The party is over for cryptos linked to AI agents. The markets, often at the mercy of their legendary volatility, hit hard, and AI agent tokens were not spared. In just a few days, these digital assets saw their value plummet. Between severe corrections and disillusionment, the AI agent token sector is facing a brutal reality, with losses sometimes reaching 55%. A look back at a dark week for these cryptocurrencies.
Diving AI agents: a shaken ecosystem
AI agent tokens, revolutionizing the crypto world and once the darlings of the market, are undergoing a real storm. The flagship token ai16zwhich finances a fund managed by a DAO and agent Eliza OS, saw its price drop 50% in one weekgoing from $2.26 to $1.10. Its market capitalization collapsed to $1.1 billion.
THE Virtual Protocolspecializing in decentralized digital assistants, suffered a similar plunge: -48% over seven days, with a drop to $2.6. And what about the token Swarmstumbling from $0.5 to $0.2, a loss of 55%.
Even unusual projects, like meme currency Goatseus Maximusdid not escape the correction, collapsing by 40%.
Some key figures on the fall:
- 50% : decline of the ai16z token in one week;
- 48% : collapse of the Virtuals Protocol;
- 55% : collapse of the Swarms token.
This correction reflects a market in search of seriousness. Between solid projects and simple marketing tools, the line seems to be becoming clearer.
Crypto market: from euphoria to disillusionment
If the integration of linguistic models in cryptos has attracted the crowds, their appeal is running out of steam. The frenzy surrounding AI agents, capable ofinteract on X or via digital walletssaw their overall valuation peak at $15 billion in January.
Today, this same valuation has reduced to 12.55 billion.
The criticisms are rife. Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi doesn’t mince his words:
“ These AI agents are closer to chatbots with memecoins than anything else. They publish on X, but their autonomy is largely overestimated. »
A disillusionment shared by investors, whose mistrust is starting to weigh on prices.
Meanwhile, a tweet from CoinMarketCap highlights an intriguing twist:
“ AI agents will dominate crypto in 2025. A billionaire VC has already been convinced by these bots. This is just the beginning. »
Enough to relaunch debates on the future of smart cryptosbut also disappointed expectations in the face of overly ambitious promises.
Thus, 2025 marks a turning point: memecoins, long at the center of attention, are giving way to AI agents. It remains to be seen whether these will prove their real value or whether they will remain a simple fashion effect.
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