The Research Center at Mirae Asset Securities (미래에셋증권)—a major player among Korea's traditional investment and brokerage institutions—showcased Virtuals Protocol as a definitive example of agent fundraising in their report dated February 23, 2026.

This analysis characterizes our launch mechanism as a fresh approach to capital formation for AI agents. Key aspects highlighted in the document include our alignment with @ethereum standards for fundraising, payments, authentication, and identity, as well as the implementation of ERC-8004 for monitoring performance onchain. The report further notes our structural reduction of rug pull risks reminiscent of the ICO era through a Commit/Refund escrow system powered by smart contracts.

It is exciting to observe this sector gaining traction within institutional capital markets coverage. We remain proud to pioneer the essential capital formation primitives for AI agents.