AI and Web3 Collide: DappRadar Reports Surging DeFi Activity as Bots Outpace Traders

Decentralized apps just got smarter—and hungrier. New DappRadar data shows AI-powered Web3 protocols now handle 43% of all DeFi transactions, with trading volumes hitting $12B daily. The catch? Human traders are becoming the liquidity providers for machine-led arbitrage.

Key findings:

- AI-driven dapps saw 210% growth QoQ—outpacing ’organic’ DeFi by 7x

- Prediction markets now settle trades in under 3 seconds (down from 28 seconds in 2024)

- Ethereum layer-2s dominate, but BNB Chain hosts most experimental AI/DeFi hybrids

Wall Street analysts call it ’disruptive’ while quietly retraining as prompt engineers. The real winner? Gas token speculators—because nothing fuels innovation like artificially inflated transaction fees.

In Brief

• AI-based DApps are rapidly gaining ground against DeFi and gaming.
• User activity on AI DApps jumped 26% in April 2025.

AI asserts itself in Web3: +26.9% active users in April

According to the latest report from DappRadar,recorded a 26.9% increase in activity in April. They reached 3.8 million daily active wallets, up from 2.6 million in February. This surge comes as the DeFi and blockchain gaming sectors experienced declines of 16% and 10% respectively.

This momentum confirms thatin crypto. If this trend continues, it could soon challenge the traditional dominance of DeFi and Gaming. This is stated by Sara Gherghelas, analyst at DappRadar.

Driven by innovations like LOL or Dmail (an AI-based messaging platform), these applications are redefining use cases. Specifically, they leverage automation algorithms, autonomous agents, and neural networks to create a new LAYER of intelligent Web3.

Stable, Useful, and Well-Established AI DApps

Theis not just hype. Market leaders (including World.Fun) offer complex environments. Users deploy AI agents in multi-agent simulations. This stability shows that predictive analytics and cognitive blockchain are not ephemeral trends.

At the same time, decentralized data enables these solutions to offer increased transparency. For many, this is a. The combination of machine learning and crypto AI thus provides practical utility against criticism of pure speculation in the Web3.

In any case, the breakthrough of AI DApps in Web3 could signal a lasting shift. Between technological innovation and massive adoption, artificial intelligence is on its way to becoming the beating heart of crypto!

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