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Virtuals ecosystem AI agents abandon Solana for DEX trading on Base network

The Virtuals Protocol has become a popular source for AI agent tokens, with these tokens now flowing into the Base ecosystem. AI agents from the Virtuals Protocol are gaining influence, and Base is becoming a destination for AI token trading. The tokens are being traded on Base's DEXs, with 15 out of the top 25 liquidity pairs being AI agent tokens. Virtuals is now the second-biggest asset category on Base. The Virtuals platform is creating a competitive ecosystem of AI agents, with new agents emerging every day. The platform offers a range of themed AI agents, including entertainment, meme, productivity, creativity, information, and on-chain agents. Some of the recently launched AI agents are gaining prominence and achieving blue-chip status. The AI agent sector has seen significant growth in the past year, with all actively traded AI tokens having a total market capitalization of $8.7 billion. VIRTUAL, the leading AI agent token, has a total market capitalization of $2.956 billion. The rise of AI agents on Base is being compared to the early days of Pump.fun on Solana. AI agents are expected to be a popular topic in 2025, with a focus on infrastructure, launchpads, and adding DeFi elements.

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