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 BNB has seen a 5.5% price jump following the White House announcement that Binance co-founder has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump, leading some analysts to suggest that a new leg up might be around the corner.

US President Grants Pardon To Binance Founder On Thursday, the White House revealed that US President Donald Trump had pardoned Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, two years after pleading guilty.

In an official statement, the White House’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that the US President “exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency.”

Leavitt stated that “In their desire to punish the cryptocurrency industry, the Biden Administration pursued Mr. Zhao despite no allegations of fraud or identifiable victims.”

In 2023, Zhao pleaded guilty to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) violations while being the CEO of Binance. As part of his plea deal, he stepped down from his position in the crypto exchange and served a four-month prison sentence last year. Additionally, Binance reached a $4.3 billion settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The White House press secretary affirmed that “these actions by the Biden Administration severely damaged the United States’ reputation as a global leader in technology and innovation,” declaring that “the Biden Administration’s war on crypto is over.”

Notably, there have been rumors that President Trump could grant a pardon to Zhao after January’s pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. In March, the Wall Street Journal reported that Zhao allegedly had been “pushing” a Binance US deal for a pardon since 2024. However, he quickly denied these claims.

In an X post, CZ thanked the Trump Administration, stating that he is “deeply grateful” for the long-awaited pardon and “to President Trump for upholding America’s commitment to fairness, innovation, and justice.” The Binance co-founder also pledged to “do everything we can to help make America the Capital of Crypto.”

CZ Pardon Pushes BNB To $1,100 Following the news, BNB saw a 5.5% jump to reclaim the $1,100 mark. The cryptocurrency has recorded a massive rally over the past few months, reaching a new all-time high (ATH) of $1,375 nearly two weeks ago.

Altcoin Sherpa highlighted the altcoin’s price action amid the recent market performance. However, he expressed doubt about whether BNB will “continue being the strongest major or not,” at least in the short term.

He suggested that Solana (SOL) could have a better performance in the coming weeks, arguing that “both ETH and BNB had incredible runs previously and probably need more time to chill out.”

Since last Friday’s correction, BNB has been trading within the $1,050-$1,125 range, failing to break out of the upper level for the past six days. Analyst Open4Profit noted that if the altcoin reclaims the range’s resistance, the price could rally toward its ATH levels and continue its price discovery uptrend toward the $1,500 target.

Market watcher CW pointed out that BNB has two key sell walls ahead, one at the $1,180-$1,190 area and another between the $1,200-$1,220 mark, suggesting that the altcoin could face resistance around these levels if the price breaks out.

As of this writing, BNB is trading at $1,116, a 10.5% increase in the monthly timeframe.

BNB’s performance in the one-week chart. Source: BNBUSDT on TradingView Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

PANews reported on October 24th that the dispute between Fetch.ai and the Ocean Protocol Foundation may be coming to an end, with both parties working to resolve misunderstandings through an agreement to avoid litigation. According to Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh, if Ocean Protocol returns the 286 million FET tokens sold during the merger, Fetch.ai will withdraw all legal claims and be willing to cover related legal costs. Ocean Protocol, in turn, stated that it would agree to return the tokens if the proposal was formally submitted in writing.

Previous reports revealed that blockchain data indicated that wallets associated with Ocean Protocol had exchanged approximately 661 million Ocean tokens for 286 million FET tokens, valued at approximately $120 million at the time. Some of these tokens were transferred to Binance and GSR Markets. However, Ocean Protocol denied the allegations and stated that its decision to withdraw from the ASI Alliance was unrelated to the token transfer. Ocean Protocol founder Bruce Pon stated that the decline in FET token prices was primarily driven by market sentiment and the sell-off by SingularityNet and Fetch.ai, and was unrelated to Ocean's departure from the ASI Alliance.

The two parties are currently seeking to resolve the dispute through an agreement to avoid further damage to their reputation and finances.

Earlier news, Ocean Protocol explained the reasons for its withdrawal from the ASI Alliance, accusing two partners and saying that it had filed a lawsuit .

FET price may have bottomed at $0.23, showing signs of easing bearish pressure as the Ocean Protocol saga unfolds and Fetch.ai announces a weekly 50 FET burn per wallet registered on asi1.ai.

Summary

FET price has bounced from a $0.23 bottom, with technicals (7-day SMA, RSI) suggesting bearish momentum may be easing. FET recent crash was driven by renewed U.S.–China trade tensions and the Ocean Protocol fallout. Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh plans to pursue class-action lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions over the disputed token transfers by Ocean Protocol. The Fetch Foundation announced weekly burns of 50 FET per wallet registered on asi1.ai. Fetch.AI (FET) price appears to be in the early stages of a potential recovery after what looks like a bottom around the $0.23 level. The token has bounced from that zone, currently trading near $0.26.

Importantly, FET price is attempting to reclaim the 7-day SMA, a sign that short-term momentum is beginning to shift back in favor of buyers. The RSI is also showing the first signs of divergence: while FET price recently made a lower high, RSI formed equal highs. The indicator is now curling upward from deeply oversold territory near 27, suggesting that bearish momentum may be nearing exhaustion.

If FET price can sustain above the newly established support zone at $0.23 — ideally with decreasing selling volume — accumulation could gradually build, laying the groundwork for a potential recovery toward $0.40 (the 0.382 Fib level, which was broken on October 10 during the broader crypto market sell-off triggered by renewed trade tensions). A successful rebound above this level could pave the way for a further push toward $0.60, the previous consolidation base that gave way prior to the October 10 flash crash.

Looking ahead, a successful reclamation of $0.40, along with RSI recovery above 30 from deeply oversold territory, would serve as an early signal that a reversal may be underway.

FET 1D chart | TradingView Why did FET price crash? FET crashed 30% on October 10 amid the broader crypto market bloodbath, which was triggered by escalating U.S.-China trade tensions. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 100% tariff on Chinese tech exports and export controls on critical software led to a sharp market reaction. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 8.4% to $104,782, and Ethereum (ETH) fell 5.8% to $3,637, with many altcoins suffering double-digit losses.

On October 9, just a day before the broader market crash, Ocean Protocol—a major partner in the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance—withdrew from the collaboration. Subsequent on-chain data revealed that a multisignature wallet associated with Ocean Protocol converted 661 million OCEAN tokens into 286 million FET tokens on July 1. Those tokens were then distributed, with approximately 270 million FET sent to exchanges such as Binance and GSR Markets. As a result, Humayun Sheikh—Fetch.ai’s CEO—announced plans to fund class-action lawsuits across three or more jurisdictions.

If you are or were a holder of $fet and have lost money during this Ocean action be ready with your evidence. I am personally funding a class action in 3 or possibly more jurisdictions. I will be setting up a channel for all to submit your claims. Hold tight and be ready!

— Humayun (@HMsheikh4) October 16, 2025 On October 21, Sheikh also offered a $250,000 bounty for information leading to the identification of the signatories behind Ocean Protocol’s multisig wallet, aiming to uncover the individuals responsible for converting and distributing the disputed 286 million FET tokens, valued at around $120 million, to exchanges without proper disclosure.

The bounty has now been concluded. According to Sheikh, all necessary information has been received from verified contributors, and the $250,000 reward will be distributed accordingly.

On October 23, Sheikh announced that for every Fetch wallet that creates an account on asi1.ai, the Fetch Foundation will burn 50 FET tokens. The burns and reconciliations are scheduled to occur weekly, aiming to restore value for FET holders.

For every fetch wallet which creates an account on https://t.co/N2w9qm1YdZ , fetch foundation will burn 50 $fet. Reconciliations and burn every week. Let’s push the utility and create value.

— Humayun (@HMsheikh4) October 23, 2025

Key Takeaways Why does this dispute matter? Because the return of the 286M FET tokens could remove a major supply-overhang risk and restore trust in the AI-crypto alliance.

What changed this week? During an X Space, both sides signaled willingness to settle, but no official agreement has been signed yet.

The long-running dispute between Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol over roughly 286 million FET tokens [worth about $120 million] appears to be moving toward resolution. 

The development surfaced during a community X Space, where Fetch.ai signaled willingness to settle. However, no official joint statement or signed agreement has been released, leaving the situation unresolved.

Background: A dispute that shook the “AI crypto alliance” On 21 October, AMBCrypto reported that Fetch.ai accused Ocean Protocol Foundation of converting OCEAN tokens into FET. 

They then moved a portion of the holdings to centralized exchanges, including Binance and market-maker GSR.

At the time, these transfers raised concerns about potential sell-pressure and intentional token dumping. 

This triggered sharp community backlash and damaged trust across the AI-crypto coalition that previously included SingularityNET.

Since then, FET has suffered a steep decline, falling over 90% from its annual peak, and crashing to the $0.23–$0.26 range in recent trading.

The latest update: Ocean signals willingness to return FET tokens During the X Space discussion, Fetch.ai signalled willingness to drop the lawsuit against Ocean Protocol if they returned the FET tokens. 

Ocean Protocol reportedly indicated its readiness to return the FET tokens, provided it receives a formal written settlement proposal from Fetch.ai. 

Fetch.ai representatives stated that they will withdraw legal claims if the tokens are returned in full.

For now, the arrangement remains conditional and informal. Additionally, there is no signed settlement document, and neither project has issued a formal public announcement. 

This leaves the community cautiously optimistic, but not convinced.

Market reaction: FET stabilizes but remains deeply oversold The FET price chart indicates that the token has entered deep oversold territory, with the RSI hovering near 27. 

This is a historically significant region associated with reversal attempts. As of this writing, it was trading at around 0.27, with an increase of over 3%.

Source: TradingView However, traders appear hesitant to position aggressively until the token-return details are clarified — particularly around:

Where the returned tokens will be held Whether vesting/lockups will apply Who controls treasury governance in the future Without these answers, supply-overhang risk remains a core concern.

What comes next? If the agreement is finalized and tokens are returned under transparent lockup terms, the move could restore credibility and relieve sell-pressure fears on FET.

If negotiations stall — or if tokens re-enter circulation without controls — market confidence could weaken further.

For now, the market is waiting, and the alliance’s future hinges on whether the two teams can document and execute what they just signaled in public.

Rug Pull or Misunderstanding? FET Community in Uproar Over Ocean Protocol Transfers

If you follow AI, then you’ve probably seen this big story that, for some reason, not many people are talking about. I’m talking about Ocean Protocol leaving the ASI Alliance. It’s a complex decision with lots of factors to take into consideration. Let’s look at the events behind Ocean’s departure.

Intro to The Main Players First, we have the 3 projects involved in the alliance, and it was the biggest crypto merger involving tokens that we’ve seen so far. We have

Ocean Protocol Fetch.ai Singularity Now, I’m not getting too deep into all the projects. Yet, one of the reasons for conflict and this ultimate business divorce is that the projects focus on different areas. Ocean in particular. Both Fetch and Singularity have a focus on building and deploying autonomous AI agents. So they are building out things such as agent app stores and such so you can find an agent for financial tasks or health care. And that’s great. But that’s not what Ocean does.

Ocean is more involved in decentralized AI infrastructure. This includes things like access for AI models and datasets, as well as the computing power that AI models need. Both are great goals and necessary developments for AI in crypto to be successful. And yet, they are very different from each other.

A Simple Question But first, a simple question. You get married. Then you find out that your spouse expects access to your accounts at all times but does not give you access to theirs. The moment something goes wrong, everything is your fault. Instead of trying to talk it out, the first step is to threaten to go to lawyers. You marry your spouse, yet you find out that their mother controls their entire financial life.

What do you do? Do you stay married? Or do you acknowledge you made a mistake and cut your losses? Well, keep that in mind for what you are about to hear…..

Now onto the events that led to Ocean’s departure.

The Announcement and Short Honeymoon The announcement of the alliance took place in March 2024. Immediately after, Humaun Sheikh, CEO of Fetch.ai, made some forceful and (some would call) shady decisions. These include the need to use the Fetch L1 chain that would lock out a number of Ocean’s pre-existing partners.

And we know this is not the way to start a successful, new marriage, business or otherwise. Everyone needs to compromise on something. 

I guess this is why we have annulments. But what’s the business equivalent?

Less than 2 months later, seeing that the Ocean team had made a mistake, they asked to be let out of the Alliance. All of this was done in private and in good faith to inform both Fetch and Singularity.

Sheikh’s first reply, and you can see his email on this blog post in the April 2024 section, was to threaten lawsuits with major damages if Ocean leaves. The legal disputes started in May. And they are still going on now…….

Meanwhile, starting in the Summer of 2024 and continuing now, Fetch and Singularity have sold $500 million worth of tokens. And Ocean has sold none. This does not account for the reckless spending and questionable ethics on moving money & tokens to and from the Singularity Treasury wallet, as reported in December 2024.

Put simply, there was a lot of shady stuff going on, leaving Ocean and its community holding the bag. It’s been Ocean’s position all along that Sheikh, who controls Fetch, has not been acting in good faith with them as a full partner should.

Remember my simple question earlier?

The TRNR Deal So Ocean’s partners are freely spending Ocean’s money. Or trying to. And it’s capped off with this deal on TRNR in June 2025. You can see here from the same blog post that Ocean says they were never consulted.

Imagine having a partner who pledges a huge chunk of their Treasury to back a loan you don’t know about or approve of. And using volatile crypto assets can lead to margin calls.

It’s ridiculous, right? I mean, who would do that? Well, read on to see…..

Independent of Ocean, and Ocean isn’t even mentioned in the SEC filings, Fetch was working on an ETF deal. It would include funding from Treasuries (including Ocean’s) and a $50 million loan to ISI and market maker DWF. It’s a pretty arrogant move on Fetch’s part to think they can make a deal this big that involves Ocean’s Treasury and not even consult them or mention them, let alone get them to sign off on it. It’s ridiculous. No one would put up with that type of behavior in a partnership.

That was June. Then, thanks to market volatility and the huge October 10th liquidation event, large amounts of $FET used to back this deal got liquidated.

What a mess. $FET was the collateral for the ETF deal and the loan, and it was called and liquidated. There wasn’t even any good reason why, except either the ego boost from having an ETF or deepening a relationship with one of the industry’s biggest and also most controversial market makers. It just makes no sense at all.

Response to Claims of Ocean Token Mismanagement Then there are the claims of mismanagement by the Ocean team of trying to “drain” the Alliance Treasury. Now with no access to Fetch or Singularity funds, this claim seems a little silly. But what the team did, and the response is below on X, is convert $OCEAN to $FET, as was their right, and then move tokens to OTC providers to have liquidity for private trades. While we don’t always love that projects do this, it is both an accepted and legal way to help manage your Treasury and earn on those tokens. You could argue our markets might be better and more open without OTC and market makers like DWF and Wintermute. But they’d also be less liquid, harder to trade, and institutions would likely not be in the market at all. So it’s not an all-or-nothing deal.

The ASI Alliance from Ocean’s Perspective

By @brucepon

People are rightly angry and frustrated. No one is a winner in this current state of unease, lack of information and transparency, and mudslinging. Ocean doesn’t see the benefit of throwing around unfounded and false… pic.twitter.com/YUfTQmvhxZ

— Ocean Protocol (@oceanprotocol) October 23, 2025

OceanDAO Adds Services In the meantime, Ocean still works to make things better for its community. And one way of doing that is through adding services like yield generation for $OCEAN token holders.

Since Fetch acted unilaterally in the TRNR deal, Ocean was looking to protect the community through its incorporation of Ocean Expeditions in the Cayman Islands.

Not surprisingly, Sheikh saw this as a betrayal since the Ocean Treasury would not be wide open for pledging or pilfering or committing in ways the community may not approve of.

You can see the ongoing themes here. Fetch wants to control all funding and tokenomics decisions. Even where Ocean and its community are concerned. It’s a good reason to worry.

$FET Price Tanks Now, we get to the finger-pointing. Fetch is down 90% since the Alliance announcement. And to be fair, most of the market outside the top 20 or 30, and a few memecoins have been awful in this same period.

And yet, while Fetch mismanages its Treasury with deals like this TRNR deal with stupidly volatile collateral, Ocean gets accused of tanking the $FET.

Hardly.

It’s pretty clear that Fetch brought this on themselves and are looking for someone else to blame.

Ocean Exits The Alliance After 18 months of this back-and-forth nonsense, Ocean Protocol finally had enough and said “we’re out”. That was around the same time as the TRNR collateral liquidation. And on the day of the announcement, $FET only dropped by 2 cents from 55c to 53c. 

The Alliance had no enforcement mechanisms built in to hold the partners to the decisions they make. It was also not very decentralized, something important to Ocean and its community. Not when you consider all the control Sheikh has over Fetch and thus the partnership.

What’s Next? This is an important question. Ocean has a proud, active community. And some of them converted their tokens, while others didn’t. We will be discussing that and its effects in a follow-up article.

As of now, there are some legal things to work out. And no one knows how long that will take. Ocean Protocol project will continue. They will continue to build out a decentralized infrastructure network for data and AI. That’s so developers and small projects can get what they need to build out their apps, protocols, or agents.

The Artificial SuperIntelligence Alliance is something that seemed like a good idea. Three projects that had taken time to establish themselves. And they wanted to push themselves and AI forward. With no means of enforcement, rules, or ways to engage and manage disputes fairly, it seems now that the Alliance was doomed from the start. Ocean Protocol is ready to move on and look to the future.

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Ocean Protocol’s Sudden Exit from ASI Alliance Triggers Legal Action

The CEO of Fetch.AI (FET) has offered a reward to uncover Ocean Protocol’s move after the project was accused of liquidating millions of tokens, affecting the FET’s price and its holders.

Fetch.AI Vs Ocean Protocol Feud On Tuesday, Humayun Sheikh, CEO of Fetch.AI, offered a bounty $250,000 to anyone who could “uncover the OceanDAO signatories and their connections to Ocean Foundation.” The post followed last week’s allegations that Ocean Protocol had dumped hundreds of millions of FET tokens into crypto exchanges earlier this year.

FEt.AI’s CEO offers a reward to uncover alleged $120 million dump. Source: Humayun Sheikh on X For context, crypto AI projects Fetch.AI, Ocean Protocol (OCEAN), and SingularityNET (AGIX) merged into the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance in mid-2024, combining their tokens under a shared FET framework.

Over a year later, Ocean Protocol Foundation announced its departure from the alliance, sharing on October 9 that it had resigned as a member of the ASI Alliance, “effective immediately.”

Last week, Fetch.AI’s CEO affirmed that the Ocean Protocol Foundation had swapped 661.2 million OCEAN tokens minted in 2023 for 286.4 million FET this July, suggesting that the protocol had been moving and liquidating them for the past three months.

Sheikh noted that “Ocean as stand alone project did this it would be classed as a rug pull,” later vowing to personally fund three or more class action lawsuits in different jurisdictions. “If you are or were a holder of $fet and have lost money during this Ocean action be ready with your evidence. (…) I will be setting up a channel for all to submit your claims,” he wrote.

Ocean Protocol called the accusations “unfounded claims and harmful rumors,” affirming that their team was “preparing responses to the various unfounded claims and allegations while respecting the ambits of the law.” At the time of writing, the protocol’s official X account has not published a response.

Did Ocean Dump $120M Worth Of FET? Data analytics platform Bubblemaps shared a timeline of the Ocean Protocol moves, highlighting that despite the merger, the protocol kept a large amount of OCEAN tokens in its wallets for alleged “community incentives” and “data farming.”

According to Bubblemaps’ analysis, Ocean Protocol’s team wallet (0x4D9B) converted 661 million OCEAN into 286 million FET, worth $191 million on July 1, and later sent 90 million FET to an OTC provider, GSR Markets.

On August 31, the team wallet split the remaining 196 million FET across 30 new addresses. By October 14, most of these addresses had sent the funds to Binance or the OTC provider.

Ocean Protocol’s on-chain moves. Source: Bubblemaps on X Bubblemaps estimated that around 160 million tokens were sent to Binance, while 109 million FET were transferred to GSR Markets. In total, approximately 270 million tokens, valued at around $120 million, were reportedly transferred and potentially liquidated.

“We can’t confirm whether the $FET tokens were sold by Ocean Protocol, although such transfers are typically associated with liquidation,” the platform noted, adding that on-chain activity only shows a multisig wallet linked to the protocol swapped millions of OCEAN tokens for FET, and sent them to Binance and GSR.

FET’s Price Sees Sharp Decline Analyst Cryptor pointed out that the feud has triggered uncertainty surrounding the projects. He noted that the FET’s Top PnL Leaderboard doesn’t look good, as “almost everyone over the past 30 days has fully exited their positions.” Additionally, Smart Money Flows have been declining for nearly a year, alongside the price, which has retraced over 92.6% from its $3.45 all-time high (ATH).

The analyst asserted that “you want segments like Top PnL traders, Smart Money, and funds to stay onboard because they set the tone for market behavior. (…) The data shows hesitation and capital leaving, which is to me a clear sign that confidence hasn’t returned. Price might hold temporarily, but without their participation, volatility rises quickly.”

As of this writing, FET trades at $0.25, an 8.3% decline in the daily timeframe.

FET’s price in the one-week chart. Source: FETUSDT on TradingView Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

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Ocean Protocol Denies Token Theft Allegations as ASI Alliance Rift Deepens

Sat 25 Oct 2025 ▪ 6 min read ▪ by James G.

Summarize this article with:

The ongoing conflict between Fetch.ai and the Ocean Protocol Foundation may soon reach a peaceful resolution, as both sides signal a willingness to settle their differences outside the courts. The dispute, which began after their brief merger under the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, centers on the alleged sale of millions of FET tokens.

In brief Fetch.ai proposes a full legal withdrawal if Ocean Protocol returns 286M FET tokens allegedly sold during the ASI merger. Blockchain data links Ocean wallets to $120M in FET transfers, sparking transparency concerns in the crypto community. Ocean Protocol left the ASI Alliance in October, citing ethical and strategic reasons amid ongoing financial scrutiny. ASI token performance plunges 93% from its peak, reflecting investor fear, weak sentiment, and prolonged market pressure. Ocean Protocol Open to Settlement as Fetch.ai Offers Legal Peace Deal Fetch.ai announced on Thursday that it is prepared to withdraw all legal claims against the Ocean Protocol Foundation if the latter agrees to return 286 million FET tokens that were reportedly sold during the merger period. CEO of Fetch.ai Humayun Sheikh confirmed the offer during a session on X Spaces, emphasizing the company’s desire to resolve the issue quickly and transparently.

Sheikh stated that Ocean Protocol is awaiting a formal proposal from Fetch.ai for the return of the disputed tokens, adding that the letter would be delivered by the next day. He explained that the offer is straightforward, and all legal claims will be withdrawn once the tokens are returned to the Fetch.ai community.

They are expecting a legal proposal from us for the return of the tokens. You can have my letter tomorrow. The offer is simple: give my community back the tokens. I will drop every legal claim.

Humayun Sheikh Sheikh also said Fetch.ai would cover the legal costs associated with finalizing the agreement, ensuring a smooth process.

According to GeoStaking, a FET validator node that played a mediating role in the talks, Ocean Protocol is open to returning the tokens once it receives a formal written proposal. Sheikh added that the official offer could be finalized as early as Friday.

If successful, the agreement would mark an important step toward ending a dispute that has drawn significant attention within the crypto community. Both organizations have faced scrutiny and uncertainty since their merger efforts began, and a legal confrontation could further harm their reputations and financial positions.

Blockchain Data Links Ocean Protocol Wallet to Massive FET Token Transfers This development follows Sheikh’s earlier offer of a $250,000 bounty for information about the individuals controlling OceanDAO’s multisignature wallet and their potential links to the Ocean Protocol Foundation.

Multisignature, or “multisig,” wallets are crypto wallets that require multiple approvals to authorize transactions. Decentralized organizations often use them to enhance security and accountability.

Despite Ocean Protocol’s denial of wrongdoing, blockchain analytics from Bubblemaps suggest that a wallet linked to the foundation converted about 661 million OCEAN tokens into 286 million FET tokens, valued at approximately $120 million at the time. Of those, 160 million FET tokens reportedly went to Binance, while another 109 million were transferred to GSR Markets.

AI Crypto Alliance Faces Headwinds as FET Slides Ocean Protocol formally withdrew from the ASI Alliance on October 9, offering no explanation regarding the disputed transfers. The alliance, formed in March 2024 by Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol, aimed to combine resources and expertise to advance decentralized artificial intelligence, with FET designated as the alliance’s primary token.

Since the ASI Alliance was formed, the FET token has lost more than 90% of its value, falling from a high of $3.22 to around $0.26.

Current Market Data Highlights the following:

Bearish Market Sentiment: Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) currently shows a bearish outlook, with the Fear & Greed Index at 30, indicating investor caution. Severe Yearly Decline: FET’s price has fallen by 80% over the past year, reflecting sustained downward momentum. Underperformance Against Peers: The token has underperformed all top 100 crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, over the same period. Technical Weakness: FET continues to trade below its 200-day simple moving average, signaling prolonged bearish pressure. Low Market Strength: The token recorded only 10 positive trading days in the past month (33%) and remains 93% below its all-time high. Ocean Protocol founder Bruce Pon explained that the price decline was not due to Ocean’s exit but instead to broader market conditions and liquidity pressures involving Fetch.ai and SingularityNET.

Pon said Ocean Protocol left the ASI Alliance for ethical and strategic reasons and plans to release a detailed response to the recent allegations. As negotiations progress, both sides appear motivated to resolve their differences, signaling a possible end to one of the most publicized disputes in the AI-focused crypto sector.

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James Godstime is a crypto journalist and market analyst with over three years of experience in crypto, Web3, and finance. He simplifies complex and technical ideas to engage readers. Outside of work, he enjoys football and tennis, which he follows passionately.

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CUDOS token could soon join the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance, pending a community vote.

This integration would boost scalable computing within the ASI Alliance, decentralizing infrastructure to improve efficiency and reduce constraints, security vulnerabilities, and other potential risks.

CUDOS Eyes Artificial Superintelligence Alliance EntryThe FET community will vote on the proposal between September 19 and 24, a crucial decision that could expand the ASI Alliance from three to four projects. This presents an unprecedented opportunity to build a comprehensive, vertically integrated decentralized AI technology stack.

“The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, a collective recently formed by SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and Ocean Protocol, today announced the inclusion of CUDOS, a leader in distributed AI computing, as the newest member of the Alliance, subject to community vote,” the Wednesday announcement read.

According to the press release, this proposal comes as the ASI alliance looks to bolster its computing power and reduce reliance on centralized providers like Amazon (AWS). Indeed, CUDOS would do that, given its role in the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) space.

Read more: What Is DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks)?

Cudos utilizes decentralized technology to provide powerful, scalable, and cost-efficient computing resources, offering advanced solutions for AI-driven projects.

The potential addition of CUDOS to the ASI Alliance would bring decentralized cloud computing capabilities to the group. Cudos founder Matt Hawkins highlighted that its advanced graphic processing units (GPUs) could significantly enhance AI processing within the alliance.

“This groundbreaking collaboration merges compute power with AI innovation to accelerate the development of decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI),” Hawkins said.

Fetch.ai and Singularity.NET jointly invested $153 million in GPU hardware earlier in the year. This set the foundation for the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s mission- providing computational power requisite for large-scale AI and machine learning applications. Bringing Cudos’ global distributed computing network to the mix would introduce more contemporary AI GPUs.

This collaboration could support product development for the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance and enhance the utility of the FET token, aligning with the broader push toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).

Read More: How Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transform Crypto?

FET Price Performance, Source: BeInCryptoBeInCrypto data shows that the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) token is up almost 5% on this report. As of this writing, it is trading for $1.34.

When deciding how to beef up your crypto wallet balance, it’s natural to look at big currencies like Bitcoin or meme coins. But have you considered the best AI agent coins?

The top AI coins are currently hot, cheap to buy, and promise potentially big profits for investors. With the current AI mania in the tech industry and stock market, crypto is determined not to be left out of the party. AI agents are being promoted as the answer to automation, fact-checking, and more.

We’ll look at the best AI agent coins that analysts think show the most potential.

The Best AI Agent Crypto Coins at a Glance You can keep reading for our in-depth analysis, but if you want a quick answer, here’s an overview of the top six we highly recommend checking out:

SUBBD ($SUBBD) – AI-Powered Content Creation Meets WEB3 Earning Revolution Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL) — Connect and Move Assets Between Virtual Worlds Artificial Superintelligence Alliance ($FET) — Offers a Unified Ecosystem for Multiple AI Agents ai16Z ($AI16Z) — Participate in AI-Powered Investment Strategies Freysa AI ($FAI) —Tests AI Against Humans in Crypto Games PAAL AI ($PAAL) — Gives AI-Powered Chatbots Custom Trading Tools The Best AI Crypto Coins Reviewed Let’s dive into each of our recommendations and why they’re worth caring about.

1. SUBBD ($SUBBD) – AI-Powered Content Creation Meets the WEB3 Earning Revolution Content creators are leveling up, and SUBBD ($SUBBD) is at the forefront—reshaping the $85 billion creator economy with AI-powered efficiency and crypto-fueled innovation.

With over 250 million followers across its brand and ambassador network, SUBBD ($SUBBD) proves that content is still king.

Now, creators can focus on making content and engaging fans while SUBBD handles the rest—editing, research, monetization, the lot.

The platform also leverages Web3 technology to provide seamless, low-fee transactions, letting fans support creators directly without layers of middlemen taking a cut.

And the perks don’t end with creators. Fans can get in on the action too, gaining exclusive content, rewards, and the ability to invest in the ecosystem and stake $SUBBD for a fixed 20% APY.

The token is still a low $0.0337, but prices are rising soon, so if you want in, now’s the time.

Join SUBBD on X to stay tuned, or read more in the whitepaper.

Monetize your content, support your favorite creators, streamline your content creation processes, or simply boost your crypto holdings with a novel AI-powered token.

Join the SUBBD creator economy.

2. Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL) – Connect & Move Assets Between Virtual Worlds

Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL) is a bot that can help users navigate various digital worlds. These include gaming worlds (MMORPGs, for example), metaverses, social media platforms, virtual classrooms and offices, and training simulations.

It can manage your digital assets (such as NFTs, avatars, and game items), interact with those assets across platforms, and offer personalized recommendations unique to each user.

At a time when virtual worlds are expanding (you only need to look at Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a metaverse on Facebook), tools like Virtuals Protocol leverage AI models trained to manage crypto assets and interact with blockchain APIs. They then move across multiple virtual worlds and manage the digital assets in each one.

In the virtual world, the AI agent learns, interacts with the environment, and makes decisions for you. For example, if you use a crypto wallet in an online game, the AI agent will manage the wallet for you inside the game.

$VIRTUAL is currently trading at $3.20 a token, and its market cap is a hefty $1.9B. This gives the AI agent coin credibility and investor confidence because they can see that a large amount of money is behind the project to pay out promised dividends and cover operating costs..

You can follow Virtuals Protocol on X and Telegram and check out their governance platform.

3. Artificial Superintelligence Alliance ($FET) – Create a Unified Ecosystem For Multiple AI Agents

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance ($FET) is a team of four top AI companies joining forces to produce a superior AI product. Those companies are:

SingularityNET focuses on decentralized AI development and an AI services marketplace. Fetch.AI develops autonomous AI agents to learn, act, and interact within decentralized systems. Ocean Protocol offers secure and decentralized data sharing. Cudos provides high-performance computing power for blockchain and AI applications. The four companies are now pooling their knowledge and expertise to make better, more innovative, more accessible AI products and services. It’s unusual to see such a business alliance in the AI space.

$FET is currently sitting on a token price of $1.34 and a total market cap of $3.2B. There have been some big fluctuations in the price lately, but the coin is now rallying, and investor confidence looks to be extremely bullish.

Sign up for real-time updates at their X channel or on Telegram.

4. ai16Z ($AI16Z) – Participate in AI-Powered Investment Strategies

ai16Z ($AI16Z) has created a smart assistant to help you make better venture capital investment decisions.

It’ll take what humans can take hours, days, and weeks to do and do it in a tiny fraction of the time. It will then make decisions on your behalf based on the data it has analyzed.

Venture capital investment usually involves finding and researching promising companies and closely examining reams of company data. Then, a judgment has to be made about whether to invest in each company based on a series of internal and market analyses – all highly complex stuff that is better carried out by specialized AI agents.

In a world where faster decisions can make all the difference between making a profit and suffering a loss, ai16Z can become a very valuable tool in speeding up long, tedious, labor-intensive processes. However, VC-backed companies can still not be successful, so using something like ai16Z is no guarantee of fewer financial failures.

$AI16Z is currently at $1.68 per token, and its market cap is just over $1.8B.

Being a venture capital firm, ai16Z has a rather corporate-looking X account, although strangely, there’s also a parody account unconnected to the company. There looks to be no Telegram channel presence.

5. Freysa AI ($FAI) – Test AI Against Humans in Crypto Games

Freysa AI ($FAI) is an AI agent where humans have to convince the AI to release a pot of cryptocurrency. Look at it as humans interacting with AI, testing its capabilities and limits, and attempting to get the AI to agree with them. With each interaction, Freya learns, so in theory, each successive interaction gets harder and harder.

You’ll get money if you win, and the AI model learns. In other words, you must chat it up and get it on your side. And one user actually managed to do it, gaining almost $21,000. Not a bad day’s work.

Freysa.AI is currently trading at a very low 7 cents per token, with a market cap of ‘only’ $587M (which is relatively low compared to the others on this list.) Although the token price is relatively low, the substantial market cap should allay investor concerns about Freysa’s long-term stability and liquidity.

Plus, 7 cents a token is a nice, low-barrier entry for anyone looking to buy AI agent tokens for the first time.

Check Freysa out on X and Telegram.

6. PAAL AI ($PAAL) – Gives AI-Powered Chatbots Custom Trading Tools

PAAL AI ($PAAL) is an AI assistant providing crypto research and real-time metrics. It can provide real-time data on cryptocurrencies and give you the tools to buy, sell, and withdraw crypto from your wallet.

PAAL.AI can make trades on your behalf based on your defined rules. It can also analyze the market, study new coins, and then buy them for you, again based on the parameters you set in advance, such as the minimum token price you would accept and the maximum amount you would want to spend.

And in case you’re worried that the AI bot will mess up and lose your money, you can pre-set parameters such as trade size, take profit, stop loss, and maximum slippage.

PAAL.AI is currently running at around 44 cents per token, with a total market cap of $386M. This is again a bit on the low side compared to, say, Virtuals Protocol’s $1.9B. But it’s still a large enough amount to satisfy investors that PAAL is a viable investment option.

If you want to follow their online communities, PAAL.AI has a presence on X, Telegram, and Discord.

How We Selected the Best AI Crypto Coins to Invest in AI agent coins have a different use case than meme coins, so you’re probably wondering how we selected these five recommendations. What metrics did we look at to come to our conclusions?

Origin & Team The first thing we check out is who’s behind the project. Are they geeky developers? Wall Street bankers? What’s their background? Traditionally, those behind crypto coins don’t reveal themselves (we still don’t know who Satoshi Nakamoto is).

But developers sometimes leave subtle clues online about themselves, such as references to Wall Street. So we check that out first.

Community Then we check out the community angle. AI agent coins will have a different type of community. Meme coins tap into the existing fan bases of the original meme. AI agent fans, on the other hand, will get excited about the technology and its future potential.

AI agent coins are a bit more niche than meme coins. Their success or failure may not depend on an online community. Some big investors don’t appear on social media.

Functionality AI agent coins are going to have a function. Unlike some meme coins that may exist purely to please its fans and bring them together into one community, AI agents will have been built with a specific tech purpose in mind. So we always look closely at that and analyze its potential usefulness.

Investors prefer to see a long-term vision for real utility before deciding whether to invest their funds in the project. They may also like the meme itself, but obviously, they’re also looking for signs that they will get a good ROI.

Time in Market & Market Performance Like any other kind of investment, it’s good to look at a cryptocurrency’s past performance and price history. There’s always hype around a new project trying to attract capital. The project’s cheerleaders always claim big successes, but are they truthful?

A past history helps to answer that, and it helps to assess an AI agent coin’s viability. However, if the coin has just launched, we must look at other factors instead.

Are AI Agent Coins a Good Investment? AI agent coins can be a good investment if their real-world use case promises to bring improvements or radically new ideas. If the agent’s purpose becomes popular with users, its long-term investment prospects can look very bright.

However, we must provide a big disclaimer – we’re not financial advisors, lawyers, Wall Street bankers, or crypto developers. We’re simply a group of people who analyze cryptocurrencies and attempt to provide the best recommendations we can to our readers.

This is to say that you shouldn’t take what we say as gospel. A prediction is not a cast-iron guarantee that you can take to the bank. Besides our predictions, you recommend bookmarking other trusted sites like CoinMarketCap.

The crypto market waters can get rather choppy, so you need to consider several factors when doing your research. We also follow these markers when making predictions.

1. Growth Potential We first obviously need to judge a coin’s future growth potential.

Here, indicators to watch out for include total market capitalization, past performance and pricing history, and the current token price. Studying what the AI agent coin has been designed to do can also help judge how much mileage it potentially has in the future. Crypto trading tools are likely to do exceptionally well.

After all, why invest in a coin that will go nowhere fast? Some wealthy idle people may buy crypto for fun and as an amusing distraction. However, many crypto token holders do it for investment reasons. They want to make a profit.

2. Lower Token Price It’s normal to look for bargains when figuring out what AI agent coins to buy next. A lower token price makes it more cost-effective to buy more early and then let the markets take it forward. After all, that’s how big profits can be generated.

But sometimes, a lower token price can tell a different story. It may be because it has a low market capitalization, making it potentially worthless.

However, low market cap coins aren’t always dead on arrival, and there are always exceptions. The trick is figuring out which ones are hidden gems. How do you do that? Research. Lots of research.

3. Diversification Diversification is the key to minimizing your losses. Instead of putting $50,000 on one coin, for example, splitting it up into $5,000 payments on 10 coins makes more sense. So if one coin flops, you still have hope in the other nine. This is why we give you multiple recommendations.

There are lots of crypto coins hitting the market in 2025. With 13,000+ cryptocurrencies estimated to be out there, with a total market cap of over $1.3T, it makes finding potential high performers difficult, and you’ll obviously lose money if you back the wrong horse.

Should I Invest in AI Agent Coins? Ultimately, whether you should invest in AI agent coins is your own personal decision. You have to consider all the various risk factors, your willingness to take a potential loss, and your ability to hold on when the crypto waters lurch.

But here are some guidelines to help you make that decision:

Buy AI Agent Coins If: You like investing in new cutting-edge technologies. You don’t mind the volatility and uncertainty. You’re willing to take a long-term view on holding the investment You can take a financial hit if the coin takes a dive. Don’t Buy AI Agent Coins If: You prefer safe, stable currencies with a proven track record. You don’t fully understand what a specific AI agent bot does. You prefer short-term gains over long-term ones. You can’t afford to lose your investment. Best AI Agent Coins Summary The six options listed here have practical and productive real-world uses. From analyzing and making investment decisions to managing your digital assets, these AI agents have the potential to do remarkable things. So if they do as well as their developers hope, investing in these coins will likely be a good decision.

Once again, we must stress that we only provide predictions, not solid financial advice. Always do your own research and come to your own conclusions.

FAQ 1. What is an AI agent? An AI agent is a sophisticated bot that can perform tasks on your behalf on the blockchain, and learn from its mistakes. These can include automating crypto transactions, managing portfolios, and providing personalized financial advice.

2. What are the best AI agent coins to invest in? Based on our in-depth analysis, the best AI crypto coins to invest in right now are Virtuals Protocol, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, ai16Z, Freysa AI, and SUBBD. Their low token cost makes them an attractive low-barrier investment that will hopefully mature over time.

3. What are AI agent tokens? AI agent tokens act as the currency in the blockchain transactions AI agents undertake on your behalf. Every action on a blockchain costs money, and these coins would finance those operations.

Developers would also be rewarded for creating and maintaining their AI agent, and token holders would be rewarded for contributing and participating in the network.

4. Which cryptocurrency is linked to AI? Quite a few cryptocurrencies are throwing their lot in with AI. Leveraging AI technology can improve the coins in various ways. Some top cryptocurrencies currently doing this include NEAR, ICP, Render, and TAO. However, it’s worth noting that there are both general AI coins and AI agent coins, which are different.

With AI mania at a fever-pitch right now, there are thousands of such coins with varying degrees of trustworthiness. So you should only invest your money in projects that have been strictly vetted.

5. What are AI agents in crypto? AI agents are technologically sophisticated bots that are designed to perform automated tasks on your behalf on the blockchain and are, in a sense, “self-aware” enough to learn from previous mistakes. With training, they can perform blockchain tasks like placing crypto transactions or managing crypto portfolios, but in a fraction of the time it would take a human to do it.

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