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What to expect from the crypto sector of Artificial Intelligence in 2026?
In August 2025, the market capitalization of the AI sector reached $31.9 billion, according to data from CoinMarketCap. This capitalization corrected in December 2025 to the current $16.88 billion. Despite the correction, this theme continues to be a promising sector that we must analyze.
We must not only consider the growth of the artificial intelligence theme in the crypto sector for 2026 in terms of capitalization, but it is also important to recognize the transformation that the cryptocurrency market may undergo.$ETH
The AI crypto sector aims to be one of the leading narratives of 2026, driven by autonomous on-chain agents, demand for decentralized computing/GPUs, and conversational models.$XRP
👉 Key factors that could drive AI cryptocurrencies in 2025.
It is worth noting that in this section we will not mention key factors that could drive the growth of the entire crypto sector, such as the reduction of U.S. interest rates, the devaluation of the dollar, or the strengthening of Bitcoin. We will focus only on factors specific to the theme of artificial intelligence in the crypto sector:
🔸The continuation of the boom in artificial intelligence
In 2025 we saw significant advancements in artificial intelligence models, both in the realm of video generation and in data processing efficiency, as well as major improvements in reasoning and security.