Survey Reveals That 50% of Crypto Traders Trust AI to Excel Over Humans in Trading

A recent survey conducted by CoinGecko revealed that 47% to 49% of participants believe AI agents could outperform humans in cryptocurrency trading and investment.

Conversely, about half of those surveyed felt that AI does not possess a significant advantage over human traders, highlighting a division in perceptions about AI’s role in the crypto market, according to researcher Yuqian Lim.

The predominant opinion indicates that AI might outperform humans “at times” in trading and investment scenarios.

1 in 7 Would Trust AI With Portfolio

“One in seven respondents either expresses complete trust in AI agents for managing their entire cryptocurrency holdings, believes that the potential gains outweigh the risks, or considers their risk tolerance to be high.”

The opinions on trusting AI with cryptocurrency wallets are divided, with 37% showing distrust, 34% expressing trust, and 28% remaining neutral. Approximately 13% of respondents indicated they wouldn’t trust AI with any part of their cryptocurrency investments.

In terms of trading, 13% thought AI would only occasionally surpass human performance, while 9% believed AI would never achieve this. Major exchanges like Binance provide AI trading bot services to their clients.

There are numerous advantages to utilizing AI trading bots, including speed, logic, automation, and continuous trading capability. However, these bots also come with risks such as potential failures under stress, data misinterpretation, and lack of transparency in their processes.

The survey gathered responses from 2,632 participants within the cryptocurrency market between February 20 and March 10, 2025.

AI Tokens Lead Market Recovery

Since the start of this week, over $250 billion has flowed into the cryptocurrency markets, re-establishing total market capitalization above $3 trillion. Notably, AI-driven digital assets are experiencing a quicker recovery compared to other altcoins.

Data from CoinGecko shows that leading AI tokens have performed exceptionally well in the past week.

Near Protocol (NEAR) reached $2.50 during early trading sessions in Asia on Thursday, achieving a remarkable 25% increase over the prior week.

Bittensor (TAO) has fared even better, nearing $350 after an impressive 45% rise in the last week.

Render (RENDER) hit $4.60 before retreating but still recorded a more than 20% gain within the week, while Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) approached $0.65 after a 36% weekly increase.