#Gate广场四月发帖挑战 If you've been paying attention to the market recently, you'll notice a clear change: funds are gradually shifting from traditional on-chain narratives to "AI + Crypto."

The logic behind this isn't complicated. Pure DeFi, NFT, blockchain gaming, and other narratives, after multiple cycles, are experiencing diminishing marginal innovation. And AI, as the most certain technological trend globally right now, naturally becomes a new traffic entry point.
So we see many projects actively "AI-ifying" — whether they are genuinely working on computing power, data, models, or simply stacking concepts, the market will give higher premiums. This is essentially a shift in risk appetite for capital: pulling out of old narratives and seeking new growth curves.
But there is also clear differentiation here. Projects with real technological or resource barriers may break out into independent trends; while those merely riding the concept are more likely to be quickly eliminated after sentiment wanes.
So this round is not just about "hype," but a filtering process —
Who can truly embed AI into Crypto infrastructure will have the chance to traverse the cycle.
The market always tells stories, but this time, the threshold for those stories is noticeably higher.