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NVIDIA Sparks $25 Billion AI Token Surge— Warnings on Sustainable Demand Side Drivers

NVIDIA Sparks $25 Billion AI Token Surge— Warnings on Sustainable Demand Side Drivers

CCNCCN2024/03/08 07:14
By:CCN

  Key Takeaways

  • NVIDIA has fueled a $25 billion surge in the AI token market.
  • Coinbase has issued a cautionary advice on the sustainability of demand for AI tokens.
  • Is the hype around AI cryptocurrencies sustainable?

 The  artificial intelligence (AI) token market experienced a $25 billion surge, largely down to anticipation surrounding the Nvidia  GTC 2024 conference. However, the explosive growth comes with its share of cautionary advisories, notably from Coinbase. 

The exchange has raised questions on the sustainability of demand-side drivers. But considering the strength in the broader crypto market, what does it mean for investors?

AI Tokens Driven by Generative AI Success

The surge behind  AI cryptocurrencies is largely attributed to Nvidia ‘s GTC 2024 conference and the company’s stellar performance due to the success of generative AI. Recently, a surge in AI tokens pulled up the market capitalization of the sector beyond $25 billion. While the market’s responsiveness reflects industry strength, how sustainable is the demand?

Coinbase said in its latest report that open-sourcing models are a key focus in crypto-AI products.

The exchange added that while decentralization is a notable feature in AI products, it alone does not suffice. For AI products in the crypto space to thrive, achieving feature parity with centralized alternatives in key areas is crucial.

Coinbase also suggested hype surrounding AI might cause an overestimation of the value potential of many AI tokens. 

So everyone longed #AI tokens without any confirmation?

The reason AI tokens pumped is due to $NVDA sky rocketing and creating ATH.

The same AI tokens everyone was blindly long would have broken the support and dumped if $NVDA corrected even a little yesterday.

This is gamble.

— Nishant Bhardwaj (@Nishant_Bliss) March 7, 2024

 

Such tokens may encounter challenges in sustaining demand over the short to medium term. This is, Coinbase said, largely due to the rapid pace of AI advances and the speculative nature of market attention.

The exchange added: “Rapid changes in AI make us cautious of bold claims that crypto-focused platforms are uniquely positioned to disrupt the industry, making the path towards long-term and sustainable value accrual to most AI tokens uncertain in our view, especially for those on a fixed tokenomic model.”

Navigating AI Opportunities

Ongoing breakthroughs in AI, particularly in generative AI, continue to captivate market interest due to large players like Microsoft and Google getting involved.

Coinbase’s analysis says that while the intersection of AI and crypto presents wide-ranging opportunities, it also faces practical challenges that could impede adoption.

📈🤖 #AI and #BigData projects have broken out in the midst of traders being seemingly distracted by #dipbuy opportunities for #Bitcoin and various #memecoins . A portfolio filled with the 100 AI #crypto assets from our watchlist grew by +30.7% in 24 hours. https://t.co/Jusyabzw9F https://t.co/2oNXJhagDl pic.twitter.com/zpKXmacl7f

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) March 7, 2024

However, according to CoinGecko, top AI tokens like Bittensor ( TAO ), Render ( RNDR ), Fetch.ai ( FET ), SingularityNET ( AGIX ), and Akash Network ( AKT ) have seen remarkable activity in terms of trading volume and price movements. According to CoinMarketCap, AI and big data tokens is seeing a trading volume of $6 billion at press time.

Key Trends Shaping the AI Sector

Broader crypto trends are also shaping the future of AI. On the back of NVDA’s performance, Lookonchain finds exponential growth in NEAR , RNDR, FET and NMT.

5/ SmartMoney"0xEE68" turned $11K into $3.12M with $NMT , a gain of 280x! https://t.co/yM0Qgbf0YF

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) March 7, 2024

 Parth Chaturvedi, Investments Lead, CoinSwitch Ventures hinted that broader market is shaping the strength in AI tokens. He said: “BTC’s surge aside, the broader market finally witnessed a breakout week, with altcoins and memecoins pumping hard in terms of prices.”

He further explained that ETH had a good week last with an all-time high in sight now. Chaturvedi added: “The focus will continue shifting towards ETH, as the upcoming Dencun upgrade is only a week away and will bring a lot of efficiency to its rollup centric roadmap.” 

A Bull Market

The surge in AI crypto assets can be traced back to several key factors, including Nvidia’s performance. However, this is not an isolated bull trend. The broader crypto market, led by BTC , memecoins and Ethereum’s upcoming upgrade , has pushed investor interest and market activity.

While the convergence of  AI  with blockchain is capturing the imagination, only a sustainable demand over hype can ensure longer-term performance for investors.

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