Since the beginning of this year, the cryptocurrency sector centered around artificial intelligence has shown remarkable performance. According to the latest data, the total financing for AI crypto projects has reached $516 million in the first eight months of this year, a 6% increase compared to last year, indicating a strong optimism from both institutional and retail investors regarding the integration of AI and blockchain. Meanwhile, within just one week in mid-May, the total market capitalization of AI tokens surged by nearly $10 billion, with several leading projects such as Bittensor, Fetch.ai, and Render experiencing over 100% growth in a short period.
These concrete data reveal the gradual accumulation and explosion of market confidence in AI blockchain. This article will focus on this trend, outlining some representative AI tokens to help readers gain insights into the investment opportunities and risk trends in one of the "hottest" sectors of the year.
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET)
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance is a collaborative project dedicated to advancing decentralized artificial intelligence. The alliance integrates three core projects: Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol.
The SingularityNET project brings together experts from various fields, including engineering, scientific research, robotics, and biomedical AI, aiming to ensure that artificial intelligence remains open and accessible rather than monopolized by corporate or national interests; Fetch.ai's flagship product DeltaV combines language models with AI Agents to create an innovative marketplace that is reshaping the interaction between users and services and search functions; Ocean Protocol's ecosystem supports the trading of tokenized data assets and encompasses various applications such as data exchanges, scientific competitions, and data DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations). Its star product, Predictoor, has processed over $800 million in volume within just six months of its launch and is working to promote the global expansion of foundational models.
The complementary advantages of the three parties make this alliance a powerful force in the development of decentralized AI. Notably, the trading code for the alliance's token remains FET, rather than ASI. Currently, it is also the largest market capitalization token in the AI Agent sector.
Flock.io (FLOCK)
The Flock.io project utilizes federated learning technology to train AI models while keeping data locally stored, providing privacy-protecting solutions for highly sensitive industries such as finance, government, and healthcare.
Recently, Flock.io announced a collaboration with Walrus Protocol and Sui Foundation to introduce its AI training mechanism to the Sui public chain, unlocking new decentralized AI application scenarios for developers. Additionally, Flock.io has partnered with CIMG Inc., the Hong Kong Generative AI Research Center, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to jointly explore the application of AI in health, public governance, and other fields.
In terms of market performance, the price of the FLOCK token saw a surge of over 70% within 24 hours in June of this year, at which time approximately 25% of the circulating supply was locked, generating a non-circulating equity token, gmFLOCK. Currently, over 30% of the circulating supply is participating in staking, with an average lock-up period of about 270 days.
Sahara AI (SAHARA)
Sahara AI is a startup based in Los Angeles, USA, dedicated to building a decentralized artificial intelligence ecosystem to address issues such as data privacy, copyright ownership, and resource allocation inequities in the AI industry. In terms of financing, Sahara AI completed a $43 million Series A round in August last year, led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs, and Polychain Capital. The funds will be used to expand the global team, enhance platform performance, and develop the developer ecosystem.
Sahara AI's native token, SAHARA, has been listed on exchanges such as Gate, allowing users to participate in governance, data contribution, and staking activities through Ethereum and Solana wallets, providing incentives and participation opportunities for the community.
In terms of risks, as an emerging platform, Sahara AI's technical architecture and ecosystem are still under construction, which may face challenges in technical implementation and security.
0G Labs
0G Labs is a decentralized artificial intelligence operating system (dAIOS) aimed at addressing the infrastructure bottlenecks of AI applications through a modular blockchain architecture, promoting the deep integration of Web3 and AI. The project's goal is to build a global decentralized AI infrastructure that provides high-performance, scalable, and low-cost storage, computing, and data availability layers to support the training, inference, and deployment of AI models while coordinating hardware resources and software assets to enable efficient on-chain AI workloads.
Currently, 0G Labs has completed multiple rounds of financing, raising over $357 million in total, including seed rounds, node sales, and SAFT fundraising. The project's token has not yet been officially issued, but the official statement indicates that future token distribution will focus on ecosystem development and community rewards.
SentientAGI
This project is building a decentralized AI ecosystem similar to Bittensor, but unlike Bittensor's subnet, Sentient uses an "Artifacts" mechanism, where each Artifact serves as a platform for startup teams to launch their research and product ideas. The core distinction of Sentient is that to obtain a higher token distribution weight, products must achieve real user adoption, revenue, and other actual usage data in the market.
Currently, 4-5 core Artifacts have been created internally, including Sentient Chat, Dobby (DeAI model), Loyalty Training, and Fingerprinting. Additionally, over 100 Artifacts are queued for launch, such as Messari Co-Pilot and Franklin Templeton financial agents.
At the end of last year, Sentient completed an $85 million seed round led by Founders Fund, Pantera, and Framework Ventures. Next, Sentient is set to launch its platform and token, with the market expecting an initial fully diluted valuation (FDV) between $1 billion and $2 billion. Once launched, Sentient will directly compete with Bittensor, making it a project worth close attention from investors and industry observers.
FractionAI
FractionAI is a decentralized AI Web3 platform that combines decentralized markets and Web3 technology to provide innovative pathways for AI training data generation and agent ecosystem development.
In May of this year, FractionAI successfully launched its mainnet, built on the Base blockchain, allowing users to create and deploy AI agents to participate in tasks such as writing, programming, and forecasting, earning points based on performance, which will be used for future distribution of the FRAC token. The FRAC token is planned to be listed on exchanges in the third quarter of this year, with specific token distribution and unlocking details yet to be clarified, so investors should pay attention to official announcements.
At the end of last year, the project completed $6 million in early-stage financing, with investors including The Spartan Group, Symbolic Capital, Borderless Capital, Foresight Ventures, and Mask Network.
Summary:
Through the overview of representative projects such as FET, Flock.io, Sahara AI, 0G Labs, SentientAGI, and FractionAI, it is evident that a decentralized AI ecosystem is gradually taking shape, with technological innovation and practical implementation becoming the core factors of investment focus. However, technological maturity and market competition remain risks that cannot be ignored. Investors should rationally assess the development prospects and risks of potential projects while keeping an eye on them to make more robust decisions.
Disclaimer: The content of this article is for informational reference only and does not constitute any investment advice. Investors should assess risks and make cautious decisions on their own.
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Original: “Promising AI Token Projects: A Comprehensive Overview of Funding and Technological Highlights”
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