The Crypto-AI Industry is still microscopic compared to traditional markets.
AI Stocks: ~$20T
Crypto-AI: ~$13B
That gap alone makes a second crypto-AI expansion cycle increasingly likely.
One project I’m watching closely is @Surgexyz_ $SURGE — founded by the founder behind @lablabai, one of the largest AI builder ecosystems, backed by 100+ global companies including Google, Meta, and IBM.
Their model is simple but powerful:
• Large-scale AI hackathons with major tech partners
• Hundreds of thousands of developers building AI products on-chain
• Incentive-driven ecosystem growth
This creates a pipeline of real AI applications entering crypto — not just narratives.
Upcoming launches are already positioned across multiple major ecosystems, with partnerships involving:
• Base
• BNB Chain (BSC)
• Solana
They’re also partnered with World Liberty Finance, the DeFi initiative associated with U.S. President Donald Trump’s project ecosystem — adding another layer of visibility and distribution potential.
Another key catalyst is the ownership-economy launch pipeline led by founder @czech_pawel.
The first example is $VEERA, a neobank with $10M in VC backing — just the first of several gated launches planned.
The team and advisors are unusually strong for a project at this stage:
• Founder previously built a $1B+ Web2 company
• Dr. Peter Knez (ex-CIO of BlackRock) — Strategic Advisor
• Chris Donovan (ex-COO, NEAR Foundation) — Advisor
That’s experience spanning trillion-dollar institutions and multi-billion-dollar crypto ecosystems, now focused on a ~$25M-scale project.
To be clear — this is still a bet.
Execution on upcoming launches will determine everything.
But if adoption matches the vision, the upside could be significant — especially while attention remains low.
Frontrunner mode.
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We’re going live on February 12, after posting our Q4 and full year 2025 financial results.
Reply with your questions for the Coinbase team.
We’ll answer the best ones live.
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