AI

Capital remains concentrated in a handful of names—NEAR Protocol, Bittensor and its liquid-staking derivative, and Internet Computer—together accounting for the bulk of sector value, suggesting the space is still narrow and reliant on a few established projects. The steep recent decline points to a sector currently out of favor, with no data here indicating a near-term reversal.

AI (Agents + Compute)

WARM
Market cap
$17B
12-mo trend
-50%
3-mo accel
-49 pts
1NEAR Protocol$2.9B
2Bittensor$2.3B
3Staked TAO (Root)$1.6B
4Internet Computer$1.5B
5Venice Token$0.8B

Agentic commerceAgents that transact/negotiate — 2026's headline tech trend

Decentralized GPU/computeOverlaps DePIN; real demand pull from AI

Agent launchpadsConcentration risk: 2 projects = 57% of agent mcap

AI data & oraclesVerifiable data feeds for models

Thesis: Capital remains concentrated in a handful of names—NEAR Protocol, Bittensor and its liquid-staking derivative, and Internet Computer—together accounting for the bulk of sector value, suggesting the space is still narrow and reliant on a few established projects. The steep recent decline points to a sector currently out of favor, with no data here indicating a near-term reversal.

FAQ

Is AI still growing in 2026?
Capital remains concentrated in a handful of names—NEAR Protocol, Bittensor and its liquid-staking derivative, and Internet Computer—together accounting for the bulk of sector value, suggesting the space is still narrow and reliant on a few established projects. The steep recent decline points to a sector currently out of favor, with no data here indicating a near-term reversal.
What are the top AI projects?
NEAR Protocol, Bittensor, Staked TAO (Root), Internet Computer, Venice Token.
What are the emerging niches in AI?
Agentic commerce (Agents that transact/negotiate — 2026's headline tech trend) Decentralized GPU/compute (Overlaps DePIN; real demand pull from AI) Agent launchpads (Concentration risk: 2 projects = 57% of agent mcap) AI data & oracles (Verifiable data feeds for models)

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