Recently, Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have stabilized, maintaining levels around $67,617 and $1,990, respectively, with weekly gains of 1.99% and 2.18%. Despite the overall market entering a consolidation phase, crypto assets in the artificial intelligence sector are demonstrating independent upward momentum. Among them, Bittensor (TAO) and NEAR Protocol stand out, consistently setting higher lows, with price movements that are stable and exhibit structural breakout characteristics, reflecting a gradual migration of funds towards AI-related projects.
According to the latest observations from market analyst Michaël van de Poppe, TAO has risen 9.8% in the past 24 hours, with a weekly gain of 10.0% and a monthly gain as high as 18.3%, indicating strong buying support. This performance breaks the current consolidation pattern of most AI tokens, highlighting its core position as an AI decentralized computing network.
Meanwhile, the price of NEAR Protocol has climbed to $1.23, with a weekly gain of 3.8% and a monthly gain of 17.55%. After months of consolidation, NEAR has successfully broken through the long-standing descending triangle resistance pattern, with technical indicators sending a clear bullish signal. Analysis suggests that if the subsequent momentum continues, its target price may directly point to $1.9311, with a potential upside of 50% to 57%.
It is worth noting that as Bitcoin enters a sideways consolidation period, the market generally expects capital to gradually flow into high-potential altcoin areas. TAO and NEAR, with their dual advantages in AI infrastructure and high-performance blockchain architecture, are regarded as key targets in the “altcoin season.” Both have clear technological implementation, high community activity, and a clear upward path, attracting increasing attention from institutions and long-term investors.