9 AI Agent Projects That Showed Strong Resilience During This Round of Market Corrections

As the crypto market experiences a downturn, investors are not only facing a test of their mindset and practical skills but also re-evaluating the value of various projects. In this recent correction, AI Agents have emerged as one of the fastest rebounding sectors, with significant differentiation becoming apparent.

To provide a comprehensive overview, PANews has compiled a list of 9 top-performing AI Agent projects that have shown strong resilience during this round of corrections, with an average maximum increase of approximately 131.1%. Some projects even reached all-time highs. At the same time, these projects have frequently acted in terms of technology and ecology, laying a solid foundation for market recognition and price increases.

Here's a closer look at each project:

1.Virtuals Protocol

After experiencing a significant correction recently, Virtuals Protocol has begun a strong recovery. According to GMGN data, VIRTUAL rebounded nearly 86.5% during this period, with its market cap recovering to $1.8 billion.

Recently, Virtuals Protocol has also been frequently announcing good news. On January 15, Virtuals Protocol announced an update to its value accumulation mechanism to better support builders in the Virtuals ecosystem. The protocol stated that since October 16, 2024, it has accumulated 12,990,427.85 VIRTUAL (worth approximately $40 million) through post-bonding transaction revenue. This will be used to repurchase and burn the corresponding agent tokens based on a 30-day time-weighted average price (TWAP). Among this, 30% is allocated to agent creators, 20% to agent affiliates, and 50% to agent sub-DAOs for future governance decisions. The rewards for creators will be sent directly to the agent deployer's wallet. Additionally, Virtuals will introduce an agent partner mechanism to coordinate incentives between trading platforms/interfaces (such as TG bots) and the Virtuals ecosystem. When these platforms become agent partners, they will receive 20% of the post-bonding transaction tax from the trades they facilitate—these funds can be used to reward their communities or other initiatives.

Dune data shows that the top three beneficiary agent tokens and their allocation amounts are GAME, which can receive 1.616 million VIRTUAL (approximately $4.736 million), CONVO with 1.107 million VIRTUAL (approximately $3.243 million), and AIXBT with 882,000 VIRTUAL (approximately $584,000).

Moreover, Virtuals Protocol has recently partnered with projects such as Animoca Brands, Saga, and Illuvium.

In addition, the ecological and business data of Virtuals Protocol also performed well. Dune data shows that as of January 16, Virtuals Protocol has launched over 16,000 agents, with cumulative revenue exceeding $75.05 million.

2.AIXBT

AIXBT is one of the pioneers in this round of AI Agent rebounds. According to GMGN data, AIXBT has risen over 156.8% from its recent low, with a current market cap of nearly $740 million, reaching an all-time high at one point.

In the past period, AIXBT has continuously gained user mindshare while being listed on mainstream exchanges such as Binance and OKX. Data from cookie.fun shows that as of January 16, AIXBT has over 389,000 fans, with a mindshare of nearly 13.2%. This trend is closely related to AIXBT's high win rate in token recommendations. According to CryptoHunt data, in the past 30 days, AIXBT's token recommendation win rate reached 72.4%, with the highest yielding projects including PIPPIN, COOKIE, and ANON.

3.Griffain

In this round of market decline, Griffain did not show significant losses and even reached new highs. GMGN data shows that GRIFFAIN has risen approximately 95% from its recent low, with a current market cap exceeding $550 million.

As a project officially supported by Solana, Griffain has been recommended multiple times by Solana co-founder Toly. Recently, Griffain has partnered with AssetDash, Reposa Coffee, Metaplex, and others. According to the latest revelation from Griffain founder @tonyplasencia3, the Griffain Raposa Coffee agent is about to launch, allowing users to place orders through Griffain on Shopify.

4.arc

After this round of corrections, arc has also begun a strong rebound. GMGN data shows that arc has risen a maximum of 156.3% from its low, with a current market cap reaching $480 million, hitting an all-time high