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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
-14% in 2024. Projects for solving data issues in AI, including Vana (VANA) and CARV Protocol (CARV), saw mixed price performance. Vana was down 51% and CARV was up 55% since their launches on 16 December and 10 October 2024, respectively, through the end of 2024.Read more in our reports on AI Agent in Crypto, Decentralised Compute for AI Development, AI Data Chains, AI Tokens, and Intent-Based Protocols. 2.2 Prediction MarketsPrediction markets such as Polymarket gained substantial traction in 2024, capitalising on the year of the US elections, and also saw significant growth on non-political events. Additionally, decentralised derivatives exchange Drift also launched the prediction function – BET, but the volume is tiny compared to its derivatives’ volume. In addition, Azuro, the infrastructure for building prediction applications focusing on sports, saw its price plunge by 55% since its launch on 19 June 2024 through the end of 2024. The table below shows the major prediction market players we covered in 2024:ProtocolDescriptionPolymarket (No token launched)Polymarket leverages blockchain technology to enable users to speculate on the outcome of real-world events. It does not have its own native token.Azuro (AZUR)Azuro is a prediction market functioning as a middleware layer, providing liquidity and oracle solutions for dapps.Drift BET (DRIFT)BET is a prediction market integrated with Drift v2, which can trade derivatives and earn yield on tokens on the same platform.Read more in our report on the Prediction Market.2.3 Real-World Assets (RWAs)RWA tokens recorded an average log return of 29% in 2024. Additionally, there was a one-month gain of 12% in average for tokens we covered since our initial mention in May 2024.The table below shows the major RWA-related protocols we covered in 2024:ProtocolDescriptionCentrifuge (CFG)Centrifuge, the top player in terms of active loan value, is an on-chain ecosystem for structured credit.Maple (MPL)Maple is a lending protocol. In January 2023, Maple Finance expanded its offerings by adding an RWA pool specifically for trade receivables.Goldfinch (GFI)Goldfinch is a decentralised credit protocol that provides crypto loans. It connects investors with real-world businesses, providing stablecoin returns through lending.Ondo Finance (ONDO)Ondo Finance is an RWA protocol, which offers tokenised versions
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