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Crypto Sectors Experience Steep Decline, Underperforming Bitcoin
All other crypto sectors have underperformed Bitcoin this year, with average decline ranging from nearly 50% to as high as 85%. This downturn has affected various sectors, including AI frameworks, Agent-based projects, meme coins, and others.
Decline in Crypto Sectors
According to available data, AI frameworks and platforms have seen the worst decline out of all the sectors, falling by 84.05% on average. Agent-based projects are down 70.27% on average compared to last year. The meme coin sector also saw a major decline, plummeting by 51.74% this year.
Other sectors that experienced significant losses include the gaming infrastructure sector, which saw a decline of 51.54%, and the modular solutions sector, which is down 47%. The AI and DePIN sector also suffered this year, with a loss of 42.41%.
Bitcoin’s Performance Compared to Other Benchmark Assets
Despite the overall downturn, Bitcoin’s performance has managed to sustain minimal damage. At press time, Bitcoin’s performance by return percentage has seen a 5.23% decline. Compared to other benchmark assets, like Ethereum and Solana, Bitcoin’s performance has sustained the least damage.
Ethereum has seen a 25.5% decline in returns, while Solana has suffered a similar loss of 24.8% in performance. On average, the benchmark assets have gone down by 18.53% in returns.
Key Statistics:
- Average decline in crypto sectors: 50% to 85%
- AI frameworks and platforms decline: 84.05%
- Agent-based projects decline: 70.27%
- Meme coin sector decline: 51.74%
- Gaming infrastructure sector decline: 51.54%
- Modular solutions sector decline: 47%
- Average decline in benchmark assets: 18.53%
These results come as a surprise, considering many traders were confident that AI-based projects and the meme coin sector would be the ones leading the crypto market in 2025.
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