AI and big data tokens rose about 4.7% on Tuesday to roughly $25 billion, outperforming Bitcoin, which gained less than 1%, and Ethereum, which finished flat. NEAR Protocol rose about 7.6% and Bittensor gained about 8%, while the broader rally included smaller tokens such as NeuralAI and Chromia. All 10 of the largest AI tokens advanced over seven days, with five rising more than 40%; NEAR led the group, with the article citing gains of about 87% and more than 90% in different sections as its price climbed from roughly $2.20 to $4.34. Project-specific developments included confidential perpetual futures (derivatives without an expiry date) deposits and withdrawals on near.com and a Bittensor subnet (specialized network serving a blockchain ecosystem) launch on Base. The rally faces wider AI-sector pressure after Texas halted new data-center permits pending a grid review, while Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are due to brief the UN Security Council on AI risks.