In the virtual asset market, decentralized finance (DeFi)-related coins have overtaken artificial intelligence (AI)-related coins in short-term gains. Both sectors recorded higher increases than major virtual assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), but DeFi led in the magnitude of price gains.

According to Binance market data, the DeFi sector's gain over the past 24 hours was tallied at 6.7%. During the same period, the AI sector rose 5.7%, leaving a 1.0 percentage point gap between the two sectors.

The biggest star of the DeFi sector is Compound (COMP). COMP surged 22.3% over 24 hours, with trading volume reaching approximately $11.6 million. The rise of individual tokens far exceeding the sector's overall gain (6.7%) drove the DeFi sector's short-term strength.

In the AI sector, Worldcoin (WLD) rose 13.8%. While its gain was lower than Compound's, its trading volume was approximately $99 million—about 8.5 times Compound's. In effect, Compound led in price gains while WLD led in trading volume. However, the trading volume of individual coins alone makes it difficult to definitively assess the entire sector's liquidity or investor interest.

Buying pressure also appeared across the broader market. Among liquid USDT trading pairs, 40 rose and 4 declined. The number of rising tokens far exceeded that of declining ones.

Major virtual assets also rose together. Bitcoin gained 1.0% over the same period and Ethereum rose 2.0%, with both the DeFi and AI sectors posting higher gains than these major coins. Notably, this movement occurred not as a rally concentrated in a specific sector but in a market environment where multiple altcoins rose together.

However, high gains alone make it difficult to judge whether the trend will continue. Whether the DeFi sector can maintain its relative advantage over the AI sector, and whether the trading volume of major rising tokens will be sustained, must be confirmed through further market movements. In particular, whether the DeFi and AI sectors maintain relative strength even as the proportion of rising tokens in the overall market decreases will be a point to watch going forward. Based on currently confirmed figures, DeFi is ahead in price gains, while WLD, the AI sector's leading gainer, far exceeds Compound in trading volume. The two sectors are showing strength in different forms.

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