FARTCOIN, AI16Z, and ZEREBRO have a combined market cap of nearly $4.5 billion, representing approximately 40% of the entire category of tokens at the intersection of artificial intelligence and memes.
FARTCOIN, AI16Z and ZEREBRO are three examples of the convergence of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence.
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Posted January 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST.
Crypto markets are already dispelling doubts that the intersection of blockchain and AI technologies could become one of the most explosive investment stories of 2025.
Tokens associated with AI tools and related memes are leading gains in the new year, pushing to record prices and market caps.
Cryptocurrencies inspired by AI-based agents or associated with AI tool technologies increased by 19.3% in the last 24 hours to reach a total market capitalization of $10.4 billion, according to market data from CoinGecko. watch.
PETCOIN, inspired by an unfiltered conversation between artificial intelligence models Truth Terminal and Opus Tutor, is one of the top 24-hour performers, jumping 45% to a new all-time high of $1.45 on Thursday before settling at $1.31 at the time of publication.
The native token of ai16z – a decentralized autonomous organization focused on investments using artificial intelligence decision-making – hit a record price of $2.47, for a market capitalization of $2.7 billion. Two weeks ago, Eliza Labs, the company behind ai16z, announced a research collaboration with Stanford University’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative, focused on how AI agents can interact in digital economies.
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ÉlisaOSa framework on the open source software repository GitHub that allows users to start their own AI agent such as the leading ai16z, has 8,538 stars, making it one of the most trending repositories on GitHub. Stars on GitHub repositories are metrics for assessing the popularity of an open source project.
ZEREBRO, a Solana-based token launched on memecoin incubator Pump.Fun, has reached new highs, reaching a market capitalization of $783 million on Thursday. The corresponding AI agent, Zerebro, is a “schizo artist”, according to his Biography. In December, Zerebro released a music album on various streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify.
ZEREBRO, FARTCOIN, and AI16Z have a combined market cap of nearly $4.5 billion, representing approximately 40% of the AI meme category, according to CoinGecko.
Nicolai Sondergaard, a research analyst at blockchain analytics firm Nansen, told Unchained that these AI meme tokens are generating interest because they were the first to evolve in the rapidly emerging category.
“Their mindshare and price currently coincide,” Sondergaard wrote on Telegram. “I think AI infra will have a positive long-term future, even if it is currently somewhat frothy.”
