To the Metis community:

In this rapidly changing cycle, we are standing at a critical node in the history of Web3 development. Past success does not represent future victory. Ethereum’s weakness, the end of Web3 social experiments, and changes in user behavior are all reminding us that if we do not take the initiative to change, we will eventually be eliminated.

But Metis has never been a passive Layer 2 and is willing to act as a reformer to save the Ethereum ecosystem.

The ReGenesis plan we launched is not just an upgrade, but a rebirth of the blockchain ecosystem.

Part 1: Why does Metis want to do ReGenesis?

1. Ethereum’s weakness and the end of the Web3 social experiment

Looking back at this cycle, Ethereum’s performance can be said to be quite weak, which not only affects Ethereum itself, but also the entire Ethereum ecosystem, especially the Layer 2 solutions built around it. We believe that the core reason for Ethereum’s poor performance this round is that the social experiment of Web3 has ended, but Ethereum has failed to adapt to the new market environment in a timely manner.

Specifically, the end of the Web3 social experiment is mainly reflected in two aspects:

• DeFi innovation has reached a bottleneck period
  As the core application of the last cycle, DeFi has completed the verification of basic theories, and the industry is already very clear about its underlying principles. However, due to the lack of new breakthrough innovations, the growth of DeFi has begun to slow down, and the enthusiasm of capital and users has gradually cooled down.

• The behavior of existing users has changed
  Due to the deepening of industry understanding and the uncertainty brought about by the rapid changes in the market, more and more users have shifted from the long-term vision of the past to the maximization of short-term benefits. They pay more attention to the utilization of funds, opportunity costs, and how to obtain greater benefits in a short period of time, rather than simply supporting the idealism of decentralization.

In this context, Ethereum should have followed the market rules, adjusted its strategy, paid more attention to the implementation of ecological applications, and brought more practical value to users. However, it still insisted on technological innovation and decentralization as its main priorities, while ignoring the market's demand for a more efficient, lower-cost, and wealth-enhancing ecosystem.

2. Ethereum vs. Solana & Base: Different strategies, different results

The winners of this cycle are Solana and Base, not Ethereum. These two public chains have adopted completely different strategies:

• Solana sacrifices decentralization in exchange for extreme performance and lower usage costs

• Low gas fees + high-speed transaction capabilities make Solana an active center for NFT, DeFi and even meme culture.

• By encouraging developers and users to build "more interesting and wealth-effective" scenarios, Solana achieved a win-win situation of user growth and capital accumulation in this cycle.

• Base relies on the Coinbase ecosystem to create a low-threshold, high-activity on-chain experience

• Through the advantages of meme culture and low gas fees, Base has become a popular public chain with a large influx of users.

• Users don’t particularly care whether Base is decentralized or not. They are more concerned about whether they can find a “money-making effect” or a “fun and interesting experience” here.

In comparison, Ethereum's progress in these areas seems too slow.
Although it is still the most decentralized and secure programmable blockchain in the world, current users are more concerned about transaction costs, interactive experience, and whether they can find sufficiently attractive application scenarios. Therefore, Ethereum has been frequently criticized by users in this cycle, while Solana and Base have successfully seized the market.

3. As Layer 2, why should Metis stand out?

Metis is not an "Ethereum Layer 2" in the traditional sense. It has been different since its inception.

If we look back at the development history of Metis, we will find that we have always existed as a "changer" rather than simply following the pace of Ethereum:

• We are the first Layer 2 to propose “DAO as the core of governance”

• Metis was even originally named MetisDAO. We believe that decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will be an important direction for future blockchain governance. Unlike many chains that prioritize performance and ease of use at the expense of decentralization, we are confident that we can achieve the right balance between flexibility and decentralization. This allows us to quickly and efficiently adapt to the changing industry landscape.

• We are the first Layer 2 to decide to adopt off-chain DA (data availability)

• At that time, many people disagreed, believing that off-chain DA violated "pure decentralization", but today, off-chain DA has become the mainstream trend of Layer 2 development, which proves that our original choice was correct.

• We always pursue cutting-edge technological breakthroughs

• It laid out ZK (zero-knowledge proof) very early and promoted the development of projects such as ZKM and GOAT.

• We are the only Layer 2 that has launched a decentralized sorter

• The Ethereum ecosystem has always advocated decentralization, but currently most Layer 2 still rely on centralized sorters. Metis is the only Layer 2 that has truly launched a decentralized sorter, ensuring the continuation of the blockchain spirit.

From these facts, we can see that Metis has never been a role that passively adapts to the market, but an actor that actively promotes industry change.
Therefore, in this cycle, we will not choose to remain silent, but will once again play the role of a change maker, promote the ReGenesis plan, and bring new thinking and directions to the Ethereum ecosystem and even the entire industry.

4. ReGenesis: A “rebirth”

The core goal of the ReGenesis plan is to resolve the core contradictions of the current blockchain ecosystem:

• On the one hand, Ethereum needs to continue to maintain its technological leadership and ensure a decentralized underlying architecture.

• On the other hand, the ecosystem needs innovation and growth to attract more users and capital and create more interesting and attractive application scenarios.

To resolve this contradiction, the ReGenesis plan will proceed along two main lines:

• Cutting-edge technology research

• Introduce high-performance architecture to support more real-time and higher-frequency applications and development scenarios.

• Bet on the AI track and solve the problem of aligning AI with human values by incubating LazAI.

• Build and introduce more interesting ecological applications

• As a new growth point of blockchain, AI has huge application potential. It can not only enrich the diversity of the ecosystem, but also attract new incremental users.

• Metis will provide infrastructure to support the actual implementation of AI applications in the Web3 ecosystem, so that blockchain will no longer be just the world of DeFi, NFT and Meme culture, but will enter a broader and more vibrant intelligent era.

We don’t want to be an L2 driven by market trends.

We do not want to see Ethereum continue to sink in this cycle, but hope to use the ReGenesis plan to break the status quo and find new growth points for the Ethereum ecosystem and even the entire industry.

Metis has always been a "game changer" in the industry, and this time, we are still willing to stand up and be the pioneer in promoting change.

Part 2: What exactly is ReGenesis?

1. ReGenesis’ core vision

The ReGenesis plan is not a simple technological upgrade, but a rebirth plan for the Web3 ecosystem to enter the AI era.

We not only need to save the Ethereum ecosystem, but also enable Web3 to survive in the AI era and create a new economic model of AI+Web3.

We are standing at the crossroads of technological change:

• Traditional AI is developing rapidly, but it is controlled by centralized technology giants. Data is black-boxed and algorithms are closed, making it impossible for ordinary individuals to lead the development of the AI era.

• The development of Web3's AI is extremely lagging and cannot keep pace with the progress of AI in the real world. Most of the existing AI+Web3 solutions are just calls to AI APIs and have not truly integrated into the core value system of Web3.

• If Web3 cannot proactively embrace the AI era, it will be eliminated and eventually become an insignificant decentralized experiment.

But we don’t accept such a future.

The ReGenesis plan aims to completely integrate AI and Web3 to establish decentralized data governance, AI assetization, and AI-driven smart economy for the AI era.

Metis is not just about following the trend of the AI+Web3 era, but about defining the rules of the AI+Web3 era and becoming a habitat for new species.

2. The core content of ReGenesis

(1) Reshaping the underlying architecture of Web3

• Andromeda network upgrade + new high-performance architecture underlying framework

• Make Metis the optimal infrastructure for AI computing and data interaction, rather than just a performance-optimized version of L2.

• Parallel coordination mechanism

• Combine the high throughput requirements of AI computing with the deterministic requirements of Web3 transactions to achieve true AI+Web3 efficient interaction.

(2) LazAI: AI data governance and AI assetization

The core problem facing AI at present is not computing power or algorithms, but how to ensure the alignment of AI with the human value system and make AI assets have economic value. Blockchain has the underlying technical logic to naturally solve AI data problems. Through the combination of technology and economic models, it can achieve efficient and secure management and use of data in a decentralized environment. In this process, data value confirmation and assetization are carried out through on-chain voting, consensus mechanism, privacy computing and other methods to achieve the purpose of AI data governance.

As the core cornerstone of the ReGenesis plan, LazAI proposes a new AI data governance and assetization framework:

• iDAO (Individual Autonomous Organization) + DAT (Data Anchored Token)

• The value of AI training data is not determined by a centralized organization, but is governed by the iDAO mechanism to ensure that the generation and circulation of AI assets comply with the fairness principles of the Web3 ecosystem.

• DAT (Data Anchored Token) is a manifestation of AI assets. It capitalizes data, AI-generated content, etc., and enables AI assets to circulate in the Web3 economic system through on-chain rights confirmation.

• Through iDAO, LazAI enables data contributors, AI developers, model trainers, and AI asset holders to form a decentralized economy and establish a value measurement system for AI assets.

• Verified Computing: A Value Judgment System for AI Assets

• The key issue of AI assetization is how to measure its value. The value judgment of AI-generated content cannot rely on traditional centralized methods, and a decentralized verification mechanism must be established.

• Verified Computing ensures that AI assets are verifiable on the chain, provides a reliable value assessment system, ensures that AI-generated content, data, and reasoning results can be fairly priced, and supports the free trading of AI assets.

• The value of AI assets is no longer defined by a few technology companies, but is determined by the joint participation of the Web3 ecosystem, forming a truly decentralized AI economic system.

• Point of View Data: A New Data Paradigm in the AI Era

• Traditional AI training data is mainly controlled by centralized institutions and dominated by a single perspective, resulting in serious biases and limitations in AI training.

• LazAI adopts the "Point of View Data" system, that is, AI training data can cover multiple dimensions, multiple perspectives, and multiple cultural backgrounds, so that the content learned by AI is more in line with the complexity of the real world and aligns it with the values of human society.

Ultimately, LazAI is not just a decentralized AI training network, but the core infrastructure of AI assetization, data governance, value measurement, and economic system.
It allows AI to truly "survive" in Web3 and become a part of the Web3 ecological economy.

(3) Application of AI+Web3

• Alith: AI Agent Framework

• Let AI agents become the "digital assistants" of Web3 users, allowing AI to create value for users directly on the chain.

• AI-Native Application Incubation

• Through the LazAI + Alith combination, we will promote new AI-driven Web3 business models, such as smart social networking, automated DeFi, on-chain AI economies, etc.

Ultimately, ReGenesis is not about making AI "adapt" to the blockchain, but about allowing AI to truly have an independent survival mode in the Web3 ecosystem.

Web3 needs AI, and AI needs Web3.

3. Why is ReGenesis unique?

There are many public chains in the market currently exploring AI narratives, but ReGenesis is a blockchain initiative to build an AI asset system.

Our uniqueness lies in:

• It is not just about optimizing the performance of L2, but about giving L2 AI-native computing capabilities.

• It is not just about supporting AI, but about allowing AI to form a complete living environment in Web3.

• LazAI decentralizes AI training data to ensure that AI is aligned with the value system of human society.

• DAT makes AI an asset and makes the AI economy a part of the Web3 ecosystem.

• Verified Computing makes the value of AI assets measurable, verifiable, and tradable.

• Decentralized sorter + dual-chain architecture ensures that Web3 still maintains the spirit of decentralization.

Most of the current AI+Web3 solutions are still "Web2 gameplay + blockchain packaging", but ReGenesis is the first plan to truly redefine the AI value system using Web3 rules.

4. How does ReGenesis promote ecosystem development?

Ultimately, ReGenesis plans to form a complete AI+Web3 flywheel:

• Andromeda + New Chain Architecture → High-Performance AI Computing & Transaction Environment

• LazAI → Decentralize AI training data to ensure AI values are aligned

• DAT → Make AI assets part of the Web3 economy and form a new AI economic model

• Verified Computing → Make AI asset value measurable and tradable, and create an AI asset market

• Increased user and developer participation → Forming a self-growth cycle of AI+Web3

Part 3: Why do you need to pay attention to and participate in ReGenesis?

1. Developers: Join the AI+Web3 technological revolution

• You can build high-performance AI+Web3 applications on Andromeda and NewChain architecture.

• You can use LazAI's decentralized data for AI training and get rid of traditional AI data barriers.

• You can build AI agents based on the Alith framework to provide intelligent services to Web3 users.

2. Investors & Ecosystem Builders: Layout of Web3 Economy in the AI Era

• AI assetization (DAT) will become an important asset class in the Web3 economy with huge potential.

• The AI training data market is opened through the iDAO mechanism, creating a new way to capture value.

• The Verified Computing system ensures the transparency of the value of AI assets and promotes the growth of the AI economy.

3. Ordinary users: Participate in the AI economy and gain early benefits

• You can become part of the AI economy by contributing Point of View data.

• You can use on-chain AI agents to enjoy Web3 native AI experience.

• You can get early incentives through the growth of the ReGenesis program and become a pioneer of Web3 in the AI era.

4. Metis Community: Driving ReGenesis and Becoming Part of the Change

• You can promote the ReGenesis project within the community and get more people to join.

• You can become an early contributor to the ReGenesis program and enjoy exclusive bonuses.

• You can witness and participate in the birth of the AI+Web3 era and define the future with Metis.

ReGenesis is not a Metis team project, but a revolution driven by all Metisians.