Solana is top choice for 70% of AI projects: report

More than ever, AI-powered assistants are choosing Solana for its ability to scale seamlessly and keep costs low.

According to a recent report by Franklin Templeton, 70% of AI-powered virtual assistants, known as AI agents, prefer to run on the Solana (SOL) blockchain. This choice is largely due to Solana’s ability to process large volumes of transactions efficiently and at lower costs.

These AI agents are advanced tools that perform tasks, make decisions, and interact with both humans and digital systems, transforming the way operations are managed in the crypto industry.

An interesting example of these AI agents at work is the Truth Terminal project AI chatbot, which initially gained fame by promoting a fictional religion called the “Goat Bible” on Twitter. He came to public attention in July 2024 after receiving a large Bitcoin (BTC) donation from Marc Andreessen, a well-known venture capitalist from Andreessen Horowitz.

Truth Terminal’s influence expanded further when it actively promoted and strengthened the Solana-based meme coin Goatseus Maximus (GOAT), which achieved a market cap of approximately $1.22 billion on November 16, 2024. As of January 15, GOAT is trading at $0.338. market value is $338 million.

Similarly, Zerebro (ZEREBRO), which operates on Solana, produces AI-driven music and NFTs with the help of the open-source ZerPy framework that helps personalize AI agents. Another promising project, ARC is a high-performance platform running on Solana to allow rule-based AI agents, which are virtual assistants that help users make decisions or take action.

Griffain is another project working towards personalized AI agents; ai16z, meanwhile, uses Solana to manage AI-powered interactions in venture capital through the ElizaOS framework.

Earlier this month, on January 2, Binance launched perpetual contracts for Griffain (GRIFFAIN), ai16z (AI16Z), and ZEREBRO. In the last 24 hours, GRIFFAIN is up over 19%, AI16Z is up over 14%, and ZEREBRO is up over 4%, reflecting the strong optimism towards Solana-based AI cryptocurrencies.

Most artificial intelligence agents are still in their infancy. The market cap of AI tokens stands at $3.95 billion as of January 15, accounting for just 0.11% of the total crypto market cap.

However, some Solana-funded projects have gained quite a bit of popularity, increasing the total AI token market cap by 14.5% in one day, according to CoinGecko. For example, Zerebro has released music albums, while another AI agent, Dolos Diary, has amassed millions of views on TikTok.

Alongside these AI broker projects, Virtual Protocol (VIRTUAL), an AI broker launchpad on Ethereum (ETH), has also seen notable growth; This reached a market cap of $4.62 billion on January 1, 2025, but fell to $1.92 billion on January 1, 2025. of this article. Interestingly, Virtuals Protocol’s aixbt (AIXBT), which operates on both Base and Solana, is up 45.2% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.

While some skeptics in the blockchain community argue that AI agent spoofing is more about marketing than technology, the integration of these agents into Solana is improving as they leverage the performance and price accessibility of the Solana ecosystem to improve their features and user experience.

How can crypto AI agents simultaneously be a bubble, the most exaggerated narrative of 2025 and the future of humanity?

Similar to 2021, when P2E/NFTs were in the spotlight, we saw many possible benefits and it lasted about 12 months.

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