Bitcoin is hovering near $90K, but the real action is shifting elsewhere.

A shiny metal ball of near-limitless power is soon coming to transform your life if you live in the following US cities:

* Baltimore

* Boston

* Chicago

* Columbus

* Denver

* Detroit

* Hartford

* Indianapolis

* Minneapolis

* New Orleans

* Philadelphia

* Phoenix

* Pittsburgh

* Portland

* Rochester

* Salt Lake City

* San Antonio

* San Diego

* Seattle

* St. Louis

* Tampa

The OpenAI CEO and ChatGPT creator has been working on a controversial crypto project for years. He’s now ready to start manufacturing orbs – small, shiny metal globes, which are key to his plan to token personal IDs.

And whether or not his plans succeed, the World project is part of a wave of AI crypto initiatives that are drawing headlines and driving a surge in the market.

AI Crypto Projects Rebound

There’s more than one type of AI token. Investors can look at AI agents, designed to produce analysis and market insights; tokenization projects, using AI and the blockchain to support real-world implementation; and even AI services and support, incorporating AI with products and services.

And right now, they’re all looking green across the board.

AI agents? Green.

AI launchpads? Green.

AI applications? Green.

No wonder Sam Altman thinks it’s a good time to push his World blockchain project to the next level.

World Orbs Begin Production

The idea behind World – which Altman insists predated even his OpenAI project – is to apply blockchain technology to a social problem.

The issue in question is how vulnerable the current proof of identity (or IDs) is. World’s solution is a proof-of-human concept, using retinal scanning from World’s Orbs to produce an ‘anonymous proof of human’ World ID.

And to do that, World needs more orbs. Lots more.

They’re building a factory in Texas to help meet demand, with the aim of providing coverage for half of the US population by the year’s end.

The initial wave of cities will be followed by a second, including:

* Atlanta

* Birmingham

* Buffalo

* Cambridge

* Cincinnati

* Cleveland

* Dallas

* Des Moines

* El Paso

* Fort Wayne

* Greensboro

* Hempstead

* Irvine

* Kansas City

* Little Rock

* Mobile

* Montgomery

* New Haven

* Palm Bay

* Pensacola

* Riverside

* Scranton

* Springfield

* Stockton

* Toledo

* Tucson

* Wilmington

* Youngstown

With World on the verge of a major expansion, other AI tokens are gaining steam. Here are three crypto AI projects you need to watch for potentially sky-high gains in the coming rally.

MIND of Pepe ($MIND) – The First AI Agent Meme Coin

MIND of Pepe ($MIND) leaves the technical side of the AI revolution to others. It wants to launch the rare combination of a memecoin with a utility token, which provides ground-breaking potential with all the slaptastic power of a meme.

The project will start with May launch of the MIND AI agent on X. As the agent learns and develops, it will eventually start delivering cutting-edge market insights and analysis straight to $MIND token holders.

That isn’t all; the $MIND tokenomics gives an interesting clue about what could happen in the future.

The MIND agent will control a full 25% of the available token supply and be able to plan and execute its own token launches exclusively for token holders.

What else will MIND do? As the presale enters its final month, investors are getting excited about $MIND’s potential. Don’t delay – learn how to buy MIND of Pepe in our guide, and see why we think the token price could ride the AI wave to a $0.00988 price by year’s end.

MIND of Pepe joins our list of top AI agent coins to watch closely.

Bittensor ($TAO) – Collaborative, Fundamental Ecosystem for AI

Bittensor is pioneering a decentralized marketplace for machine learning models. By allowing developers to train and share AI models on a blockchain, it creates a collaborative ecosystem for artificial intelligence.

The language and building blocks for AI development are crucial for the continued success of the field, and Bittensor applies a number of advanced techniques to provide a foundational layer for AI.

It isn’t simple, of course, and that’s part of the project’s appeal:

Bittensor is able to leverage enormous swaths of resources: without defining the way in which a computer interacts with Bittensor’s markets, the market leaves space for innovation around how that problem will be solved.

Investors are excited about Bittensor’s unique approach to AI and blockchain integration. The $TAO token currently trades at $372, up