Venice AI becomes third-largest crypto AI platform with $1.6B market cap
- —Venice AI's market cap reached $1.61–1.66 billion, with VVV near its $34.39 all-time high
- —The platform processes roughly 250 billion tokens daily and has 4 million users
- —48.4 million of 81 million VVV are in circulation; the token launched on Base on Jan. 27, 2025
- —Venice raised a $65 million Series A in July 2026 at a $1 billion valuation
Why it matters: Venice's rise signals demand for private AI inference paid in crypto and strengthens the link between AI tokens and USDC settlement infrastructure.
Source: Crypto Briefing