The Future of Crypto Investments in an AI-Driven Market

\ The investment landscape of 2025 is literally being overtaken by the AI frenzy, backed by news from giants like Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and others intending to inject over $320 billion in the technology. Unsurprising, considering that 35% of the S&P 500 is made up of tech companies, and AI is hot on their list of wants. This heightened attention to AI has all but overshadowed the seemingly dethroned king of investments – cryptocurrency, largely represented by Bitcoin – the king of passive income.

The influx of AI may seem like a disruption for the crypto market, but that’s a misconception, investments in digital assets will persist. After all, money is a tool for creation, not a means for survival. 73% of US users alone will continue to invest in crypto in 2025, according to Kraken, all driven by the continued evolution of the decentralized industry, which is keeping pace with the trends. It seems AI has breathed new life into the sector after a protracted period of technological lull and loss of confidence on the part of retail investors.

\ Innovation is the heart of crypto, which is why AI already captured it. An influx of investments in crypto is at hand in light of the ongoing tokenization of real-world assets and the mainstream use of PayFi. These will include AI crypto trading as a means of quick profits. 2025 is set to become a make-or-break moment for crypto as the merger of AI and decentralized systems will usher in tectonic shifts in production management, logistics, machine learning, and other key areas in the real economy, paving the way for greater automation and process optimization – the ultimate dream of the hypercapitalist.

With crypto being an inseparable concept of blockchain, investments in its fusion with AI are already on the table in the billions. AI is being rapidly integrated into TradFi and DeFi via projects like Agora and Aptos, as well as in the RWA sector, which is projected to take up as much as 10% of GDP globally by 2030 – about $10 trillion in value.

\ The critical transition from Web2 to Web3 requires even more investments as high-traffic apps will be forced to migrate on-chain, bringing with them decentralized identity management systems for seamless user experience and better data streaming. The viability of blockchain and AI convergence is best demonstrated by the flurry of AI-driven crypto startups that offer anything from AI-based predictions and foresight to trading and next-gen disruption development.

\ With governments setting up Bitcoin treasuries and new crypto AI projects emerging on an almost daily basis, offering an endless variety of truly applicable services, 2025 will likely see a new record in terms of blockchain-oriented investments. Using AI for copy trading is just one of many avenues that foresee advanced machine algorithm use.

\ Author: Michael Jerlis, EMCD Founder and CEO. One of the top crypto entrepreneurs under 35 according to Investing.com. Business advisor and NFT collector, prominent media expert and blockchain and Web3 speaker.

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