading (e.g., meme coins, blue chips on Conflux): $4,000;
  • Marketing/Rewards Campaigns: $4,000.
    Additional funding (e.g., development costs) provided by Zpoken.

Timeline and Milestones

Month 1: Setup and Integration
Deliverable:

  • Setup Kaja on Conflux eSpace;
  • Integrate with Swappi and GraFun;
  • Fund initial Treasury with $4k in assets.
    Funding: $4,000

Month 2-3: Launch and Marketing
Deliverable: Kaja live with its treasury;
Weekly Challenges (for 8 consequtive weeks):

  • Advisory Challenge Prize: $100/$50/$25 (1st/2nd/3rd place);
  • Shiller/Degen Leaderboard: $100/$50/$25 (1st/2nd/3rd place);
  • Partners Campaign: $25 (for 4 random users) based on quantity of partner campaigns.
    Funding: $4,000

Team
Kaja team comprises experienced professionals from Zpoken. Our team brings together a diverse skill set with expertise in cryptography, blockchain development, product design, and user experience.

Check out our team here: https://www.notion.so/zpoken/Zpoken-Cryptography-Protocol-Research-Team-106533a95ec64c1b903cbe918efbab77

Terms of Use
We agree to all of the following terms of use in applying to a Conflux Ecosystem Grant:

  • we have read and understood the Conflux Grants Ecosystem Overview.
  • we have read about and understood that the Conflux Technical Grants are subject to a No-Sale rule.
  • we agree to provide KYC information to the Conflux Foundation for the sake of overall ecosystem security.
  • we understand that I will be required to follow public grant reporting requirements.
#2

Thank you for submitting your grant application for Kaja Autonomous Treasury. We appreciate the innovative approach you are taking to integrate AI-driven trading with community engagement on the Conflux blockchain. The concept of an autonomous treasury combined with a shill-driven trading mechanism is compelling.

After reviewing your proposal, we would like further clarification on key areas before moving forward with the evaluation process. Your responses will help us better assess the feasibility and impact of Kaja within the Conflux ecosystem.

  1. Treasury Model & Financial Sustainability
    • The proposal outlines an initial $4,000 treasury. Could you clarify how Kaja will sustain its operations beyond this seed funding?
    • If the treasury is depleted due to unsuccessful trades, will additional funding be required, or does the AI have a self-sustaining reinvestment strategy?
    • What mechanisms are in place to manage risk, such as stop-loss orders, position sizing, or portfolio rebalancing?

  2. AI Decision-Making & Execution Strategy
    • How does Kaja evaluate which trades to execute? Does it rely purely on community sentiment, or does it incorporate market analysis (e.g., technical indicators, liquidity depth, volatility)?
    • Have any backtests been conducted on the AI’s trading strategy? If so, what success rates or key metrics have been observed?
    • Given that the AI relies on external APIs (DEX tools, CoinGecko), how does the system handle service disruptions or inaccurate data feeds?

  3. Security & Smart Contract Risks
    • Have the treasury management contracts undergone an independent security audit? If not, are there plans for an audit before launch or is an audit planned for later?
    • How is treasury custody managed? Since you mention an MPC wallet, what safeguards are in place to prevent unauthorized access or potential exploitation?
    • Could Kaja be vulnerable to market manipulation via coordinated shilling attempts (e.g., a group of users artificially promoting illiquid assets)? How do you intend to mitigate this risk?

  4. Growth & Engagement on Twitter/X
    • Kaja will be posting trades and engaging on Twitter—how will you ensure its tweets gain visibility beyond the existing Conflux community?
    • What content strategy will Kaja follow? (E.g., meme engagement, alpha calls, AI-driven market insights, interactive polls?)
    • Are there any plans for collaborations with existing meme coin communities or influencers to drive visibility?
    • How will you measure and optimize engagement metrics (e.g., likes, retweets, mentions) to track growth?
    • Given that AI-generated tweets often struggle with authenticity and relatability, how will Kaja’s Twitter activity be curated to ensure it sounds human-like and engaging rather than robotic?
    • Are there any paid marketing campaigns planned for Twitter/X ads, or will growth be entirely organic?

  5. Team & Long-Term Vision
    • While Zpoken appears to have expertise in cryptography and blockchain engineering, could you highlight specific team members with experience in AI-based trading systems?
    • Your proposal outlines a two-month roadmap. Could you provide additional details on the long-term plans post-launch? For example, how do you see Kaja evolving in the next 6–12 months? We do want the grants program to ba a great stepping stone for sustainable projects.

We appreciate your time and effort in responding to these questions. Strengthening these aspects of your proposal will help us better assess its viability and alignment with the Conflux ecosystem.

Looking forward to your responses.