AI agents could solve crypto’s user problem
Chappy Asel says autonomous software may be more natural users of wallets and stablecoins than humans, though agentic payments remain mostly theoretical....
Key takeaways
- 1AI agents may become crypto's primary users through stablecoins and smart contracts enabling low-latency, programmable machine-to-machine payments.
- 2Real-world agentic payments adoption remains limited; most companies still rely on centralized APIs and traditional payment systems.
- 3Crypto miners are repositioning toward AI infrastructure services including compute, data centers, and energy rather than consumer finance applications.
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Why it matters
This shifts crypto's relevance from consumer adoption to institutional AI infrastructure, potentially creating sustainable demand if machine-to-machine commerce scales. For Indian investors, this means crypto's utility may depend more on AI advancement and infrastructure plays than traditional retail adoption narratives.
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