The crypto AI sector just had a month that’s hard to ignore. It gained 54% in September, more than double the broader crypto market’s 24% return, according to Grayscale’s latest sector update.

That kind of outperformance naturally gets attention. But the sector is still tiny compared with the rest of crypto, sitting at roughly $15 billion even after September’s rally.

Crypto AI Sector Posts A Sharp September Surge

The move puts artificial intelligence firmly back on the crypto radar. AI could become one of the most consequential technologies of the 21st century, while blockchains may provide infrastructure that centralized AI systems don’t easily offer.

The proposed overlap is pretty straightforward: agent payments, identity,…