TAO and NEAR Top AI Tokens To Watch, Target 57% Surge After Breaking Long-Term Descending Triangle Pattern: Analyst
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The cryptocurrency market is showing some strength in the second week of March 2026, with some assets such as Bittensor (TAO), NEAR Protocol (NEAR), and several others recovering from their deep corrections. Today, highly-followed crypto market analyst Michaël van de Poppe put forward a fresh outlook on the two major names in the AI crypto sector: TAO and NEAR. Today, the wider crypto market found a temporary balance as Bitcoin and Ethereum are stabilizing, as indicated by their current prices hovering at $67,617 and $1,990, up 1.99% and 2.18% over the past week, respectively. However, new data reported by the analyst indicates that crypto AI tokens are performing something different. Although most of the AI crypto market moves sideways, TAO and NEAR are printing steady weekly gains and defending higher lows. While their price rises are not explosive, they are controlled, consistent, and structurally constructive, reflecting a wider AI sector capital rotation. Strength is back on some assets! $TAO is turning upward and faces a crucial resistance point: the $200 barrier. Given that AI <> Crypto is becoming stronger and stronger, I would assume that both $NEAR and $TAO willpick up a lot of momentum. They are my biggest positions… pic.twitter.com/KLJrmFtipK — Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) March 9, 2026 TAO And NEAR Build Bullish Momentum Based on his latest market analysis, Michaël van de Poppe identified Bittensor as one of the best-performing AI tokens defying ongoing consolidations currently seen in the wider crypto market. Today, TAO recorded an impressive 9.8% rise registered over the past 24 hours. Its price has also been up 10.0% and 18.3% over the past week and monthly respectively, an indicator of heightened buying activity. In his analysis, the analyst shared a weekly chart showing TAO’s recent surge, which enabled it to break free from…
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