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Entropy lists $PRL (Pearl) perps — the AI-PoW L1's first real perp venue, capping a week of Token2049 buzz

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fadedpearl
Peak / day5tracked accounts
Peak dayTueOct 13 · busiest day in the panel
Rest of X / peak day—not measured outside the panel
Cited claims10source links retained
Market—no token attached

Attention

Who was talking, day by day

Oct 11 – Oct 17 UTC
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What happened

Entropy listed $PRL perpetuals, which the tracked accounts framed as the week's single biggest Pearl development. @0x7t3 wrote that "entropy just listed $PRL perps" and that access was "previously limited to smaller venues and OTC," also claiming Entropy "paid 500 HYPE / ~$45k for the ticker last month" (September). @bythegentleman reported that entropyIO's site shows 10 live markets while "Hyperliquid meta still remembers 13," with io:PRL, io:SBE and io:H100 all delisted with zero OI, and called PRL "the Pearl code @entropyIO reportedly bought for 500 HYPE in September." @sevenup27 said $PRL "is now live on Entropy" while posting a referral for Tier 4 fees with zero fees, and @kropanchik wrote that $PRL perps went live on 14 October with 24-hour volume of $6.21M (account-stated).

Why it matters

This is the first perp venue of scale tracked for Pearl, converting a Token2049-talk narrative into something tradeable — and it lands with a caveat: the same listing venue had already killed an io:PRL market once before, so execution and volume follow-through matter more than the headline. It also pulls Pearl into the AI-compute trading meta alongside perps-first venues.

Observed reaction

Mostly bullish on the listing mechanics, with pushback on the thesis. @sevenup27, @0x7t3 and @kropanchik are constructive (kropanchik notes you can short if you think "AI吹过头了"). @btchydra187 argues Pearl inherits Bitcoin's UTXO limitations and says $NOCK covers more use cases, and @iwantlambo dislikes the "x is y but for AI" framing. @_mlnbro frames it as unpriced alpha; @bythegentleman is neutral-positive with a request for a postmortem.

Spread

Where it started and who carried it

First seen
Oct 11, 19:43 UTC by @andyyy
Accounts
11 tracked · 3 elsewhere on X
Communities
general ct (4), ai crypto (2), eth defi (2), perps trading (2)
Key accounts
@tulipking, @andyyy, @guaremperor, @sevenup27, @athanasiusd11

Explainability

Evidence register

Every claim links to the posts behind it
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Entropy listed $PRL perpetuals, giving Pearl a perp venue after access was previously limited to smaller venues and OTC

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Entropy reportedly paid 500 HYPE (~$45k) for the PRL ticker in September

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entropyIO's site shows 10 live markets while Hyperliquid meta still remembers 13, with io:PRL, io:SBE and io:H100 all delisted and zero OI

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@sevenup27 posted that $PRL is now live on Entropy along with a referral link giving access to Tier 4 fees

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@kropanchik stated that the $PRL market launched 14 October and that 24-hour volume had reached $6.21M, and that traders can go long or short

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06

@_mlnbro described Pearl as an AI-native PoUW L1 using matrix multiplication instead of hash mining, calling it 'AI's Bitcoin'

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DWF Ventures' Token2049 Singapore recap called Pearl 'the talk of the town' in the AI & Agents section

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@btchydra187 said Pearl can't match other chains because it inherits Bitcoin's UTXO limitations, arguing $NOCK addresses more use cases

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09

@iwantlambo rejected the 'x is y but for AI' framing and said bitcoin is living rent free in both zcash and pearl holders' heads

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@sevenup27 claimed Pearl's hashrate grew faster than BTC and ZEC at a comparable early stage and cited its fair-launch PoW model and potential AI compute use cases

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Angles

  • Tradeable-at-last timeline: Pearl went from 'talk of the town' at Token2049 (DWF Ventures) to a perp listing in days — chart the sequence with the Entropy announcement post
  • The market graveyard angle: Entropy shows 10 live markets but Hyperliquid still lists 13 — io:PRL, io:SBE, io:H100 delisted at zero OI, and the ticker was reportedly bought for 500 HYPE in September
  • Execution vs narrative: does the listing bring volume, and does Pearl's 'GPUs mine $PRL while running AI workloads' story survive contact with perp traders who can short it

Formats in use

  • screenshot of Entropy market page / open interest
  • quote-tweet of the Entropy listing announcement
  • referral-link promo post
  • long structured thread (positioning, on-chain metrics, hashrate comparisons)
  • comparison table / stacked calls vs BTC and ZEC analogy
  • Chinese-language recap thread of Token2049 notes

Risks

  • Do not repeat price/token metrics as fact: circulating supply, market cap, FDV, price and hashrate figures come from a tracked account, not from a verified market source
  • Treat 'Entropy paid 500 HYPE / ~$45k for the ticker' and 'reportedly bought' as unverified claims flagged by the posters themselves
  • The $6.21M 24h volume and hashrate-outpaces-BTC-and-ZEC comparisons are account-stated; do not present as audited
  • Promotional content present: @sevenup27's post carries a personal referral link for Entropy Tier 4 / zero fees and a 'Trade on Entropy with 0 fees' quote — flag as likely paid or incentivized promotion
  • No financial advice or price predictions; avoid framing the listing as a buy signal

Observed content

Most-engaged posts

6 posts on X
SE@sevenup2768 likes
One of the most hyped tokens right now just got another place to trade 👀 $PRL (Pearl) is now live on Entropy Since TOKEN2049, Pearl has been getting a lot of attention, and there are a few reasons why. 📈 Its hashrate grew faster than BTC and ZEC at a comparable early stage.
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AT@athanasiusd1137 likes
I've been liking what I'm seeing from https://t.co/0pdQ0PYGfg lately. Mainnet is live, transfers are unlocked, and there's more happening around the ecosystem than just talk about what could be built. @jaekwon recently shared https://t.co/UTBtVpEcuL, a live globe with open roo
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KR@kropanchik20 likes
想吃 AI 挖矿这口肉，先别急着给显卡老板送钱 $PRL 已经能做多做空了，显卡钱先省下：[https://t.co/ewc3jEC4WM] Pearl 主打用 AI 计算顺带挖矿。10 月 14 日刚上线这个市场，我刚看，24 小时成交已经有 $621 万 矿工研究显卡、电费、多久回本。交易者可以直接参与这波价格波动，交易的是永续合约 看好这个故事有多头的玩法，觉得 AI 吹过头了，也能做空 你觉得 AI 挖矿能跑出新东西，还是最后又是卖显卡的赢？
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_M@_mlnbro9 likes
最近在看Toenn2049总结的时候，突然感觉像是撞见了一个还没被完全定价的alpha。 大多数人还在追AI Agent叙事或者各种L2，而这条链已经把GPU算力和AI推理真正绑在一起跑了几个月，主网上线后算力稳步爬升，合作方也开始落地，但市场热度才刚刚起来。 $PRL 这种“挖矿即推理”的设计，在回看的时候可能会显得特别明显。 1️⃣ 定位 AI原生PoUW L1，被称作“AI版比特币”
Pearl是一条独立Layer 1，用矩阵乘法（AI训练/推理的核心运算）替代传统哈希挖矿，实现Proof-of-Useful-Work。GPU挖矿的同时产出可验
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BY@bythegentleman5 likes
Entropy Already Killed Three Markets. The site shows 10 live markets. Hyperliquid meta still remembers 13: > io:SBE > io:PRL > io:H100 All three are delisted now, with zero OI. PRL appears to be the Pearl code @entropyIO reportedly bought for 500 HYPE in September. SBE and H
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_M@_mlnbro7 likes
顺带，Token2049 新加坡站刚结束，场内外真正被反复提及的项目并不多，但有些总结值得单独拿出来看。 今年主会场机构感明显变强，side event 数量下降，但私人晚宴和定向交流的质量在提升。RWA、衍生品、AI 交叉和支付仍是主线，而真正在会场上被基金和交易员同时讨论的项目，数量有限。下面按推文整理7条有信息量的复盘。 1️⃣ DWF Ventures 官方复盘 https://t.co/gu2cNNjASw 这是目前最完整的机构视角总结之一。整体判断是机构参与度明显高于往年；RWA 和 Tokenization 仍是最热话题；衍生品领域 H
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History

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