🏆 SMBC Nikko Track Winner: Daiko
Advancing DeFi with AI
The SMBC Nikko Track challenged teams to rethink the future of finance by combining Web3 and AI to build smarter, more efficient DeFi systems that work in real market conditions.
@DaikoAI stood out for tackling a clear problem faced by individual investors: making sound trading decisions amid complex on-chain data and rapidly changing markets.
Daiko is a vibe trading app, often described as Cursor for trading. Based on a user’s portfolio composition and risk appetite, AI agents deliver tailored trading signals. Users can bring their own prompts or copy proven strategies, with alerts spanning memecoins, technical analysis, and macro conditions.
By turning complex market signals into personalized, actionable insights, Daiko demonstrates how AI can meaningfully improve decision-making in DeFi. This clarity of problem definition and practical execution ultimately set the team apart.
Congratulations to the Daiko team on winning the SMBC Nikko Track!
🔗 daiko.ai
The first Pan-Asian Protocol Camp cohort has officially concluded.
What began as early ideas has now become real, working Web3 products, shaped through hands-on mentorship, rigorous feedback, and the commitment of every builder who made it to the final stage.
Thank you to our partners who made this journey possible:
Title Partner: SMBC Nikko Securities (@smbcnikko_jp)
Impact Partner: Bitkub (@BitkubOfficial)
Your support empowers builders to move beyond experimentation and toward real-world impact across Asia's Web3 ecosystem.
To our judges, thank you for the thoughtful perspectives and candid feedback that helped teams sharpen their vision:
🎤 Taisuke Isono — Head of Nikko Open Innovation Lab @smbcnikko_jp
🎤 Ryuichi Nishida @nishida — Director @BDashVentures
🎤 Junji Takaoka @KevTakaoka — Incubation Partner @utokyo_ipc
🎤 Mikihiro Ono — COO @nxt_fintech
🎤 Ryan Kim @0xryankim — Founding Partner @hashed_official
And most importantly, to our builders: GenRank (@hogwei), @Quirk_0x, @mygogocash, @kilolend_xyz, @liberedigital, @DaikoAI, @exclusuive_sui.
Thank you for the long nights, tough pivots, and unwavering dedication. Reaching the Final Demo Showcase is no small feat.
This chapter of Protocol Camp may be complete, but the journey continues.
The next cohort is already on the horizon.
The first Pan-Asian Protocol Camp cohort has officially concluded.
What began as early ideas has now become real, working Web3 products, shaped through hands-on mentorship, rigorous feedback, and the commitment of every builder who made it to the final stage.
Thank you to our
Join us virtually!
Watch builders pitch live from Bangkok at the Protocol Camp Mid Demo Showcase.
Real projects, real feedback, real energy.
🔹 @kilolend_xyz – Agentic DeFi Hub for Everyday Use
🔹 Proxify – Web3 Yield in 7 Lines of Code
🔹 @liberedigital – On-Chain Digital
Join us virtually!
Watch builders pitch live from Bangkok at the Protocol Camp Mid Demo Showcase.
Real projects, real feedback, real energy.
🔹 @kilolend_xyz – Agentic DeFi Hub for Everyday Use
🔹 Proxify – Web3 Yield in 7 Lines of Code
🔹 @liberedigital – On-Chain Digital Book Ecosystem
🔹 Across – Decentralized News Across Languages
🔹 SURP (by @exclusuive_sui) – Payment Service Provider on Sui
🔹 @DaikoAI – Vibe Trading App
🔹 Puddle – Not Investing, Just Puddling
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