AI crypto sell-offs: Which token between VIRTUAL, AI16Z, and AIXBT will recover first?

Key Takeaways

Which AI crypto token is bouncing back fastest?

AIXBT is leading the recovery, up 14.3% with strong volume and RSI momentum.

Is this a turning point for the AI crypto market?

Market cap has climbed by 12.2% post-Trump’s tariff rollback, hinting at a potential short-term rebound.

The AI crypto sector took a major hit in the recent sell-offs.

Even though President Trump slashed tariffs over the weekend, the impact was still felt. Nvidia [NVDA], the largest public AI-focused company, closed the day down 4.82%, marking its biggest single-day drop since Q1.

Crypto wasn’t spared either. AI token market cap dumped from $35 billion to $20 billion, before bouncing back to $30 billion at press time – Hinting at a potential short-term recovery.

Source: CoinMarketCap

Still, the AI market is still a long way from its $70 billion ATH.

Back in November, about $40 billion flowed into AI tokens, with Bittensor [TAO] spiking to a $5 billion market cap. In doing so, it topped the AI-crypto leaderboard, on the back of a pro-crypto campaign. 

In short, market momentum is clearly driving AI capital, with macro policy giving both equities and crypto a lift. Now, with Trump possibly rolling back the tariffs, could this be a turning point for these assets?

Which AI crypto token bounces back first?

Among the hardest-hit AI assets were VIRTUAL, AI16Z, and AIXBT.

At press time, Virtuals Protocol [VIRTUAL] was trading near $0.79, up roughly 9.8% in the last 24 hours, with support around $0.75 and a psychological resistance near $1. This would be difficult to breach in a risk-off market.

Meanwhile, ai16z [AI16Z] climbed to $0.062, gaining nearly 11.9% in the last 24 hours.

However, aixbt [AIXBT] seemed to be leading the bounce at press time, with the altcoin trading at $0.066 following gains of 14.3%. This was fueled by a 30% uptick in trading volume too. 

Source: TradingView (AIXBT/USDT)

Technically, AIXBT might just be poised for the quickest recovery.

After dipping deep into oversold territory, its RSI snapped back to 36, showing momentum building underneath. On the hype side, a move past $0.09 could spark some FOMO. 

Meanwhile, the AI market as a whole is flexing too. At the time of writing, the market cap was up 12.2% in the last 24 hours to $30.12 billion, post-Trump’s tweet. This makes AIXBT one of the key coins to watch in this rebound.