According to ChainCatcher news, Web3 analytics platform Dexu AI data shows that the AI agent sector generated a return of 72.2% over the past month, with ai16z (AI16Z) and Phala Network (PHALA) performing the best.
Specifically, AI16Z rose nearly 295%, while PHALA increased by 209%. Other strong-performing tokens include Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), which rose 132% in 30 days, and AiXBT (up 125%).
Additionally, CEX tokens also performed well, rising 41.37% in the month. Furthermore, the 'sweat-spot' sector (focusing on combining blockchain functionalities with user-centric applications) increased by 24.4%.
Other traditional sectors such as DeFi and derivatives rose by 13.2% and 12.3%, respectively; the RWA sector increased by 7.21%.
Meanwhile, the modular category fell by 32.1%, and low-risk tokens (LRT) dropped by 30.8%.
Meme coins also dropped significantly by 28.7%, which may reflect investor fatigue. However, a recent report from Binance shows that such tokens have surpassed Bitcoin and Ethereum in ownership. GameFi and privacy coins fell by 21.78% and 12.46%, respectively.
In terms of market capitalization, L1 blockchains still dominate with a market cap of $2.75 trillion, primarily driven by Bitcoin's $1.85 trillion market cap.
CEX tokens rank second in market cap, slightly above $129 billion, followed closely by Meme coins, which, despite poor overall performance in December, are still close to $86 billion. Categories like DeFi and AI follow, with the former slightly below $39 billion and the latter slightly above $23 billion.
