In the recent sluggish market environment, the AI Agent sector has experienced a more severe downturn, with many projects being halved and then halved again, leading many investors to start questioning whether AI Agents will rebound again? (Background: A brief analysis of four logics for bottom-fishing AI Agent tokens) (Background information: Franklin Templeton report: 10 cryptocurrency projects in the AI Agent field worth focusing on) The AI Agent wave initiated by AI16z and VIRTUAL, which peaked in late December last year to early January this year, has seen a massive outflow of capital against the backdrop of Bitcoin's pullback. According to CoinGecko data, although many AI Agents continue to emerge, the overall market capitalization of AI Agents has dropped to around $7.15 billion. Among them, the performance of the hottest leading tokens in the sector is also weak, with the current prices being: VIRTUAL: $1.33, market cap of $860 million, down 7.7% in the last 24 hours and down 29.8% in the last week; ai16z: $0.3321, market cap of $360 million, down 10.9% in the last 24 hours and down 44.7% in the last week; FAI: $0.04, market cap of $330 million, up 4.8% in the last 24 hours and down 15.7% in the last week; AIXBT: $0.3054, market cap of $260 million, down 6% in the last 24 hours and down 32.8% in the last week; Additionally, the DeFAI sector, which combines AI and DeFi derived from AI Agents, has seen its overall market cap drop to $1.556 billion this week. Although many popular projects have also been affected, the overall decline has been smaller: GRIFFAIN: $0.1837, market cap of $18.1 million, down 25.8% in the last 24 hours and down 29.7% in the last week; PAAL: $0.1944, market cap of $16.9 million, down 5.8% in the last 24 hours and down 17.8% in the last week; ANON: $11.49, market cap of $14.5 million, down 9.7% in the last 24 hours and down 0.9% in the last week; BUZZ: $0.03755, market cap of $36.3 million, down 26% in the last 24 hours and down 46.4% in the last week. Is there still hope for AI Agents? In the face of the current sluggish market environment, although many investors have claimed that they have already fully bet on the AI Agent sector, and are now suffering significant losses, they do not seem to believe that AI Agents are dead, but rather that it is just a short-term exit of investors. If Bitcoin's rebound continues, or even reaches new highs again, market sentiment may improve, and AI Agents may also experience a rebound. On the other hand, as the market continues to develop and mature, AI Agents that can truly provide practical value will likely still have significant growth potential, and it is still too early to conclude the decline of AI Agents. Extended reading: (The Economist) shouts: 2025 is the 'AI Agent' era, but three difficulties must be noted. 0G Foundation launches $88.88 million AI Agent acceleration plan. Although the recent performance of AI Agent tokens has been overall sluggish, and many investors claim to be trapped at the peak, investments and developments in this field do not seem to have diminished. For example, the decentralized AI network organization 0G Foundation has recently officially launched an ecological growth plan, which has raised a total of $88.88 million to accelerate the development of AI Agents and DeFAI. At the same time, this plan has attracted investment from several well-known institutions, including Hack VC, Delphi Ventures, Bankless Ventures, and OKX Ventures. Michael Heinrich, co-founder and CEO of 0G Labs, commented on this by stating: The rapid growth of AI capabilities, coupled with the demand for trustless, transparent financial systems, makes it the ideal time to accelerate the development of AI Agents. Additionally, projects wishing to apply for this fund investment need to focus on practical solutions to issues such as climate change, workforce automation, healthcare, privacy, security, and education, in order to achieve the goal of using technology to truly serve humanity. Related reports Commentary) AI Agents fill an important puzzle in the metaverse, GameFi tokenization big killer ChatGPT o3-mini is about to be released! OpenAI product manager added: AI Agents tools will be launched in Q1. Cookies.fun usage guide: How to quickly find potential AI Agent projects. "ai16z plummeted 85% in a month, has the AI Agent bubble burst? How is the DeFAI concept token performing?" This article was first published on BlockTempo (The most influential blockchain news media).