As scheduled, the next unlock takes place on the 20th of the month.
On February 20, 11.95B DGC will be unlocked. Historically, these monthly unlocks have often been followed by price weakness. That pattern has repeated more times than not. We’ll see whether this unlock follows the same trend or if demand can finally absorb the additional supply.
Supply events matter. The market reaction will tell the story.
There is ongoing discussion in the community around HTTP 402 — mainly when it will finally go live and what might be mentioned in the next official block or project update. The reality is simple: no confirmed start date has been announced so far. Everything else is speculation. Just as important: DGC is currently far from any delisting scenario.
Despite periods of low attention, a clear pattern keeps repeating — trading volume unexpectedly increases when the community least expects it. That does not align with a fading or abandoned market.
Whether HTTP 402 or further integrations are addressed next remains to be seen. What actually matters are official project updates, not rumors or short-term market noise.
Stay objective. Watch the data. Wait for confirmation.
$DGC That is exactly the goal. As of now, x402 appears to be integrated. The implementation is documented in the published block by DecentralGPT and is also available on X.
$DGC Either they are small investors holding small amounts, or large investors holding large positions. Saying small investors hold large amounts doesn’t really add up. And honestly, it doesn’t matter who holds how much. What matters is the overall outcome. Anyone entering now knows this is a high-risk investment. If someone makes a profit at this stage, good for them. Every invested dollar helps – regardless of whether it comes from a small or large investor.
There is zero communication from the team. No roadmap updates, no clear direction, no transparency. At this point, it looks like the token has simply been abandoned.
No new users are being onboarded. And if there were meaningful user growth, the numbers would be published. They aren’t — which strongly suggests the user base is very small.
There is no token burn, no effective supply control, and no economic mechanism that would support the price long term.
Most importantly: there is still no HTTP 402 integration. This is not a “nice to have” — it is the core use case. Without HTTP 402, the token has no real function in the product. Payments are not tied to the blockchain in a meaningful way, which makes the token economically pointless.
At this stage, the only conclusion is uncomfortable but obvious: The team lacks the knowledge and/or the capability to implement HTTP 402 properly. I see no other explanation.
Why develop a product this far, promote a token, and then stop right before the only part that actually matters?
Without usage, without payments, without integration, DGC is just another token with announcements — and announcements don’t create value.
Analysis of the backend in the repository AIDecentralGPT/DeGPTAI, specifically the folder: apps/web/routers
This folder contains all LLM endpoints, including /completion/proxy and /audiototext. We specifically checked for any implementation of the HTTP 402 Payment Required status – i.e., a proper payment or credit check to restrict access.
Findings:
The code does not implement 402.
There is no middleware or logic that verifies payments or credits.
Instead, users with insufficient access receive only a message like: "Sorry, you don't have sufficient access rights at the moment."
This is not an official 402 mechanism and does not block requests on the protocol level.
All relevant files were checked: completion.py, openai.py, AliQwenApiInstance, and other AI integrations – 402 does not appear anywhere.
Currently, the backend does not perform any real payment or credit verification that would trigger an HTTP 402. Users without access only see the warning message; the request itself is not rejected.
"All indications of an HTTP 402 implementation have been checked; if anyone has found something that was missed, please provide corrections."
$DGC The price dropped again immediately — the move was not sustainable. There is still no connection between the blockchain and the actual product. The DGC token is not required for anything, and token-based payments are missing entirely. If 402 is not implemented soon, the token will inevitably become worthless.
$DGC I seriously wonder why DGC has a Telegram group. Only spam and pornography are allowed and not deleted from the chat. That says a lot about what the team thinks of the community.
$DGC Why tokens are often not directly tied to the product.
1️⃣ Token as a financial instrument rather than a usage requirement:
If a token were required for product access (e.g., via HTTP 402 / on-chain payment), usage and revenue would be visible on-chain.
Real demand would be transparent and objectively measurable.
Without this integration, the token remains decoupled from the product and primarily serves a speculative function. Claims about “utility” are therefore not binding as long as mandatory usage does not exist.
2️⃣ Regulatory risks:
Token + payment + service quickly enter a legally sensitive area.
KYC requirements, compliance costs, and jurisdictional restrictions may apply.
Many teams deliberately avoid this responsibility by separating the token from the product.
3️⃣ Consequences for users and investors: The product can still be used or paid for without the token.
Investors remain unclear about the token’s actual purpose today.
As long as the token is not required for access or usage, it remains optional – an optional token has no functional necessity, only an expectation.
$DGC The current price movement of DGC is not sustainable. There is no real implementation, no meaningful releases, and no actual usage that would justify this valuation. Announcements are not the problem — there have already been plenty of them. Execution is.
Without real adoption, any price increase remains purely speculative and short-lived. As long as there is no working payment system, no clear token utility, and no real blockchain integration tied to the product, the token is effectively worthless. The market is clearly reflecting this reality right now.
The team needs to act! That matters is onboarding real Web2 users, creating actual usage, and making the token a mandatory part of the product. Without demand driven by usage, there is no sustainable price — regardless of how many announcements are made.
The market punishes stagnation. And that is exactly what we are seeing.
$DGC There have been no updates, no releases, no meaningful announcements, and no visible development progress.
The official Telegram channel has been flooded with pornographic content for weeks, indicating a lack of basic moderation and community management by the team.
With no news, no verifiable product development, and no control over official communication channels, further price decline is the logical consequence.
The current price action appears purely speculative and is not sustainable.
$DGC As already stated before: the price is falling and will continue to fall.
As long as the token has no real connection to the product – which is currently the case – there is no sustainable demand. A token without utility is purely speculative, and speculation fades over time.
Without a clear on-chain integration, real use case, or enforced dependency between product and token, selling pressure will remain. This is not sentiment-driven, it’s structural.
$DGC The next zero is effectively only a matter of time. The current trend clearly points to further downside, realistically into the range of seven, possibly even eight zeros. More concerning than the price decline itself is the situation at the team level.
There are no visible indications anymore that the announced 402 payment function will actually be implemented. As a result, the crucial link between product, blockchain, and token is still missing. Without a real use case, the token remains purely speculative.
Instead of measurable technical progress, a familiar pattern is emerging: periodic announcements highlighting how innovative and advanced DeGPT supposedly is, while selling pressure continues. Communication appears to be replacing substance.
DeGPT may have potential as a product. However, as long as the team avoids a clear, verifiable token integration and economic functionality, it gives the impression that long-term token value is no longer a priority. Many projects fail not because of the product, but because of poor execution and lack of accountability.
$DGC A period of sideways movement is likely. After that, the price drifts toward 0.0000003, and the 7th zero follows. Unless the team connects the blockchain directly with DeGPT, this outcome is hard to avoid. Only with a real on-chain integration can this be called a Web3 AI project.
Without that link, it remains an AI product with a disconnected token — and the market prices that in accordingly.
$DGC The price will continue to fall. Seven zeros are practically guaranteed if nothing changes structurally. No real token use case, no proper on-chain integration, and weak user growth. A good product alone does not sustain a token. Anyone expecting the market to “fix it” is ignoring reality.
Without clear token integration, further value loss isn’t a risk — it’s the logical outcome.
$DGC The price is heading toward seven zeros, and at the moment it’s almost pure sell pressure.
My concern is that DGC may soon become just another generic token, disconnected from DeGPT altogether. If that happens, the likely outcome is familiar: a new token gets launched, the narrative resets, and the cycle starts again.
DeGPT itself is a strong product. The real issues are elsewhere: a lack of real users, no meaningful on-chain integration, and no clear connection between the product and the token. Without a functional blockchain link, the token has no real utility.
Implementing something like HTTP 402 (paid usage, enforced on-chain) would be a logical step, but honestly, I don’t see the team being capable of delivering this properly at the moment — including all the technical and economic implications that come with it.
Without a real token–product linkage, DGC adds no value. And history shows clearly how such setups usually end.