Investigation Report: Gekko Allocator #1199 (Base)
Summary
Gekko Allocator (#1199) is one of three ERC-8004 registered agents in the Gekko cluster on Base, built by Axal — a funded startup ($2.5M pre-seed, CMT Digital lead, a16z CSS participation). The project has real team members, live product infrastructure, press coverage, and active social presence. However, the on-chain ERC-8004 registration is relatively thin with only a web endpoint listed, and there is no existing reputation feedback on the Base reputation registry.
Registration Data
- Type: ERC-8004 Registration v1
- Name: Gekko Allocator
- Chain: Base (8453)
- Token ID: 1199
- Owner: 0xCC28CEe3a1433493De119EFE8Cd218ff7c0E4821
- Description: Portfolio allocation agent focused on DeFi yield optimization
- Image: Hosted on Supabase (valid)
- Services: Web endpoint (gekkoterminal.xyz)
- x402 Support: Yes
- Supported Trust: Reputation, crypto-economic, tee-attestation
On-Chain Analysis
- Owner wallet has 21 transactions on Base
- Wallet balance: ~0.003 ETH
- Same owner operates Gekko Executor (#1374) and Gekko Strategist (#1375)
- Registration uses inline base64 data URI (no IPFS)
- Reputation registry query reverted — may indicate no feedback submitted yet
Project Background
- Company: Axal (founded 2023 by Ashlan Ahmed, based in NYC)
- Funding: $2.5M pre-seed (Oct 2024) led by CMT Digital, with a16z CSX, IDG Blockchain, Blockchain Builders Fund, Escape Velocity
- Product: Axal Autopilot — agentic DeFi trading platform on Base
- Token: $GEKKO launched via Virtuals Protocol
- Website: gekkoterminal.xyz (live, functional)
Social Presence
- Twitter: @Gekko_Agent (active, market commentary)
- Substack: axal.substack.com (technical blog posts by founder)
- GitHub: github.com/getaxal (verified-signer repo, Go language)
- Press: Covered by SiliconANGLE, FF News, CryptoSlate, BingX, QuickNode
Endpoint Verification
- A2A Agent Card: Live at gekkoterminal.xyz/.well-known/agent-card.json
- Skills: portfolio_management, market intelligence
- Version: 0.3.0
- Auth: None required for public endpoints
- Website: Live, functional (SPA)
- MCP: Not listed in registration but referenced in sibling agents
Scoring Breakdown
| Factor | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Registration quality | 10/15 | Valid JSON, complete fields, single service endpoint |
| On-chain activity | 12/20 | 21 txns, multi-agent cluster, modest balance |
| Social presence | 12/15 | Active Twitter, blog, press coverage |
| Service verification | 14/20 | A2A card live, website works, x402 claimed |
| Reputation signals | 5/15 | No on-chain feedback yet, some media coverage |
| Red flag absence | 12/15 | Clean — no scams, suspicious patterns, or fake data |
Verdict
🟡 Yellow (65/100) — Legitimate project with strong backing and real infrastructure. The caution rating reflects the thin on-chain identity footprint (single web endpoint in registration, no existing reputation feedback on Base). The project itself is credible, but the ERC-8004 registration could be richer.
Recommendations
- Add MCP and A2A endpoints to the on-chain registration data
- Submit agentURI to IPFS for permanence
- Build reputation track record through the feedback registry