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AI Agents and Autonomous Software: Tokens like Fetch.ai and BitTensor are pioneering the next frontier, with AI-based autonomous wallets executing trades and managing assets without human input. The market cap of these tokens hovers around $25 billion — early days, relative to the global AI boom.
Restaking & Capital Efficiency: Protocols like IEN Layer have revolutionized staking by allowing ETH to secure multiple protocols, driving TVL from $1 billion to over $18 billion. Yield remains a core sentiment, reminiscent of DeFi summers past.