Crypto AI Tokens AI16Z, ARC, ZEREBRO Soar, Bitcoin (BTC) Awaiting Trump Catalysts Low to Record Prices
Cryptocurrencies in the emerging sector of artificial intelligence (AI) agents rose on Tuesday while bitcoin (BTC) stuck below its record highs on Monday as traders waited for the first crypto-specific actions from the Donald Trump administration.
AI16Z and AI Rig Complex’s ARC rallied over 30% throughout the day, while GRIFFAIN, ZEREBRO also booked double-digit advances. Part of the rally may have to do with Tuesday afternoon’s news about President Trump preparing to announce up to $500 billion in private sector investment in AI infrastructure with companies like OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank involved. Trump too annulled on Monday, Joe Biden’s 2023 executive order on AI threatens consumers, setting back efforts to regulate the fast-growing sector.
The crypto AI agent sector has gained significant part of the mind among traders, growing into a multibillion dollar asset class since October first AI tokens appear These agents, represented by a crypto token, are autonomous programs built to perform specific tasks such as posting on social media, providing market insights, creating memecoins or making transactions on-chain to execute trades.
“Conviction in ai/crypto has been tested, but after Altman gave his blessing, so did Trump headline AI infra build-out,” said Will Clemente, founder of Reflexivity Research, in a X post. “As long as BTC does not drop below 100 (thousand dollars), think that this sector is where the hot ball of money goes.”
The market is waiting for Trump catalysts
The broader crypto market is in wait-and-see mode, with most large-cap tokens in CoinDesk Index 20 posting modest gains. Bitcoin is up 3% in the past 24 hours at $106,000, slightly below its Monday peak, boosted by MicroStrategy (MSTR) addition another 11,000 BTC for $1.1 billion in its treasury. The largest corporate holder of the asset today holding over $49 billion worth of BTC.
Ethereum’s ether (ETH) is still oscillating near this 4 year weakest price against BTC as community backlash is mounting to the Ethereum Foundation, the development organization behind the blockchain, for losing market share in value and blockchain activity to competitors.
“In light of a strong BTC rally during an absurdly frothy weekend of memecoin madness and huge expectations regarding Trump’s crypto policies, we favor a bearish pessimism after a very strong two-month period,” the analysts said of K33 Research in a report on Tuesday. “We expect crypto specific executive orders to drive volatility, with the most likely early executive orders being a SAB 121 repeal and a pardon for Ross Ulbricht,”
Bitcoin’s weekend rally had resistance at the $110,000 level, but was quickly sold off the drop to $100,000, said Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Group.
“There was speculation of a sell-off in President Trump’s failure to make any mention of crypto during the inauguration,” Kruger said in an emailed note. “The concerns appear overwhelming, especially with so many promises coming from President Trump toward the space in recent months, including the latest launch of his memecoins, activity at World Liberty Financial, and ongoing talk of a strategic bitcoin reserve.”
“Whatever the case, the outlook remains bright, with Monday’s contractions well supported on the downside,” he added.
