AI Agent Frameworks Lead Crypto Market Growth in Past Month
AI agent frameworks have emerged as the top-performing category in the crypto market over the past month, outpacing other AI-related token subsets. Virtuals Protocol leads this surge, attracting significant inflows and trading activity.
Crypto investment in AI agent frameworks has outperformed all other sub-categories in the past month, with a staggering 186.3% growth, according to Messari data. This surge highlights the renewed interest in AI-related tokens, particularly those tied to Web3 technology and AI agent platforms.
Key Highlights:
- AI agent frameworks are now the most successful crypto narrative, led by Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL).
- Launchpad tokens are valued at $4.3B, signaling a potentially growing sector.
- Older AI tokens (infrastructure/computation) lag behind, valued at $39.1B but showing slower growth.
- DeFAI tokens remain a smaller segment at $1.32B.
Top AI agents are already established, with new launches on Virtuals Protocol slowing down in 2025. | Source: Dune Analytics
Inflows and Trading Activity
AI agent frameworks are attracting new investments, with platforms like Virtuals Protocol seeing a resurgence in activity. According to Alphanomics, top agents like $CONVO and $GLORIA are leading fresh inflows:
Virtuals trenches are heating up 👨🍳 here's todays overview Top on-chain netflows (buy – sells) are: 1️⃣ $CONVO +$133K 2️⃣ $LUNA +$100K 3️⃣ $GLORIA +$55K 4️⃣ $VADER +$42K 5️⃣ $LESTER +$34K $CONVO and $GLORIA are leading fresh inflows, with $GLORIA gaining traction just 2.5 days… pic.twitter.com/vDoVxsoK7e — Alphanomics 💧 (@Alphanomics_io) May 9, 2025
VIRTUAL has surged to $1.96, nearing a three-month high, with trading volumes exceeding $970M on centralized markets. The token remains volatile but is showing signs of a breakout.
Market Context
The altcoin season index has risen to 35 points, driving investors toward high-potential assets like AI-themed tokens. While these tokens haven’t revisited previous all-time highs, they’ve demonstrated 100%+ rebounds from recent lows.
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