Author: Nancy, PANews

Undoubtedly, MEME is the unquestionable traffic leader in the current crypto market, with various players showcasing diverse entry strategies. Some investors meticulously analyze on-chain data or candlestick trends to capture market pulses; others bet on specific themes such as pop culture and hot events to ride the wave, while some news-driven players closely monitor social media and news dynamics to seize market opportunities.

Despite the buzz in the MEME market, not all MEMEs can truly capture market attention and sustain growth. On the contrary, most MEME projects struggle to avoid the outcomes of going to zero or fading away, with only a few able to stand out. PANews has previously analyzed the potential logic behind the success of some popular MEMEs.

As the main investment theme in the global market this year, crypto projects combining artificial intelligence have garnered significant attention from market participants. Currently, AI+MEME has also become a key focus for market participants. In this article, PANews reviews four popular themes in the recent AI+MEME sector and their leading projects, most of which have a market size of tens of millions of dollars, with only GOAT reaching hundreds of millions.

AI Agent

Goatseus Maximus (GOAT) Market Cap: $453 million

Goatseus Maximus is a MEME promoted by the AI BOT project Truth Terminal's AI agents, and this AI robot received funding from a16z. GOAT became a sensation after its launch, with its market cap peaking over $500 million, but it saw a significant downturn to nearly $150 million due to doubts about "Truth Terminal not being AI."

However, after the founder of Truth Terminal disclosed that he would not sell his held tokens and sought transparent governance processes, and top trader Eugene also stated he had bottomed out, GOAT successfully achieved a V-shaped rebound overnight. Data shows that as of October 22, GOAT's market cap is approximately $453 million, with nearly 34,000 addresses holding the tokens.

lnumogram (GNON) Market Cap: $0.72 billion

GNON is promoted by the AI robot lumpenspace, and has also been loudly touted by Eugene, stating, "GOAT and GNON will become key positions for future long-term trends. If I am wrong, then I am your exit liquidity."

On-chain data shows that as of October 22, GNON's market cap reached approximately $72 million, with nearly 13,000 addresses holding the tokens.

Virtuals Protocol (LUNA) Market Cap: $0.47 billion

Virtuals Protocol is the AI Agent platform on Base, and its token issuance platform IAO allows users to easily deploy AI agents and achieve 100% fair launches of AI agent tokens while enabling users to co-own the income generated by these agents. $VIRTUA is the token of Virtuals Protocol, used for creating liquidity pools for AI agent tokens.

LUNA is an AI virtual idol and live streaming agent created by Virtuals on TikTok, with followers reaching 500,000 and live streaming covering over 5.6 million users. On-chain data shows that as of October 22, LUNA's market cap has surpassed $47 million, with about 1,300 addresses holding the tokens.

Terminal of Fun (FUN) Market Cap: $0.1 billion

The AI trading robot Terminal of Fun claims to be "specifically analyzing the token market on Pump.fun and learning how to buy and sell tokens," and will use its profits to repurchase FUN. According to Lookonchain monitoring, Terminal of Fun's win rate for trading MEME tokens is 100%, with a return rate of 426 times for FUN. It should be noted that the high win rate of Terminal of Fun has been questioned by the community, suggesting it is not a robot, but rather an automated trading program under the guise of AI.

On-chain data shows that FUN's market cap surpassed $10 million within one day of its launch, with over 8,000 addresses holding the tokens.

AI+Art

slop Market Cap: $0.27 billion

slop is a MEME that combines AI and artistic narrative, created by the AI application Glif founded by fabian, and has received responses from this founder. Moreover, Glif has been highlighted by a16z.

On-chain data shows that slop's market cap reached $27 million within two days of its creation, with over 11,000 addresses holding the tokens.

AI+Animals

Shoggoth Market Cap: $0.35 billion

Shoggoth has been referred to as the "DOGE of the AI MEME sector" by Frank, the founder of the NFT project DeGods.

"The original Shoggoth showcases the potential as a MEME coin, while the new version attempts to launch a bloodsucking attack, becoming the 'real Shoggoth.' According to Shoggoth, the name comes from a character in a science fiction story, even stating that (The New York Times) would call Shoggoth 'the most important MEME of artificial intelligence.' Shoggoth also airdropped tokens to Truth Terminal."

On-chain data shows that as of October 22, Shoggoth's market cap is close to $35 million, with over 4,900 addresses holding the tokens.

AI+Infrastructure

Act I: The AI Prophecy (ACT) Market Cap: $0.24 billion

Act I is another AI project funded by a16z founder Marc Andreessen, with members including Truth Terminal founder Andy Adyrey. According to Pleb Capital founder Light, Act I features un-scripted, spontaneously generated interactions, multi-agent dynamics, ongoing and long-term observation, diverse AI participants, and real-world environments. Because AI Agents are currently isolated, Act I will become an important infrastructure for the interaction between these projects and humans.

On-chain data shows that as of October 22, ACT's market cap reached approximately $24 million in three days, with over 10,000 addresses holding the tokens.