The artificial intelligence sector, a key driver of the crypto market in 2024, is ending 2025 in a deep crisis. What many called the "new technological era" turned out to be a classic investment bubble.
According to CryptoPresales, since December 2024, the market value of AI tokens has shrunk by a record $53 billion.
📊 The Numbers Speak for Themselves
Just a year ago, in December 2024, at the peak of the global neural network boom, the segment's market cap reached an all-time high of $69.9 billion. Today's reality is much harsher:
CoinMarketCap values the market at just $16.8 billion (a 4-fold drop).CoinGecko offers a more optimistic, but still disappointing figure of $25.4 billion.
The main crash occurred in the first half of 2025: by April, the sector had lost 63% of its value. The final blow came in Q4 – November and December alone wiped another $14 billion off the market.
📉 The Bottom Performers: Who Fell the Hardest?
The drop spared none, not even the fundamental giants. 8 out of 10 largest AI projects lost more than 70% of their value from their December highs.
Leading Losers in 2025:
ASI (Artificial Superintelligence Alliance): -84% (the worst result in the top segment).Render (RNDR) and The Graph (GRT): -82%.Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL): -73% (after an abnormal 3500% surge a year earlier).
A similar sharp decline was demonstrated by well-known projects like NEAR Protocol, Injective, Filecoin, and Internet Computer.
🔍 Why Did This Happen?
Analysts highlight two main reasons:
"Air leaving the bubble": Investors shifted from blind faith in AI to profit-taking.Lack of product: Many projects failed to deliver real technological solutions that would justify their multi-billion dollar valuations.
💡 What's Next?
The current crash is a painful but necessary cleansing of the market from speculative ballast. Just like the dot-com bubble, only those projects that provide real value, and don't just use the word "AI" in their description, will survive.
What do you think, is it time to "buy the dip" or will AI tokens continue to fall in 2026? Share your opinion in the comments! 👇
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