AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock
BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, believes that artificial intelligence (AI) could drive significant demand for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. In a recent research paper titled "The Machine-Native Economy," BlackRock argues that AI agents could increase the need for stablecoins, programmable payment rails, and tokenized computing capacity.
The researchers believe that AI adoption remains an underappreciated source of demand for digital assets, which could expand their role as core infrastructure in an increasingly autonomous digital economy. The potential link between AI and digital assets has long been discussed within the crypto industry, but BlackRock's findings could bring this theory to a broader audience of institutional investors.
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