Bittensor tops crypto charts as AI tokens ride Nvidia wave

Decentralized AI project Bittensor skyrocketed to the top of the weekly gainers’ list, riding the wave of Nvidia’s stock surge.

Bittensor (TAO) topped the charts this week as the biggest gainer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies with a solid 31% price jump. At the time of writing, TAO ranked 41st by market cap which stood at over $2.51 billion, with its price up 8.87% in the last 24 hours, trading at $313.59.

TAO’s recent climb can be credited to Nvidia Corp’s stock rallying 13.5%, closing at $119.08 on Sept. 13. This surge pushed Nvidia’s market cap to a whopping $2.92 trillion, according to MarketWatch.

With Nvidia stocks up 140.5% so far this year, the momentum has lifted TAO and other AI-focused cryptocurrencies along with it, pushing the AI-crypto market cap up by 0.8% in the last 24 hours. According to CoinGecko, the total market cap for AI tokens now stands at $23.9 billion.

AI tokens typically move in tandem with Nvidia’s stock. On Sept. 4, tokens like Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) and Render (RNDR) fronted double-digit losses after a 9.5% dip in Nvidia’s stock. Back in February, these tokens rallied after Nvidia’s strong Q4 2023 earnings, and a similar buzz also built up ahead of its Q2 2024 report.

TAO primed for liftoff

The 1D TAO/USD price chart from Sep. 14, signals a strong bullish trend, suggesting a potential for upward movement. 

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence has crossed above its signal line, and displaying longer green bars on the histogram, both positive signs for upward momentum.

Moreover, the Relative Strength Index currently stands at 59, indicating the asset is in a healthy trading zone, still far away from overbought levels. 

This provides room for potential growth without immediate concerns of a pullback due to overvaluation, painting a bullish outlook for the token’s short-term price trajectory, with further gains expected in the short term.

Market observers on X are echoing a similar bullish sentiment. According to analyst Marco Polo, TAO is currently ranging between $268 and $357. He expects a powerful upward move once TAO breaks above the $357 mark.

Meanwhile, analyst Ramon shares a similarly bullish outlook but identifies a slightly higher key resistance around the $400 mark. 

Ramon predicts that TAO could reach the $3,000 to $5,000 range of this bull run, depending on liquidity moving out of Bitcoin and the strength of the overall AI narrative, which has been further fueled by recent developments like Apple’s announcement of its generative AI at the iPhone 16 event.