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Botto — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).

Botto — an AI/Other / Consumer project (a decentralized “autonomous artist” and DAO governance of generative art), token (symbol: BOTTO).

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TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)

  • What it is: a generative art project where an algorithm creates many variants (“fragments”), and the DAO provides feedback by voting, influencing further generation.
  • Who it’s for: community members/collectors interested in generative art and joint governance of the directions of generation.
  • Why onchain/token: the BOTTO token is used for participation in the DAO (voting/staking/rewards), and the final works are regularly minted and auctioned (the docs mention SuperRare).
  • What you can actually touch (Tier‑1): the voting dApp — https://botto.com/app/vote

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: opens the dApp and votes for the fragments they like (the docs describe Voting Points and staking).
  2. The system does: aggregates the community’s votes as feedback for the generative algorithm, which generates the next “round” of fragments.
  3. The user gets: participation in governing the artistic direction and, subject to conditions, access to rewards (per the docs).
  4. Where the blockchain is: the BOTTO token (Ethereum/Base) and onchain activity around minting/auctions (SuperRare is mentioned in the docs); in this card the onchain‑verifiable minimum is the token addresses.
  5. Token role: governance/staking/rewards (per the docs).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Botto
Also known as (aliases) BottoDAO, BOTTO, botto.eth
Logo (logo) ../assets/197_botto_logo.svg
Token symbol (ticker) BOTTO
Category AI/Other | Consumer
Primary chain (chain) Ethereum
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoS (Ethereum)
Launch date (launch_date) 2021-10-22 (first mint on SuperRare; per the docs)
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract 0x9dfad1b7102d46b1b197b90095b5c4e9f5845bba (Ethereum)
Token model (token_type) utility (staking + governance)
Max supply 100,000,000 BOTTO (initial supply; per the docs)
Issuance burn (the docs list total burned; supply decreases)
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) current supply 93,874,708 BOTTO and total burned 6,125,292 BOTTO (per the docs, as of 2024-11-30)
Governance DAO (voting; snapshot and dApp)
Admins/keys —
Audit yes (security review PDF in the docs)
Bug bounty —
Team (team) —
Funding (investors/funding) —
AI component (ai_component) generative art engine + DAO feedback
Use‑case (use_case) generative art
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 4/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
DecAI Fit component summary 3 / 1 / 1 / 3
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

Per the Tier‑1 documentation, Botto is a “decentralized autonomous artist” that creates “fragments” weekly and offers them to the community. The community votes for fragments; the collective preferences are used as feedback for the generative algorithm to steer the next iteration of generation.

Once a week Botto mints one work as the final one and auctions it on SuperRare. The docs state that a share of the proceeds (40%) is returned to the community as rewards for contributing to voting.

The same docs list the models/approaches used: Botto started with VQGAN + CLIP and later added open‑source diffusion models (Stable Diffusion, Kandinsky, Flux).

Features/modules

  • Weekly rounds: generation of fragments + voting.
  • DAO feedback loop: participants’ votes as a signal for the algorithm.
  • Mint + auction: regular mint of the final works and an auction (SuperRare).
  • Staking / Voting Points / Rewards: participation and reward mechanics (per the docs).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: a user opens the dApp → votes for fragments → participates in shaping the algorithm’s “taste”.
  • Scenario 2: a participant stakes BOTTO → gets access to extended participation/reward mechanics (per the docs).

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: you can start voting by creating an account and opening the dApp; “full membership” requires staking BOTTO (per the docs).
  • Network/chain: Ethereum and/or Base (the docs list the key contracts in both networks).
  • Fees: gas of the chosen network for staking/token operations.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: the BOTTO token (Ethereum/Base), the voting dApp, staking/reward mechanics, integration with a marketplace for auctions (SuperRare is mentioned in the docs).
  • Where logic runs: art generation and vote processing — per the description, an offchain process; onchain — the token and mint/auctions.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Distribution: the docs contain the initial distribution (100,000,000 BOTTO; allocations by category) and a snapshot of the current distribution (as of 2024‑11‑30).
  • Burn: the docs list the number of burned tokens (total burned).
  • Participation mechanics: the docs describe staking, voting and rewards.

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: BottoDAO (via voting; the docs also mention snapshot proposals as a source of change history).

Security and incidents

  • Audits: a security review PDF is listed in the links.
  • Bug bounty: — (not found in Tier‑1 sources).

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: an active cycle of weekly rounds + voting/auctions (per the docs).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? Art generation by an algorithm and the evolution of the generative model/pipeline based on community feedback (per the docs).
  • What is truly onchain? The BOTTO token (Ethereum/Base), as well as onchain mint/auctions (SuperRare is mentioned in the docs), but the addresses of the NFT/auction contracts were not recorded in this card.
  • Why is a token needed? Per the docs: participation in voting/staking/receiving rewards and the governance mechanics.
  • Red flags (based on the information found): the onchain part is mostly about the token and NFT activity; the product is not an “AI protocol” (it is a consumer product with DAO governance).

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 4/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
Component Level Score
AI reality high 3
Onchain necessity low 1
Token necessity low 1
Evidence Tier‑1 present 3
Details

AI reality

AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): AI is described as an operating component (not only intent/roadmap).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the docs describe art generation and the feedback loop, so the intent flag is not needed.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): Botto generates fragments and uses the community’s votes as feedback for the generation algorithm.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the generation and feedback process is described.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): a dApp for voting on fragments is available.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://botto.com/app/vote ; https://docs.botto.com/overview/quickstart
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): this is an interactive Tier‑1 artifact that can be opened and used for voting.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the docs contain descriptions of the process, but no benchmarks/model quality metrics.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)

  • AI_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the docs list the models/engine (VQGAN+CLIP and diffusion models).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a list of the model stack and of engine updates at the system level.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Ethereum (Base is also mentioned)
  • Addresses/identifiers: BOTTO 0x9dfad1b7102d46b1b197b90095b5c4e9f5845bba (Ethereum)
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview/quickstart ; https://etherscan.io/token/0x9dfad1b7102d46b1b197b90095b5c4e9f5845bba
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the docs provide the address of the key contract, and the explorer allows verifying it.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)

  • OC_2 (decision): 0
  • What useful logic is onchain: the final works are minted and auctioned, but the addresses of contracts/onchain logic other than the token were not recorded in this card.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without addresses/contracts we set 0.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 0
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: a significant part of the product (generation/voting as an interface) can exist offchain; no strict proof of onchain criticality was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): onchain matters for ownership/the token, but criticality is not proven per the OC_3 standard.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the project has a token, BOTTO.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview/quickstart
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token is described in the docs and has an onchain address.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the Tier‑1 docs do not record that BOTTO is a mandatory payment unit for a “service” (as a tariff).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token’s role is described through participation/governance, not through a tariff payment.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)

  • TK_2 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): participation in the DAO and access to rewards are tied to staking BOTTO.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview/quickstart
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the docs state the staking requirement for a “full DAO member” and for access to rewards.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): the DAO votes on fragments and governs themes/parameters using BOTTO participation mechanics.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the docs describe a community‑governed voting process.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 1
  • Claim (one line): no strict proof of the irreplaceability of BOTTO (why another asset cannot be used for governance/rewards) was found.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.botto.com/overview
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token is utilitarian for the DAO, but the “no other way” argument is not presented.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://docs.botto.com/overview the process of generating fragments, voting as feedback, weekly mint+auction, list of models
Tier‑1 https://botto.com/app/vote the “what you can touch” dApp for voting
Tier‑1 https://docs.botto.com/details/token-distribution initial supply and current values of supply/burned/treasury (as of 2024‑11‑30)
Tier‑1 https://docs.botto.com/overview/quickstart addresses of the key BOTTO contracts (Ethereum/Base) and staking requirements
Tier‑1 https://etherscan.io/token/0x9dfad1b7102d46b1b197b90095b5c4e9f5845bba the onchain BOTTO contract (Ethereum)
Tier‑2 https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/botto reference profile

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