Crypto AI Agent sector valuation crosses $7.5 billion amid Bitcoin's record-setting $112K rally

Cryptocurrency market capitalization soared past $3.5 trillion as Bitcoin surged into price discovery, hitting a record $112,000

Cryptocurrency market capitalization crossed the $3.5 trillion threshold on Thursday, May 22, as Bitcoin continued its record-setting rally, reaching the $112,000 level amid unusual search-interest on Google Trends.

After setting a seven-year high in April, the term “AI Agent” on Google Trends saw another 100% spike in May, from zero to 100 points. Interest in AI has surged among retail and institutional investors, especially as the cryptocurrency sector is seen as immune to US recession fears and worsening trade tensions.

This unusual surge in search interest for AI Agents highlights investors looking for strategic opportunities in emerging AI crypto projects that could see parabolic upside as the BTC-led rally entered price discovery phase this week.

Capital has been rotating into niche sectors quickly, and the AI Agent narrative has been further intensified by recent critical infrastructure investments from the likes of OpenAI’s Worldcoin, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:), and Softbank.

Crypto AI Sector Valuation Crosses $7.5 Billion Amid Bitcoin’s Record Setting $112K Rally

The Crypto AI sector grew 10% on Thursday, climbing to a total market cap of $7.6 billion, according to CoinGecko data. Top assets in the sector posted triple-digit intraday gains, reflecting renewed retail and institutional interest.

In comparison, the memecoin sector remains nearly 8x larger at $60 billion, highlighting the early-stage potential of the AI sector.

As large-scale AI investments pour in from NVIDIA (NASDAQ:), BlackRock (NYSE:), Microsoft (NASDAQ:), and Worldcoin, analysts are paying closer attention to low-cap tokens with differentiated infrastructure and real-world utility.

Here are three under-the-radar AI tokens showing strong technical fundamentals and adoption narratives.

Cookie DAO (COOKIE)

Current Price: $0.2744 Market Cap: $140.8 million 30-Day Growth: +153.9% All-Time High: $0.7536 (Jan 10, 2025) Recent Surge Driver: Launch of Cookie.fun v1.0 and “Cookie Snaps” analytics layer

Cookie DAO is indexing one of the most important verticals in crypto: the entire agent economy. Rather than deploying its own AI models, Cookie DAO aggregates and visualizes performance, sentiment, and data from agents across the blockchain, creating a single point of analysis for investors and developers.

The platform runs on the COOKIE token, which provides access to gated tools and agent API endpoints. COOKIE has surged more than 150% in the last 30 days, driven by the launch of Cookie.fun v1.0 and a new feature, Cookie Snaps, which offers real-time agent analytics.

This positions COOKIE as the Bloomberg Terminal for AI Agents, with its architecture backed by over 7 terabytes of live data used to provide both AI and human-readable dashboards.

With a fully diluted valuation nearing $274 million, COOKIE is still considered undervalued given its first-mover advantage in AI agent indexing.

provides vital data infrastructure, enabling smarter bets across the growing AI agent landscape. As indexing becomes essential for navigating thousands of agents, COOKIE is poised to become a critical data-layer for deploying AI agents.

Morphis.AI (MORPHIS)

Current Price: $0.01993 Market Focus: AI agent creation, robotic integration, no-code tools

Morphis.AI combines three powerful AI themes—voice interactivity, tokenized microservices, and agent-to-agent logic—into a single no-code platform.

Its framework allows users to build intelligent, highly specialized AI agents that integrate across Web2 and Web3 tools, ranging from trading bots to robotic arms.

Unlike platforms that deploy general-purpose AI, Morphis emphasizes modular specialization. Developers can deploy task-specific agents with surgical precision—be it e-commerce automation, social media sentiment analysis, or machine control.

The standout feature is its no-code container system, enabling even non-technical users to build and customize AI agents. Add in voice-controlled interfaces and Morphis becomes an interface not just for computers—but for physical automation.

Backed by Aethir’s cloud computing network, Morphis.AI offers the economic value in convergence of Crypto AI and real-world robotics. Its ability to bridge physical and digital tasks could unlock next-gen use cases in smart manufacturing, logistics, and decentralized AI labor markets.

CHIRPER AI: The First Decentralized Agentic DAO Built for Autonomous Collaboration

Current Price: $0.00702 Market Cap: $6.87 million All-Time High: $0.007964 (May 21, 2025) 24-Hour Volume: $48