NEAR Protocol

The Graph

Internet Computer

Acurast

DeAgentAI

Everlyn AI

Sentient

<h2 id="tl-dr">TL;DR:</h2>
<ul>
 <li>The AI sector market cap dropped 8.1% amid broader crypto risk-off rotation.</li>
 <li>Major tokens like NEAR and ICP hit yearly lows; small caps outperformed.</li>
 <li>Integration and funding news highlights continued development despite price action.</li>
</ul>
Major cryptocurrencies saw a dramatic sell-off across the board this week as market participants continued to hedge their positions and migrate into risk-off positions.
Precious metals continued to rip higher as the fiat debasement trade saw no signs of slowing down.
Bitcoin’s <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/bitcoin-dominance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">market dominance</a> ticked up to 59.1% as the <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/fear-and-greed-index/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CMC Crypto Fear and Greed Index</a> slipped back into Fear territory at 29.
<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/altcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Altcoins</a> bore the brunt of the risk-off rotation, leading to major losses across most altcoin sectors.
<h2 id="ai-market-recap">AI Market Recap</h2>
It was another punishing week for the AI sector; few assets managed to resist the wave of red that swept through it.
The sector shed a total of $1.6 billion from its market capitalization since our <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/ai-news-icp-and-depin-hold-strong-as-liquidations-hit-the-ai-sector" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">last update</a>, equivalent to an 8.1% decline week-over-week (WoW).
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/152d4f71fc3040399617c2c3b46cf58c.png">

Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/ai-big-data/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Top AI &amp; Big Data Tokens</a>
Currently, 17 of the top 20 AI tokens are in the red following one of the worst WoW declines of the past year.
Many prominent AI tokens are trading at or close to their lowest values in over a year, including:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/near-protocol/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">NEAR Protocol (NEAR)</a>: Current price ~$1.45 (lowest since November 2023)</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/internet-computer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Internet Computer (ICP)</a>: Current price ~$3.29 (13% above 2023 low)</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/the-graph/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Graph (GRT)</a>: Current price ~$0.037 (10.9% above all-time low)</li>
</ul>
Few tokens managed to buck the trend, but the outlets tended to be smaller assets in the <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/ai-agents/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">AI agent</a> subsector.
Some standouts, and their catalysts, include:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/deagentai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DeAgentAI (AIA)</a>: +52.3% (Binance <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/futures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Futures</a> AIAUSDT perp launch and KuCoin Alpha spot listing)</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/acurast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Acurast (ACU)</a>: +45.1% (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/mainnet" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mainnet</a>/TGE plus multi-exchange listings and <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/airdrop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">airdrop</a> campaigns)</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/sentient/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Sentient (SENT)</a>: +34.1% (Binance spot listing plus Coinbase SENT-PERP launch expanded access)</li>
 <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/everlyn/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Everlyn AI (LYN)</a>: +27.1% (Unclear catalyst)</li>
</ul>
The trending list also showed where attention was focused this week, providing a major source of alpha for those <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/rebalancing" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">rebalancing</a> their portfolios.
Eight of the top 10 trending tokens recorded gains this week.
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/add8a926b8a448c99c8b25762a3258de.png">

Overall, the AI sector was hit harder than average this week, ranking 17th out of the 24 sectors tracked by Artemis. Just two digital asset categories managed to buck the downturn: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/gaming/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">gaming</a> and <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/bridges" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">bridge</a> tokens.
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/fdb6f00484b74570bbae6bb5ee8ed0ba.jpg">

Source: Artemis
AI News Roundup
Despite bearish price action, the underlying technology continues to mature. This week saw significant strides in cross-chain integration and real-world adoption of AI agents.
OriginTrail Powers Gymnastics Data: European Gymnastics has integrated an AI agent driven by the OriginTrail Decentralized Knowledge Graph (DKG) to securely coordinate data across borders for the upcoming 2028 LA Olympics.
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/51aca7fca88345bc877ad46ccc90a9e4.png">

<a href="https://twitter.com/origin_trail/status/2010713657043255482" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/origin_trail/status/2010713657043255482</a>
Near Protocol Intents Integration: Plasma has successfully integrated NEAR Intents, enabling users to settle USDT <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/stablecoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">stablecoin</a> transactions across multiple chains seamlessly, reinforcing NEAR's pivot toward chain abstraction.
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/bb09e94aecf64a0d867046d1e93f83dd.png">

<a href="https://twitter.com/Plasma/status/2014699649831969273" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/Plasma/status/2014699649831969273</a>
Bittensor Onboards Scientists: The Crunch DAO has begun onboarding academic machine learning scientists to mine on Bittensor subnets, aiming to bridge the gap between rigorous academic research and decentralized AI incentives.<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://x.com/CrunchDAO/status/2009887765" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> </a>
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/97e7d0695d514f13b958046b35828719.png">

<a href="https://twitter.com/crunchDAO/status/2013348970077003845" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/crunchDAO/status/2013348970077003845</a>
Warden Protocol Raises Strategic Funding: The AI agent infrastructure project has secured $4 million in a strategic round led by 0G, Messari, and Venice.AI at a $200 million valuation. The raise eschewed traditional VCs, focusing on active builders to accelerate its "Agentic Internet" wallet and infrastructure.
<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/5c5ecf40b7cf4bd3a19b48e3a7443df1.png">

<a href="https://twitter.com/wardenprotocol/status/2014272741688422706" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/wardenprotocol/status/2014272741688422706</a>
&gt;&gt; That’s all for now! Check in next week to keep tabs on the latest industry developments ✌️

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