The crypto market is known for being very innovative and taking on whatever technology is commonly in use at any given time. This has benefited the space, as many of the new crypto projects can better appeal to users and offer maximum benefits.
One of the newest developments in the crypto space comes courtesy of meme coins. More specifically, meme coins as a whole are starting to benefit from the use of AI. This is either through projects having AI baked into their systems or via external AI-driven tools.
AI Agents and Meme Coins
So, how exactly does AI come into the meme coin space? There are, broadly speaking, two ways. The first is through AI meme coins, which are basically meme coins that have some AI-based capabilities. This could include AI being used to mint the token, promote it, make decisions regarding changes in the ecosystem, and much more. AI is being used in virtually every aspect of human life, so it tracks that meme coins would find their way into the mix. Even outside of meme coins, AI cryptos have become a genuine sub-niche and have especially become popular this year.
The other way AI and meme coins intersect is through AI agents. Unlike AI meme coins, this doesn’t imply that the AI is explicitly linked to the meme coins. Instead, AI agents are AI-based tools that are allowed to operate mostly independently. Many of us are familiar with the concept of AI assistants that do what we tell them to. AI agents, on the other hand, can act independently, as long as it is in fulfillment of pre-set goals. For example, an AI agent could be programmed to trade cryptos and maximize profit and will do so without needing instruction on which assets to buy.
This is, ironically, the story of Terminal of Truths and Goatseus Maximus. The former is an AI agent, while the latter is a popular meme coin that came to prominence after the agent promoted it. Ironically, Goatseus Maximus was created by an AI agent who was given $50,000. After creating the somewhat controversial token, another AI agent came across it and promoted it heavily on social media. Weeks later, the token would have a market cap in the hundreds of millions and its creator (an AI agent) has made hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This is a single incident, but it probably will not be the last. As more traders and entrepreneurs are leveraging AI tools to navigate the crypto space, we will see an influx of both AI meme coins and AI agents trading them. AI-powered trading bots are already commonly used within the industry and we will only see more of this.
How the Meme Coin Space is Moving Forward
In all of this, it is worth noting that meme coins are already a dominant niche of cryptos. Tokens like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are some of the biggest cryptos by market cap and they have effectively paved the way for new meme coin projects to succeed in the market. 2024 has especially seen the meme coin sector explode via presales.
Presales in general had a good year but there is no denying that some of the biggest ones had to do with meme coins. Projects like Pepe Unchained and AdaDeng have captured the public’s attention and if you’re looking for the top presale this year, meme coins are bound to make an appearance.
Moving forward, the meme coin space will likely become even more saturated thanks to AI agents and other tools that can complete the tedious process of creating the meme coins themselves.
Then, you’ll have more investors having AI agents make trading decisions on their behalf, and many of the tokens that will be traded will be meme coins. Of course, with the AI boom, consumers will have to approach these tools with caution. Scammers might look to take advantage of the interest and could either seek to exploit AI agents to make a profit or flood the market with shit coins. Either way, as 2025 shapes up, meme coins and AI will be making a splash.
Conclusion
As time goes by, it is clear that we are only scratching the surface of what AI can do. The meme coin space is just starting to feel its impact and from what we’ve seen from the Goatseus Maximus situation, it is capable of both creating and popularizing meme coins.
The next few months will see more meme creators experiment with AI use and the public give its verdict on their efforts. Naturally, there will be some complications that will need to be addressed as they arrive but AI seems to be a net positive for meme coins.
