# Why Agent Tokens Are Pumping

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jan 3, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/read/why-agent-tokens-are-pumping*

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Why Agent Tokens Are Pumping
    
  

  
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Record IBIT Outflows
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/01/Group-14---2025-01-03T154224.370.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- 👨‍⚖️** BlackRock's BTC ETF Sees Record Outflows.** Yesterday, IBIT saw $332 million in net outflows, its [biggest outflow since launch](https://www.theblock.co/post/333003/blackrocks-spot-bitcoin-etf-posts-largest-daily-net-outflows-since-launch).
- **🎂 BTC Turns 16.** Bitcoin's genesis block was mined [16 years ago today by Satoshi Nakamoto](https://decrypt.co/299475/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-peak-16th-birthday-satoshi).
- **🚀** **Solayer Readies for Airdrop.** Solana restaking platform Solayer is [moving closer to a token launch and claim](https://www.theblock.co/post/332960/solana-restaking-protocol-solayer-gains-governance-token-and-foundation) as it launches its foundation.

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    MARKET VIBES

  
  
ETH Recovery
  
   
     
   
     
    
 

**📸 Daily Market Snapshot: **ETH's mid-December plunge took it from north of $4,100 to below $3,100, but the asset is mounting a recovery though it still certainly has a ways to go. The asset pumped above $3,600 Friday, showing 8% week-over week gains compared to BTC's 4% pump. 

Prices as of 4pm ET
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       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/cmc.png)
    

  **Crypto**
   
          $3.50T
       

  
    
    ↗ 2.5%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 6.0%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/btc.png)
    

  **BTC**
   
          $98,387
       

  
    
  ↗ 0.8%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 4.3%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/eth.png)
    

  **ETH**
   
          $3,604
       

  
    
    ↗ 4.3%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 8.0%  

 

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ANALYSIS

  
  

Why Top AI Agent Tokens Are Pumping
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Jack Inabinet](https://www.bankless.com/author/jack)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/01/image---2025-01-03T145338.044-1.png)](https://www.bankless.com/read/why-top-ai-agent-tokens-are-pumping)AI agents had just begun their mainstream breakout when I first [polled](https://www.bankless.com/read/the-top-ai-agent-tokens-were-watching) Bankless AI Rollup co-hosts David Hoffman and Ejaaz Ahamadeen for their top plays from the emerging sector.

Fast forward a few weeks, and a number of these tokens are making record gains. Still while many tokens rode a wave of investor enthusiasm to new heights, others struggled to gain traction or collapsed under the weight of lofty expectations.

*Here are how some of the most notable AI agent tokens performed in December 👇*

[Read on Bankless.com](https://www.bankless.com/read/why-top-ai-agent-tokens-are-pumping)
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