What’s Driving the 200% Price Surge?

FLock.io, a decentralized platform focused on AI model training, has seen its native token, FLOCK, surge more than 200% in price over the past week, marking a remarkable triple-digit gain.

Several key developments, including new exchange listings, increased network activity, and user engagement, appear to be driving this momentum.

Why Is FLOCK Token’s Price Surging?

Data from BeInCrypto revealed that FLOCK’s trading price was recorded at $0.27 at press time. This marked an appreciation of 78.4% over the past day alone. Moreover, the weekly gains stand at 201.6%.

In comparison to the broader market, FLOCK is significantly outperforming. The overall cryptocurrency market has declined by 4.0% during this period, while similar Artificial Intelligence (AI) cryptocurrencies have fallen by 8.3%. 

Furthermore, the token’s trading volume has surged, with $244 million traded in the last 24 hours. This represented an increase of 366.9%, indicating heightened investor interest and liquidity.

The price rally has also captured market attention, with FLOCK ranking as the top trending cryptocurrency on CoinGecko today.

One of the key drivers behind this rally is FLOCK’s listing on major exchanges. On May 30, South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, launched FLOCK trading.

Bithumb listed the altcoin on its Korean Won (KRW) market. Similarly, Upbit introduced FLOCK trading pairs with Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT). Additionally, the AI token also secured a listing on Bitget yesterday.

“We are thrilled to announce that FLOCK (FLOCK) will be listed in the Innovation and AI Zone,” the exchange wrote.

These listings have expanded FLOCK’s reach, boosting liquidity and accessibility for traders. Beyond exchange activity, FLOCK’s underlying project, FLock.io’s latest move, has boosted market sentiment.

“Flock.io is building incredibly well and is one of the top AI project imo. They just announced that GMFlock, their native staked token, has enabled the locking of 25% of Flock’s circulating supply with an average lock duration of 265 days. Nearly 25% of the circulating FLOCK has been locked for 265 days on average!” a user highlighted.

This reduces the token’s available supply, potentially creating upward pressure on its price. Messari’s latest report also pointed to growing user adoption in Q1 2025. 

“FLock’s staking ratio rose from 1.3% to 41.1% during Q1, indicating robust economic participation and signaling alignment between tokenholders and the protocol’s long-term incentive structure,” the report read.

Messari noted progress across other important metrics. For instance, training nodes expanded from just seven to 143, and total training submissions were more than 4,700. 

Validator engagement also increased dramatically, with more than 410,000 validation submissions logged. Meanwhile, the number of validators grew from 17 to 211. At the same time, delegators rose to 1,060, highlighting a stronger appeal for passive staking involvement.

Adding to the momentum, FLock.io recently appointed Mohammed Marikar as its Institutional Development Advisor. Marikar previously served as RBC Wealth Management’s Head of Innovation.

“With Mohammed’s appointment, FLock.io gains global strategic vision and institutional resources—accelerating our international expansion and ecosystem growth in decentralized AI and data infrastructure. The journey ahead just got even more exciting!” FLock.io posted.

This high-profile recruitment signals growing confidence in the project, likely increasing credibility. Thus, the combination of these factors has bolstered FLOCK’s appeal.