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The AI agent crypto market is in the midst of […] The AI agent crypto market is in the midst of a sharp decline right now, with leading projects like VIRTUALS and AI16Z down more than 30% on the week per CoinMarketCap, as liquidity rotates to other sectors. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) continues to show resilience, trading strongly around the $105,000 mark. This surge is fueled by bullish headlines surrounding the passage of a strategic bitcoin reserve for 2025 and an executive order by President Trump establishing a digital asset stockpile. BREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CREATE NATIONAL #BITCOIN AND DIGITAL ASSET STOCKPILE – Fox News LET’S GO 🚀 🚀 🚀 pic.twitter.com/MCuWulNVT3 — The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) January 23, 2025 As BTC dominance rises, other sectors have also found pockets of strength, such as Solana (SOL), buoyed by Trump’s meme coin launch on the blockchain over the weekend. AI Agents Face Decline: Is Now the Time to Invest? Despite the current downturn, AI agents remain one of the most promising niches within the cryptocurrency space. As the crypto market gears up for what could be a record year of adoption in 2025, the long-term outlook for this sector continues to shine. VIRTUALS, a cryptocurrency serving as both a launchpad and decentralized exchange tailored specifically for AI agent tokens, plays a pivotal role in this space. Its unique liquidity pools require all agent tokens to pair with $VIRTUAL, bolstering its ecosystem. However, its market capitalization has taken a hit, falling to $2.68 billion from around $5 billion earlier this month, per CoinMarketCap. Similarly, AI16Z—a venture capital DAO powered by an AI agent named “pmairca” on the Solana blockchain—has seen a sharp decline. Designed to redefine venture capitalism through AI-driven investment decisions and collective intelligence, the project previously achieved a $1…