10 AI crypto tokens to watch in 2026

The X account AltCryptoGems shares an overview of ten AI-related crypto tokens it is closely tracking in 2026. The list ranges from small projects with a market cap of tens of millions of dollars to established names with billions in market cap. It is expressly a personal selection and not investment advice.

In brief:

• AltCryptoGems lists ten AI crypto tokens, ranging from small-cap to large-cap projects.
• The list includes Bittensor, NEAR, Chainlink, Render and the ASI Alliance.
• The selection is not a ranking and explicitly does not constitute investment advice.

Decentralised AI infrastructure at the heart of the selection

Bittensor ($TAO) heads the list. The network, launched in 2023, is building a decentralised marketplace where machine learning models collaborate and compete. Contributions are rewarded with TAO tokens. The price stands at $195, with a market cap of $2.19 billion.

The ASI Alliance ($ASI, formerly known as $FET) consists of three protocols: Fetch.AI, SingularityNET and Ocean Protocol. Together they are working on AI infrastructure for developers, businesses and researchers. The price stands at $0.12, with a market cap of $274.84 million.

Velvet Capital ($VELVET) is a trading and portfolio management platform with various AI features, backed by YZi Labs. The price stands at $0.88, with a market cap of $372 million.

Numerai ($NMR), founded in 2015, is a decentralised hedge fund that uses AI to gather predictive models for stock markets from a global community of developers and data scientists. The models are combined into one overarching model that trades on real markets. The price stands at $8.08, with a market cap of nearly $60 million.

NEAR Protocol ($NEAR) is a layer 1 network focused on an all-in-one platform for AI agents and applications, with the aim of bridging Web2 and Web3. The price stands at $1.61 and has fallen by 1.4% over the past 24 hours. The market cap stands at $2 billion.

From blockchain intelligence to decentralised storage

Arkham ($ARKM) is a blockchain intelligence platform that uses its own AI to trace and analyse on-chain data. The platform has an intelligence side and an exchange side. The price stands at $0.09, with a market cap of $20 million.

Render ($RENDER) connects people who need GPU computing power for 3D rendering and AI tasks with providers of that capacity. The network is fully committed to AI technology, from training to generative AI. The price stands at $1.25, with a market cap of $650.7 million.

Basic Attention Token ($BAT), the token of the Brave browser, is also on the list. The Brave browser has more than 100 million monthly users and offers various AI tools. The price stands at $59, with a market cap of $89.4 million.

Chainlink ($LINK) acts as an oracle for a large part of Web3 and forms the connection between external AI models and smart contracts on the blockchain. Chainlink stands at $9.33, with a market cap of $6.98 billion, making it the biggest name on the list.

Filecoin ($FIL) closes the list as a decentralised storage network. As AI agents process and store ever more data, demand for reliable decentralised storage is growing. The price stands at $0.67, with a market cap of $554.7 million.

AltCryptoGems states that the order does not reflect a preference and that the list serves solely as a starting point for one’s own research.