AI crypto coins: sector performance and rotation

AI ranks 6 of 12 sectors by 7 days return and holds 7.1% of altcoin trading volume (+1.2 p.p.).

AI tokens cover decentralized machine learning networks, compute marketplaces, AI agents and data protocols. The sector is driven by the broader artificial intelligence narrative and is one of the most actively rotated groups in crypto.

7 days return: -2.3%
vs BTC: -1.9 p.p.
Volume share: 7.1% +1.2 p.p.
Quadrant · Breadth: Weakening 26%

AI index vs Bitcoin

One year of the cap-weighted sector index, equal-weight variant and BTC, rebased to 100.

8 oct. 20257 oct. 2026

Sector (cap-weighted) -30.0%
Sector (equal weight) 32.5%
Bitcoin -32.4%

Who moved the sector

Largest positive and negative contributions over 7 days, in p.p. of the sector return.

Pushed up

RENDER +5.8% · Weight 10.2% +0.59 p.p.

SENT +22.1% · Weight 1.6% +0.35 p.p.

CHIP +17.9% · Weight 0.9% +0.16 p.p.

FET +0.5% · Weight 5.5% +0.03 p.p.

TRAC +0.8% · Weight 2.1% +0.02 p.p.

Pulled down

VVV -8.0% · Weight 13.9% -1.11 p.p.

TAO -3.2% · Weight 25.0% -0.79 p.p.

WLD -2.7% · Weight 21.0% -0.56 p.p.

VIRTUAL -3.8% · Weight 5.5% -0.21 p.p.

KITE -4.5% · Weight 3.8% -0.17 p.p.

Coins in the sector

Return over 7 days, index weight (with the 25% cap) and approximate contribution to the sector move in percentage points.

Coins in the sector
Coin	7D	Market cap	Weight	Contribution	Volume in sector
TAO Bittensor	-3.2%	$3.4B	25.0%	-0.79	19.6%
WLD Worldcoin	-2.7%	$2.0B	21.0%	-0.56	31.4%
VVV Venice Token	-8.0%	$1.2B	13.9%	-1.11	3.0%
RENDER Render	+5.8%	$1.1B	10.2%	+0.59	3.9%
FET Artificial Superintelligence Alliance	+0.5%	$538.3M	5.5%	+0.03	15.9%
VIRTUAL Virtuals Protocol	-3.8%	$510.6M	5.5%	-0.21	4.9%
KITE Kite	-4.5%	$347.7M	3.8%	-0.17	1.7%
DRV Derive	-4.1%	$275.7M	3.0%	-0.12	0.7%
TRAC OriginTrail	+0.8%	$203.0M	2.1%	+0.02	0.8%
SENT Sentient	+22.1%	$188.0M	1.6%	+0.35	4.1%
GRASS Grass	-5.8%	$160.0M	1.8%	-0.10	2.8%
CHIP USD.AI	+17.9%	$102.0M	0.9%	+0.16	2.0%
LPT Livepeer	-5.2%	$83.9M	0.9%	-0.05	1.1%
ZIG ZIG Finance	-0.2%	$78.5M	0.8%	0.00	0.0%
ZETA ZetaChain	-9.0%	$78.3M	0.9%	-0.08	0.8%
KAITO KAITO	-7.7%	$78.0M	0.9%	-0.07	1.0%
TAG Tagger	-15.8%	$77.4M	1.0%	-0.15	0.3%
DATA Data Network	-6.0%	$72.9M	0.8%	-0.05	5.7%
UAI UnifAI Network	-4.8%	$67.5M	0.7%	-0.04	0.2%

Other sectors

MEMEMemes -4.6% L1Layer 1 -1.3% L2Layer 2 -8.3% DEFIDeFi -4.6% RWAReal-world assets -3.2% GAMEGaming & metaverse +11.4% DPINDePIN -0.7% PRIVPrivacy -1.6% PAYPayments -5.1% CEXExchange & CeFi tokens +0.8% INFRInfrastructure & oracles -3.5%

Questions about sector rotation

Does a higher share of volume mean money flowed into the sector?

It means a larger part of all altcoin trading happened in that sector compared with the previous period. Every trade has a buyer and a seller, so it is a measure of attention and activity, not a one-way transfer. Read it together with returns and relative strength.

Why are BTC and ETH not sectors?

They are so large that they would dominate any sector they belong to. Bitcoin is the benchmark for relative strength, BTC dominance is shown separately, and both are excluded from the altcoin volume total.

Why is a coin capped at 25% of its sector?

To stop one giant from becoming the whole sector. Without the cap, the memes index would mostly be Dogecoin. The equal-weight variant in the table shows how the average coin performed.

How often is the map updated?

Every hour from closed exchange candles. The 24-hour period uses hourly candles; 7, 30 and 90 days use daily candles; history uses weekly steps over one year.

Statistics of past market data, not investment advice. Share of volume is a proxy for trading activity, not a measure of money transferred between sectors.