Surf, a crypto-focused artificial intelligence (AI) platform, has been launched for the public with users now being able to research and find real-time data across the cryptocurrency industry. It fetches live updates and data from primary sources such as prices and volume from exchanges, on-chain metrics, social sentiment, DeFi platform financials, as well as news and updates from X.
Prior to the public launch, Surf was available to use in a beta mode. It started the closed beta phase with early access limited to waitlisted users and later expanding access for top leaderboard. This progression allowed the platform to generate over 127,000 research reports and save users more than 160,000 hours during its early stages, as claimed by its X post.
While legacy AI like ChatGPT and Gemini focus on general purpose research, Surf is exclusively designed to provide results on crypto-related queries. Users can search for any kind of data using prompts and Surf will provide research-based results in response.
The crypto ecosystem currently has a number of AI tools like Nansen, ChainGPT, and AIXBT for research. With Surf being a latest addition to this, it is scaling up the industry with bringing real-time data fetching.
Intersection of blockchain and AI
Both the emerging fields of blockchain and AI are rising rapidly, with millions of people worldwide actively exploring, utilizing, and developing on these technologies.
A report from Grand View Research noted that the global AI market size was valued at $279 billion in 2024 and it is expected to reach $1.81 trillion by 2030. The continuous research and development in this field by tech giants like Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and others are driving huge adoption in various industry verticals, such as automotive, healthcare, retail, finance, and manufacturing.
Meanwhile, the market size of the blockchain industry currently sits near $30 billion, excluding global market capitalization of cryptocurrencies, which has already surpassed $4 trillion, as per Coinmarketcap data.
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