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ai16z price sees double-digit gains buoyed by a surge in AI tokens

The price of ai16z has climbed sharply today, recording double-digit gains as excitement around AI tokens lifts the wider market.

A combination of sector-wide momentum, strong community developments, and fresh exchange activity has placed ai16z in the spotlight and fueled growing investor interest.

AI tokens surge

The artificial intelligence (AI) token sector has been one of the standout performers in September.

According to recent data from CoinMarketCap, the market capitalisation of AI tokens rebounded nearly 11% this month, climbing to $33.9 billion.

Daily trading volumes have also surged by more than 120% to $8.8 billion, showing how quickly retail and institutional attention has returned to the space.

Worldcoin (WLD) has played a critical role in sparking this renewed momentum.

The WLD token has rallied strongly after breaking above the $1 mark following a $250 million corporate treasury strategy announced by Eightco Holdings.

A further $20 million investment by BitMine added fuel to the rally.

Notably, these back-to-back moves pushed Worldcoin to $2 and helped ignite rallies in other AI-linked tokens.

While CoinMarketCap does not formally classify Worldcoin as an AI project, investor sentiment has clearly shifted in favour of AI-themed tokens.

ai16z, together with peers such as ARKM, KAITO, and VIRTUAL, has recorded average weekly gains of around 30%, placing it among the sector’s best performers.

ai16z price surge

At the time of writing, ai16z trades at $0.1193, up more than 19% over the past 24 hours.

The token’s 24-hour trading range ranges between $0.099 and $0.128, supported by heavy daily volumes of more than $269 million.

From a historical perspective, ai16z remains well below its all-time high of $2.47 reached in January, but it has also risen sharply from its all-time low of just above one cent recorded in November.

The token’s investor sentiment is being supported by a wave of positive developments.

A tweet from Hussain Zulfiqar highlighted key partnerships around ai16z’s Eliza OS, including collaboration with Farcaster as a leading AI agent and recognition from Grayscale as the foremost AI agent on Solana.

Notably, the token is also being bridged to the Base ecosystem, giving it cross-chain potential.

Developer activity also remains high, with its GitHub repository amassing over 3,500 stars, signalling genuine adoption.

In addition, speculation about upcoming listings has further added to the bullish outlook.

Zulfiqar suggested that ai16z could soon secure listings on Upbit and Binance, both of which have been major catalysts for other AI tokens such as OPEN and FLOCK.

These two tokens saw surges of more than 100% following their exchange debuts, raising expectations that ai16z could follow a similar trajectory if listed.