AI Coins in 2026 — Hype or Real Opportunity?
The AI + crypto angle is heating up again. A lot of it comes down to demand for compute and what happens if AI services keep moving toward decentralized infrastructure. With GPUs still expensive and centralized providers dominating, the “open AI infra” pitch is getting attention again.
Here are a couple projects people keep watching right now:
FET (Artificial Superintelligence Alliance)
This one’s leaning hard into autonomous agents doing tasks and coordinating on-chain. The merger story gave it new momentum, and the team is pushing real use cases around data sharing and agent marketplaces. It’s still early, but if the ecosystem actually attracts developers, it could have room to grow from current levels.
RNDR (Render Network)
Basically a decentralized marketplace for GPU power. The value case is pretty straightforward: more AI workloads → more demand for compute → more relevance for distributed rendering networks. The move to Solana improved speed and fees, and the token model ties usage to supply pretty directly. If AI compute stays tight, this narrative probably sticks around.
Others people keep bringing up:
TAO for decentralized machine learning, NEAR for AI-focused apps, and ICP for on-chain compute experiments.
Nothing here is guaranteed, but the common thread is infrastructure — not just AI hype, but tools that could actually support it if adoption keeps climbing.
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