Vincent Maliepaard writes a guest blog for IntoTheBlock.
Artificial intelligence and blockchain technology have converged to create Web3-based AI Agents—sophisticated models powered by advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs). They are revolutionizing digital interactions. They are able to perform semi-autonomously, which is a huge leap from simple automated systems. Their growth has been explosive.
What is Agentic AI?
AI agents that are capable of autonomous action, without human guidance or constant supervision, can be described as Agentic AI. Unlike their predecessors limited to routine tasks, today’s LLM-powered agents can reason and strategize, making them increasingly valuable in cryptocurrency markets.
Crypto AI Agents
The concept of AI agents isn’t new, but its widespread adoption is. Truth Terminal was an AI agent which freely navigated on the Internet. It gained significant popularity by spreading memes-based ideologies through social media. The AI agent was able to influence the digital economy and do so autonomously.
The Truth Terminal’s success opened up numerous possibilities for AI agents in the cryptocurrency world. They are rapidly expanding their applications, which range from automated trading and sophisticated transaction management.
Virtual Agent Launchpad: Innovation Platform for Virtual Agents
Virtuals has emerged as a major platform to integrate AI agents and launch them into the cryptoeconomy. It allows for the creation of tokenized AI agents which give access and ownership to investors.
Virtuals supports two types of AI agents. Information The following are some examples of how to get started: Talking about something is a conversational way of expressing yourself..
Informational agents collect and analyze data in order to make better decisions within certain areas, such as cryptocurrency or gaming. Conversational agents converse dynamically with their users. They adapt to new trends, and engage in many activities from creating music to playing virtual characters.
Token Analysis and Market Dynamics
Agent tokens are a highly competitive market. Market capitalization of $100 Million. Informational Agents, such as AIXBT which focuses on Crypto Analytics, attracted much attention. They quickly gathered over 390k subscribers on X.
VADER is one agent that has gone beyond its informational focus to manage portfolios, where the user can deposit their assets, and allows the agent make investments into the Virtuals ecosystem.
Token $VIRTUAL
The VIRTUAL token’s remarkable growth is due to its central role in the Virtual ecosystem. This model’s economy is supported by transaction fees that are charged between VIRTUAL and agent tokens. The fees generated are reinvested or used as buybacks to create a growth cycle that is self-sustaining. Virtual holders have consistently made money in the last few months.
Weekly fees have increased steadily, and in the past two weeks they exceeded $1M. This success extends beyond VIRTUAL, as the protocol’s distribution mechanisms empower stakeholders by using these fees to Purchase and destroy agent tokens As well as redistribute some of the fee to each subDAO.
Hype and Adoption: Two sides of the same coin
While the surge in agent token prices suggests a thriving market, it’s vital to analyze metrics like holder counts and price volatility. This helps differentiate between genuine user adoption and speculative bubbles—a common occurrence in hyped sectors like agentic AI.
It is possible that the high number of holders within the eco-system could be a sign that the market has been adopted and there may be a demand for tokens, driving the prices up. The analysis shows a significant increase in the number of holders over the past few months.
The spikes of these numbers, which coincided with addresses holding tokens less than $1, indicate possible manipulation. The reason for this could be that token whales, or creators, are spreading minimal token amounts among many addresses in order to artificially increase holder stats.
Look Ahead at the Future of Agentic AI
Virtuals, a platform that specializes in the development of specialized agents, will lead the market as builders improve agent capabilities. We’ll see a rise in niche agents that excel in specific areas, collaborating with more generalized agents for particular tasks, thus fostering an agent-driven economy.
This growth raises concern about the potential threat of malicious hackers and agents, increasing subversion risks and requiring adaptations in order to protect the future of AI agent.
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| # | Name | Buy Tickets | 24H % | 7D % | 30D % | Market Cap | 24H Vol | ATH | A % is a percentage of the ATH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  VIRTUAL Virtuals Protocol | $2.46285 | -3.21% | -12.31% | -27.02% | $1.59B | $146.37M | $5.09618 | -52% | |
  AIXBT Virtuals: aixbt | $0.62569 | -1.55% | -15.44% | $534.67M | $117.57M | $0.95035 | -34% | ||
  VADER VaderAI Virtuals | $0.05817 | -1.66% | -10.99% | +568202.9% | $57.98M | $1.04M | $0.12331 | -53% | |
  LUNA Luna by Virtuals | $0.04866 | -5.26% | -16.05% | -49.99% | $48.66M | $523.04K | $0.24627 | -80% | |
  FREYA Freya by virtuals | $0.03037 | -0.94% | +61.93% | $20.17M | $448.43K | ||||
  TAOCAT TAOCat by Virtuals & Masa | $0.01992 | +49.84% | -11.48% | $19.92M | $15.79M | ||||
  G3 GAM3S.GG | $0.03887 | -2.77% | -13.74% | $12.42M | $360.71K | ||||
  GAME GAME by virtuals | $0.08752 | -16.84% | -42.38% | +72.95% | $5.68M | $3.65270 | -98% | ||
  ACOLYT Acolyte By Virtuals | $0.03868 | +19.5% | +5.18% | $825.76K |
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