Crypto AI Sentiment Divided: 46.9% Bullish, 24.1% Bearish

A recent survey conducted by CoinGecko has revealed a mixed sentiment among crypto participants regarding the potential of crypto artificial intelligence (AI) products and token prices by 2025. The survey, which ran from February 20 to March 10, 2025, gathered responses from 2,632 crypto enthusiasts worldwide. The respondents were diverse, including long-term investors, short-term traders, builders, and spectators.

According to the survey, 46.9% of respondents held a bullish outlook on crypto AI products, with 19.9% feeling somewhat bullish and 27.0% fully bullish. This optimism reflects confidence in the sector’s growth potential, driven by the enhanced and increasingly widespread applications of crypto when integrated with AI technology.

However, the survey also indicated that 24.1% of respondents expressed bearish sentiments, signaling skepticism regarding the immediate prospects of crypto AI. This divided sentiment extended to perceptions of crypto AI prices, with 44.3% expressing optimism and 26.4% leaning pessimistic.

The survey also revealed that a significant portion of respondents maintained a neutral stance, with 29.0% and 29.3% of the participants selecting a neutral position on products and token prices, respectively. This implied either indecision or a wait-and-see approach as the technology matures.

Sentiment varied significantly across different adoption groups. Despite being pioneers in the crypto AI narrative, only 46.8% of innovators were bullish on crypto AI products, with a similar 44.8% bullish on token prices. Notably, a significant portion, 28.9% for products and 30.0% for prices, were bearish.

In contrast, early adopters and the early majority showed greater optimism. The late majority displayed notably less bullishness. The laggards exhibited the strongest bearish sentiments, with 41.3% viewing crypto AI products negatively and 43.1% holding bearish views on token prices.

The survey comes at a challenging time for the sector, which has seen a significant downturn after peaking earlier this year. Major catalysts that previously triggered rallies have recently failed to spark the same momentum. This is exemplified by the AI coins market cap taking a dip following Nvidia’s GTC Conference.

Despite the downturn, the sector has shown a slight recovery, with a 4.3% increase recorded over the past day. However, this recovery was not isolated, as the broader market also saw an uptick following the decision to keep US interest rates unchanged.

According to CoinGecko’s Research Analyst, Yuqian Lim, the growing enthusiasm in the crypto sector might be linked to the enhanced and increasingly widespread applications of crypto when integrated with AI technology. However, the divided sentiment also extended to perceptions of crypto AI prices, with 44.3% expressing optimism and 26.4% leaning pessimistic.

This perhaps shows that crypto participants are not differentiating between crypto AI’s investing or trading potential and the technology itself. These market sentiments might reflect an expectation for crypto AI to move beyond conceptual stages and mature as a functional sector. Despite the divide between bullish and bearish perspectives, a significant portion of respondents maintained a neutral stance.