From May 11 to 17, the cryptocurrency market experienced a structural rally under the continuous catalysis of the AI concept. Bitcoin maintained a high-level fluctuation, and the sentiment in the altcoin market quickly repaired, with funds flowing along clear mainlines: AI infrastructure, decentralized storage, and emerging DeFi protocols formed the three core narratives of the week.
According to data from the Huobi HTX platform, multiple assets in the AI, DeFi, Cosmos ecosystem, and TRON Meme tracks performed outstandingly in the past week (May 11 to 17), with WARD leading the market with a weekly increase of 573%. The forward-looking layout of asset selection by Huobi HTX remains commendable.
The AI Track Continues to Rise: The Strongest Voice in Mainline, Funds Reprice AI + Crypto
The greatest certainty in this week's market comes from the AI track. As concepts such as AI Agent, autonomous collaboration networks, and on-chain AI task markets gained renewed attention, the market began to reassess the long-term imaginative space of AI assets. Compared with the previously more "conceptual" AI Meme rally, this round of funds tends to look for AI projects that possess infrastructure, data value, and practical scenarios.
WARD (Warden Protocol): Became the strongest asset of the week with a weekly increase of 573%. WARD focuses on the infrastructure layer of the integration of AI and Web3, designed as a full-stack L1 blockchain for developers to build smart applications. The narrative represented by "on-chain AI infrastructure" continues to gain market recognition against the backdrop of a global expansion in AI computing power demand.
SKYAI: A weekly increase of 41%, continuing the overall heat of the recent AI Agent track. SKYAI focuses on the deployment and collaboration network of on-chain AI agents, driven by MCP, aiming to seamlessly integrate intelligent solutions across industries.
INJ (Injective): A concurrent increase of 21%. As a confluence of the AI track and high-performance public chains, Injective continues to expand its ecological landscape in areas such as on-chain AI models and data asset trading. This week's stable increase of INJ reflects institutional funds' recognition of its long-term narrative logic.
The Storage Track Becomes the Beneficiary of AI Demand Spillover, Cosmos Ecosystem Rebounds
Decentralized storage itself is not a new narrative this week, but the massive demand for data storage from the AI explosion brought STORJ back into the funding spotlight. Notably, stocks related to cloud storage, data centers, and computing infrastructure also performed outstandingly in the traditional tech market this week; the AI-driven storage demand is being priced by a broader capital market.
STORJ: Increased by 28% this week, becoming a beneficiary asset of the storage track. Storj is dedicated to becoming a censorship-resistant, surveillance-free, and non-downtime cloud storage platform. STORJ provides a redundant, low-cost storage layer in a decentralized manner, precisely aligning with the new requirements for data infrastructure in the AI era.
OSMO (Osmosis): A weekly increase of 102%. Osmosis is an application chain, a decentralized trading platform (DEX) and cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) center within the Cosmos ecosystem. As the core DEX protocol of the Cosmos ecosystem, Osmosis's liquidity depth and cross-chain interoperability remain its core competitive advantages.
New Coins Have a Wealth Effect, DeFi and TRON Meme Continue to Flourish
UP (Superform): Weekly increase of 75%. Superform is the first stablecoin new token bank that allows anyone to save, exchange, send, and earn returns on-chain while maintaining complete control over personal assets.
BILL (Billions Network): Increased by 20%. Billions Network is a universal "human and AI" collaboration network that allows anyone to prove themselves as a real and unique individual on-chain within seconds without revealing any underlying personal data.
SUNDOG (Sundog): Increased by 45%. As a leading Meme asset in the Tron ecosystem, SUNDOG is a meme coin fairly issued on Sunpump.meme.
Asset Selection Is Not Casting a Net, It Is Finding Anchor Points Before the Trend Forms
From this week's market performance, the cryptocurrency market is entering a more obvious structural market stage. On one hand, core tracks such as AI and storage, supported by industrial trends, continue to attract funds; on the other hand, new coins, MEME, and ecological rotation opportunities also continuously emerge, with an accelerated speed of market hotspot switching.
As the industry gradually moves towards a "value-driven" process, those quality assets that can truly cross cycles are often the ones that combine technological logic, industrial trends, and community foundations. In the future, Huobi HTX will continue to rely on its global asset selection system and ecological research capabilities to discover more high-quality projects with long-term value and growth potential for users, helping them seize the next round of cryptocurrency growth opportunities in the structural market.
About Huobi HTX
Huobi HTX was established in 2013. After 13 years of development, it has transformed from a cryptocurrency exchange into a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem that covers digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investment, incubation, and other businesses.
As a leading global Web3 portal, Huobi HTX adheres to the development strategy of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effect, and security compliance, providing comprehensive, safe, and reliable value and services for virtual currency enthusiasts worldwide.
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