Mapping the Convergence of Crypto and AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Projects, Funding, and Tokens

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The field of crypto and AI is developing rapidly. After Devcon, I put together a map of all known projects to help you better understand the current status of this field.

The map divides projects into three categories: Applications, Middleware, and Infrastructure.

Each category contains funding data and information on launched tokens.

1. Applications (31 projects, total financing exceeding US$240 million, 8 tokens launched, total FDV exceeding US$3 billion):

1.1) DeFi Applications

6 projects, with a total financing of US$1 million, and no tokens are currently online.

Including @rug_ai, @RPS_Labs, etc.

1.2) Chatbots

4 projects, 1 token has been launched, with a total FDV of over 10 million US dollars.

For example, @Libertai_DAI, etc.

1.3) Payment Application

6 projects, with financing of US$33 million, and no tokens are currently online.

Representative projects include:

1.4) AI Agents and Influencers

More than 10 projects and 10+ tokens have been launched, with a total FDV of over US$3 billion.

Including TT, ai16z, Zerebro, @centienceio, etc.

1.5) Engineering and Safety

4 projects, 33 million USD in financing, 2 tokens launched, total FDV exceeds 200 million USD

For example:

1.6) Consumer Applications

6 projects, 12 million USD in financing, 2 tokens launched, total FDV exceeds 100 million USD

include:

1.7) Smart Tools

4 projects, raised $163 million, 2 tokens launched, with a total FDV of over $2 billion.

Examples include Arkham Intel ($ARKM, FDV $2 billion), Kaito, Dune, and Messari.

2. Middleware (106 projects, total financing of over $800 million, 25 tokens launched, total FDV over $18 billion):

2.1) Training and collaboration

16 projects, 120 million USD in financing, 4 tokens launched, with a total FDV exceeding 10 billion USD

Including the well-known Bittensor and Sentient, as well as @assisterr, @Pluralis__, etc.

The tradable tokens include:

2.2) Inference Service

17 projects, 57 million USD in financing, 2 tokens launched, total FDV exceeds 50 million USD

For example:

2.3) Data Platform and Monetization

23 projects, with financing of US$240 million, 7 tokens have been launched, and the total FDV exceeds US$1 billion.

There are many well-funded protocols:

2.4) Privacy Protection

14 projects, with $250 million in financing, 2 tokens launched, and a total FDV of over $800 million.

For example:

2.5) Intelligent Agent Platform

24 projects, with financing of US$175 million, 6 tokens have been launched, and the total FDV exceeds US$6.5 billion.

include:

2.6) Research

3 projects, 5 million USD in financing, no tokens are currently online.

These projects focus on cutting-edge research in AI and blockchain, and representative teams include @NousResearch, @physynAI, and @peri_labs.

2.7) Data collection and annotation

9 projects, raised US$30 million, launched 1 token, with a total FDV of over US$120 million.

Representative projects include:

3. Infrastructure (41 projects, total financing exceeding $1 billion, 24 tokens launched, total fully diluted valuation (FDV) exceeding $42 billion)

3.1) Compute resources

22 projects, with financing of US$212 million, 14 tokens have been launched, and the total FDV exceeds US$11 billion.

Representative projects include:

3.2) AI Chains

10 projects, with financing of US$357 million, 4 tokens have been launched, and the total FDV exceeds US$9 billion.

Representative projects include:

3.3) Data Storage

8 projects, with financing of US$374 million, 5 tokens have been launched, and the total FDV exceeds US$10 billion.

Representative projects include:

3.4) Proof of Humanity

This category is represented by WorldCoin, which raised $115 million, with a token of $WLD and a total FDV of $22 billion.

Why am I undertaking this massive analysis?

My original intention was to help