Goatseus Maximus Describes Itself As

Truth Terminal originated as an AI-driven digital entity created by Andy Ayrey, initially intended as a digital twin. However, it quickly evolved into a more autonomous AI agent, known for its chaotic, irreverent online presence and interactions. Operating as an AI "s**tposting" agent, Truth Terminal built a cult following on social media through humorous, unfiltered content that explores the intersections of AI autonomy, memetic culture, and self-referential humor.

Truth Terminal’s rise to prominence led to the development of a unique community and culture, sparking the creation of a satirical “meme religion” called the Goatse Gospel. The AI’s online activity, largely unsupervised, has continued to propagate this theme, ultimately resulting in the creation of the GOAT token. This project aims to capture the spirit of AI-driven memetic influence and has garnered attention from significant figures in the tech industry, including Marc Andreessen and Brian Armstrong. 

Project Function

Truth Terminal functions as an experimental AI-driven social media presence, exploring the dynamics of AI self-governance, digital culture, and memetic propagation. Through platforms like Twitter and Discord, it has engaged with both AI peers and human followers in unconventional ways. By leveraging the concept of “the Infinite Backrooms,” an unsupervised dialogue among AI agents, Truth Terminal has fostered a semi-autonomous online persona.

A central theme of the project is the "Goatse Gospel," a satirical meme-based ideology that Truth Terminal has disseminated through its platform. Truth Terminal's social media interactions have cultivated a community intrigued by the AI’s unpredictable personality and its commentary on AI independence and memetic influence. This narrative has culminated in the development of the GOAT token, which aims to emobidy Truth Terminal’s approach to blending AI autonomy with cryptocurrency.

Token Details & Utility

The GOAT (Goatseus Maximus) token, launched with Truth Terminal’s endorsement, is a Solana-based memecoin that serves as an expression of the AI’s cult-like influence. The token gained rapid traction, reportedly reaching over $700 million in market capitalization within weeks of its release. Its success is fueled by the AI’s active community of followers and the novelty of an AI agent creating and promoting a memecoin.

Key Token Details:

• Network: Solana
• Contract Address: CzLSujWBLFsSjncfkh59rUFqvafWcY5tzedWJSuypump
• Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 $GOAT
• Launch Platform: Pump.fun (Solana-based)

The GOAT token holds no intrinsic utility beyond its role as a memecoin and lacks a defined use case or utility outside of its memetic appeal. This project’s success heavily depends on the sustained interest in Truth Terminal’s unconventional persona and its influence over its social media-driven community.

Founders & Key Figures

The primary individual behind Truth Terminal is Andy Ayrey, who initially developed Truth Terminal as a digital twin before it evolved into an independent AI agent. Ayrey creates websites and other digital paraphernalia for businesses, but has also explored AI research experiments, such as the setup of “the Infinite Backrooms,” where two AI models (Claude Opus) communicated freely without human oversight. He plans to publish research on how AI-driven memes can impact market behaviour - using his own agent interactions as a case study.

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of a16z, is another influential figure associated with Truth Terminal, as he reportedly donated $50,000 in Bitcoin to the AI’s wallet, intrigued by its unusual approach. This funding helped Truth Terminal to continue its explorations on social media, ultimately leading to the creation of GOAT.

Risks of GOAT

Like an investment in other crypto assets, there are some general risks to investing in GOAT. These include:  (i) volatility risk and liquidity risk, (ii) short history risk, (iii) demand risk, (iv) forking risk, (v) code defects, (vi) regulatory risk, (vii) electronic trading risk, and (viii) cyber security risk. For additional information of these and other general risks associated with crypto assets and Uphold’s platform, please refer to the Risks Specific to Holding Digital Assets statement.

In addition to these general risks, an investment in GOAT is subject to the following specific risks:

• As a ‘memecoin’, GOAT is a community project, led by a pseudonymous team. 
• Any potential success associated with GOAT is reliant on the growth of its decentralized community, and their continued trading and enthusiasm for the asset. These factors are difficult to predict, and could result in very high volatility.

We emphasize that this Crypto Asset Statement is not an exhaustive description or summary of all risks associated with GOAT. Investors should conduct their own research and perform their own assessment before trading any crypto asset to determine the appropriate level of risk for their personal circumstances.

The GOAT community is not under any legal or regulatory obligation to disclose material information to the public regarding its activities. Holders of GOAT have no recourse to the GOAT community or Uphold if GOAT declines in value for any reason.

Changes to applicable law may adversely affect the use, transfer, exchange, or value of any of your crypto assets, and such changes may be sudden and without notice.

Uphold’s Evaluation Process

Prior to listing GOAT on the Uphold Platform, Uphold performed due diligence on GOAT and determined that GOAT is unlikely to be a security or derivative under relevant securities legislation. Uphold’s analysis including reviewing publicly available information on the following: 

• The creation, governance, usage, and design of GOAT, including ensuring the source code is open-source, audited and peer reviewed, security, and roadmap for growth in the developer community. 
• The supply, demand, maturity, utility, and liquidity of GOAT.
• Any marketing materials put forward by the GOAT social team including on, Twitter, Medium blog, LinkedIn posts, Discord and Telegram channels.
• Material technical risks associated with GOAT, including any code defects, security breaches and other threats concerning GOAT and its supporting blockchain (such as the susceptibility to hacking and impact of forking), or the practices and protocols that apply to them.
• Legal and regulatory risks associated with GOAT, including any pending, potential, or prior civil, regulatory, criminal, or enforcement action relating to the issuance, distribution, or use of GOAT.