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AI-associated cryptocurrency tokens rise following Nvidia’s Jensen Huang’s endorsement of an autonomous future.
CEO Jensen Huang forecasted a demand of $1 trillion in chips by 2027 and commended OpenClaw along with the swift advancement of agentic AI systems.
(Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at CES 2026 in Las Vegas/Nvidia)
What to know:
- Cryptocurrencies associated with artificial intelligence saw increases as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang detailed the company’s upcoming AI infrastructure during its GTC developer conference.
- NEAR, FET, GRASS, and Worldcoin’s WLD each experienced gains exceeding 10% throughout the day.
- Huang estimated a chip demand backlog of about $1 trillion through 2027 and highlighted new agentic AI tools like OpenClaw, while Nvidia shares finished the day approximately 1.5% higher.
Cryptocurrencies linked to artificial intelligence continued their upward trend on Monday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presented the company’s strategy for the next phase of AI infrastructure at the GTC developer conference.
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Among the notable gainers was the AI-oriented blockchain , which surged over 10% in the past 24 hours, reaching its highest point since late January. The decentralized AI initiative Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET token increased by as much as 20% during the day before reducing its gains later in the session.
Simultaneously, — the identity-centric crypto initiative co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — advanced approximately 10%, trading close to $0.40, marking its highest point since early March. Grass (GRASS), a decentralized platform allowing users to monetize idle internet bandwidth for AI model training, rose 13% to new highs for 2026.
The movements occurred as Huang reaffirmed Nvidia’s pivotal position in the global AI surge during his address. He stated that the company anticipates around $1 trillion in chip demand backlog through 2027, with hyperscale cloud providers representing about 60% of its business.
Huang also emphasized the swift development of agentic AI systems, commending the trending OpenClaw project that has gained popularity among developers recently. He mentioned that Nvidia has adapted the system into a business-ready variant called NemoClaw, which aims to enhance the safety of autonomous AI agents for corporate applications without compromising sensitive data.
While Huang did not mention cryptocurrency during his address, an increasing number of blockchain initiatives are banking on the idea that the next generation of AI agents will utilize crypto infrastructure for autonomous transactions and coordination. Other initiatives are hurrying to create decentralized networks for computational power, AI training, and agent infrastructure, promoting blockchain as a viable alternative to centralized AI solutions.
Nvidia (NVDA) shares, often regarded as an indicator of the AI sector’s performance, initially climbed around 2% during the keynote before retracting slightly. The stock ultimately concluded the day approximately 1.5% higher.
