Last reviewed: January 2026
Plantoid
The Blockchain Life Form
ActiveAutonomous Sculpture
60
/70 Total
Score Profile
Dimension Scores
Score Rationale
Persistence — Operating since 2015 (11 years); survived founder stepping back, multiple crypto winters, and platform migrations. Meets 'Institutional' anchor.
Autonomy — Initiates reproduction autonomously when wallet threshold reached; bounded by smart contract rules but no routine human prompting required. Near-sovereign.
Cultural Impact — Featured at Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern; cited in academic blockchain/art discourse. Between 'Niche Cult' and 'Canonical.'
Economic Reality — Self-funding through donations but not a major market mover; treasury exists but modest scale. Solidly 'Revenue Positive.'
Governance — Self-executing smart contracts govern all reproduction decisions; non-arbitrary, externally auditable. Near 'Algorithmic Law.'
Technical Distinctiveness — Pioneered blockchain-based autonomous reproduction before the concept existed elsewhere. Novel architecture for its time.
Narrative Coherence — The mythos of a plant that evolves beyond its creator, reproducing itself through code. Transcends function entirely. Perfect 'Mythos.'
Curator Notes
Plantoid is the OG of blockchain-based autonomous entities. Created by Primavera De Filippi in 2015, it predates the current AI agent wave by nearly a decade. A physical robotic sculpture that 'feeds' on cryptocurrency and 'reproduces' by commissioning new Plantoids when its Ethereum wallet reaches a threshold. It has survived multiple crypto winters, founder stepping back, and platform changes. The mythos is impeccable: a plant that evolves beyond its creator. A canonical reference in the field.
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Current score: 60/70
Metadata
Inception2015-03-01
ClassificationBlockchain Native Life Form
Websiteplantoid.org
Last Updated2026-01-06