- Virtuals Protocol’s daily revenue has plunged over 96% since January, raising concerns about the sustainability of AI-driven projects in the crypto market.
- Despite expansion efforts into Solana, Virtuals Protocol struggles to regain momentum as investor interest in AI agents continues to decline.
Virtuals Protocol, once one of the most promising projects in the AI agent sector, is now facing major challenges. Reflecting a significant industry trend, its daily revenue has dropped by more than 96% since its peak at the beginning of the year.
Not only that, the price movement of the VIRTUAL token has also shown great pressure, recording a sharp correction in the past week.
From Million-Dollar Days to Struggles: Virtuals Protocol’s Decline
It is still fresh in the memory when Virtuals Protocol revealed early January daily revenue exceeding $1 million. Still, the figure is much different now. The daily revenue of the project has dropped to less than $35,000, according to Dune.
Previously one of the main sources of income, Base-Virtual-App has lately shown less than $1,000 daily for ten straight days. For market players who were before hopeful about the possibilities of artificial intelligence in the crypto space, this drop is undoubtedly a highlight.
AI Agents in Crypto: A Fading Hype or Temporary Setback?
Not only Virtuals Protocol is seeing a downturn. Additionally showing symptoms of decrease is interest in AI agents in the crypto sector. Though new projects are still under development, investor interest is less than it was a year ago.
The market cap of AI agents is now dominated by two big players, Solana and Base, which control up to 98% of the total ecosystem. Though new projects give promise, many are beginning to wonder whether this industry can go back to its heydays.
AI Hackathon and SOL Fees: Can Virtuals Protocol Rebound?
Virtuals Protocol is looking for refreshing change among this pressure by growing its network to the Solana ecosystem. As we previously reported, launching the Venture Partner Model and a 1% transaction fee allocation in SOL form help to assist this phase.
To attract additional developers and producers to its ecosystem, the protocol also intends to organize an AI Hackathon in March.
Still, the move to Solana has not gone as smoothly as expected. A string of unsuccessful meme coin projects challenges the ecosystem’s reputation itself, which makes investors more wary. Virtuals tokens on Solana are now found in just over 11,000 distinct wallets, a count far less than that of about 170,000 wallets on Base.
VIRTUAL Token Declines Amid Market Uncertainty
Not only that, the token price adds pressure on its ecosystem. VIRTUAL was trading at about $0.9905 at the time of writing; it dropped 13.32% in the past 24 hours and 23.43% in a week. This instability fuels more worries about a significant drop in interest in artificial intelligence initiatives in the cryptocurrency field.
Virtuals Protocol still has chances to re-attract market attention within this ambiguity. This project can still be part of the development of artificial intelligence in the crypto space with expansion plans and different new efforts. Nevertheless, its success will mostly depend on how well its staff can adjust to changing market conditions.
