Nvidia (NVDA) just exceeded expectations and AI Crypto coins responded.
The chip giant reported quarterly revenue of $68.1 billion, up 73% year-on-year, lighting up stock markets. But the reaction was not limited to actions. AI-related crypto tokens like Bittensor (TAO) and Internet Computer (ICP) have followed the news.
This raises the obvious question. Why is a chipmaker’s earnings report sending decentralized AI tokens higher?
Why Nvidia’s numbers are moving crypto markets
To understand why a stock can move a token, look at how capital flows.
Investors are now lumping AI stocks and AI crypto into the same “future tech” trade. When optimism hits the AI sector, it lifts the whole basket. Nvidia becomes an indicator of the health of the industry.
Nvidia $NVDA does it again
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– Bar Chart (@Barchart) February 25, 2026
When Nvidia exceeds its profits, it signals that demand for AI computing continues to increase. This triggers a risk-taking response. Traders are turning to AI-themed tokens, betting that the growth of centralized computing will eventually trickle down to decentralized networks.
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TAO, ICP and stocks: the tokens leading the rally
The reaction was instantaneous.
Nvidia surged in after-hours trading, but AI-related tokens like Bittensor (TAO) and Internet Computer (ICP) moved even stronger. Bitcoin held near $69,000, but the real volatility appeared in the AI-crypto corner.
Why TAO and ICP? They are marketed as decentralized AI infrastructure. When Jensen Huang says the demand for AI is only accelerating, traders view it as validation of any protocol related to on-chain AI computation, data, or coordination.
$ICP – wow, that’s a good thing – the internet computer will now allocate 20% of its revenue to $ICP burns
With mission 70 now in place and now adding 20% more income to burns, this will skyrocket quickly.
You are not optimistic enough!!! pic.twitter.com/K5MbSv6Pjf
– icp.icp (@juicyuceyy) February 26, 2026
The numbers were strong across the board. Revenues are beating. EPS beat. Guiding beat. This reinforces the idea that the growth of AI is not slowing down.
The biggest change is narrative. Stocks and AI tokens are increasingly trading as a single thematic basket. When traditional technology confirms demand, crypto-AI gets a speculative beta. Some argue that Nvidia is withdrawing capital from crypto. But for now, the relationship seems more complementary than competitive.
As long as the market believes that AI and blockchain will converge, this correlation is likely to continue.
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