AI tokens over memecoins? The investor shift you need to know about!

• AI Tokens have seen more growth than memecoins in the last few weeks.
• Memecoins still hold more market capitalization despite declines.

Artificial Intelligence tokens have shown notable growth in the last few weeks, rivaling the explosive trends that memecoins experienced earlier this year. The surge in interest in AI-driven projects has significantly boosted the market capitalization of these tokens, indicating a shift in investor attention.

AI tokens see a boost in market capitalization

In recent months, AI Tokens have witnessed a substantial uptrend, reflecting increasing confidence in the sector. Investors are now looking at AI-based projects as more than just speculative opportunities.

This shift has led to a strong capital inflow into AI-related cryptocurrencies, gaining traction due to the broader excitement surrounding artificial intelligence.

Analysis of the market capitalization for AI Tokens on CoinMarketCap between 22nd August and now reveals a significant increase. The data showed that the market capitalization rose from approximately $23 billion to over $32 billion during this period.

However, after reaching this peak on 25th August, there was a slight decline, but the market managed to regain some ground.

Source: CoinMarketCap

As of this writing, the market capitalization is around $28.2 billion, indicating that the overall trend has been upward despite some fluctuations.

This pattern suggests that while there has been some short-term volatility, investor interest in AI-related projects remains strong.

According to data from CoinMarketCap, the top five AI Tokens collectively hold over half of the total market capitalization of AI-related cryptocurrencies. Here is a breakdown of their market capitalizations:

Further analysis revealed that most AI tokens, except RENDER, have ranked among the highest gainers in the last seven days. As of this writing, Bittensor (TAO) leads the pack with a nearly 20% increase.

How memecoins compare

Analysis of the memecoin market capitalization indicates a notable decline in recent weeks. As of 3rd August, the market capitalization for memecoins stood at approximately $41 billion.

However, while AI tokens have surged, the memecoin sector has moved in the opposite direction. Data showed that the memecoin market capitalization has dropped to around $35.8 billion, as of this writing.

Source: CoinMarketCap

A breakdown of the leading memecoins shows that Dogecoin remains the largest, with a market capitalization of over $14.3 billion. Also, Shiba Inu ranks second with a market capitalization of over $7.8 billion.