Data from CoinMarketCap shows that total crypto market capitalization has declined by roughly $1.16 trillion during this stretch, underscoring the scale of the market contraction.

While cryptocurrencies struggle to regain momentum, the artificial intelligence sector continues to attract significant capital.

Companies including OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, and Anthropic, the creator of Claude AI, have collectively raised about $140 billion since February 2026.

The figure stands in sharp contrast to the combined valuation of AI-related crypto tokens, which remains around $15 billion.

The disparity highlights a widening gap between traditional AI investment and blockchain-based AI assets.

AI interest outpaces crypto

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