The price of the native asset of the Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL) jumped by 6% this morning after the South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced the token’s listing.
Starting today, Upbit users will be able to trade the VIRTUAL/KRW, VIRTUAL/BTC, and VIRTUAL/USDT pairs.
신규 디지털 자산 버추얼프로토콜(VIRTUAL) 거래지원 개시 시점 안내
✅ 지원 마켓: KRW, BTC, USDT 마켓
📅 거래지원 개시 시점 : 2025-01-31 20:00 KST 예정🔗공지 바로가기:https://t.co/13avaKbfdP#Upbit #VIRTUAL@virtuals_io pic.twitter.com/bseZa3DRdz
— Upbit Korea (@Official_Upbit) January 31, 2025
Trading volumes for the token are already exploding by 211% with $535 million worth of VIRTUAL exchanging hands already in the past 24 hours. This figure accounts for over a third of the token’s market cap.
Data from CoinMarketCap indicates that VIRTUAL trading volumes on Upbit stand at $131.6 million and already account for a quarter of the asset’s daily figure.
Upbit is one of the largest exchanges in South Korea, handling daily spot trading volumes of over $3 billion.
The Virtuals Protocol has gained popularity this year amid the success of its AI agents and their respective tokens. This platform allows users and developers to create AI-powered personas that can interact on social media and gain followers to build an online reputation.
One of the most notable success cases of this trend is aixbt – an AI agent whose X account already boasts 457,100 followers. Its AI agent token (AIXBT) is up 1,056% since November 2024 and its market cap currently stands at $416 million.
Meanwhile, the VIRTUAL token has also delivered gains of 4,343% since February 2024 although it currently trades 56.1% below its all-time high of $5.07 per token registered on January 02, 2025.
VIRTUAL Breaks Falling Wedge Pattern – How High Can It Go?
The price chart above shows how VIRTUAL’s price action has broken a long-standing falling wedge formation. This is typically a bullish pattern that signals a trend reversal. In addition, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has been making higher highs going into this listing announcement.
The next area of resistance that VIRTUAL will face stands at the $2.65 level, according to the 1-hour chart. For now, there are no indications of a pullback, meaning that the runway is clear for VIRTUAL to make higher highs in the next couple of days.
Exchange listings like this typically boost the price of digital assets and help projects raise awareness. Upbit’s decision to list VIRTUAL is clear evidence that AI agent tokens and the best crypto presales in this space could perform quite positively in 2025.
One notable example is the MIND of Pepe ($MIND) presale event, which has already raised over $5 million since it was launched 17 days ago.
Mind of Pepe ($PEPE) Checks All Boxes to Become One of the Best ICOs of 2025
AI agents are one of the hottest categories in the crypto space this year, as reflected by the performance of VIRTUAL and AIXBT, among other tokens. However, the Mind of Pepe ($MIND) presale could offer the highest upside potential to investors as this hidden gem is still flying below most of the community’s radar.
Since its launch nearly three weeks ago, this project has raised $4.6 million from investors.
MIND of Pepe is designed to build a robust online presence across multiple social media channels by engaging in debates and interacting with other users. Throughout his journey, he learns from these exchanges and uses the information he collects to be even more effective at drawing attention through interesting posts about meme coins.
All of the insights he gets along this journey are shared exclusively with $MIND holders so they can benefit from rising social trends.
In addition, MIND of Pepe will ultimately monetize his efforts by launching tokens that capture the public’s interest. $MIND investors get front-row seats on the sale of these assets.
At its discounted price of $0.0032273, $MIND positions investors favorably to reap the highest returns once the token is listed on exchanges – similar to what happened to VIRTUAL this week.
To buy $MIND, head to the MIND of Pepe website and connect your wallet. You can either swap other cryptocurrencies like USDT, ETH, or BNB, or complete your purchase by using a bank card.
The era of AI agents is here and MIND of Pepe seems ready to lead the pack.
