{
  "id": 9270083,
  "title": "AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ai-potential-to-drive-crypto-demand-remains-underappreciated-blackrock",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:33:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-potential-to-drive-crypto-demand-remains-underappreciated-blackrock"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.",
  "key_points": [
    "BlackRock sees AI driving crypto demand",
    "AI agents could boost stablecoin and tokenized computing need",
    "AI adoption underappreciated source of digital asset demand"
  ],
  "editors_take": "BlackRock's research suggests that AI adoption could significantly boost demand for digital assets, potentially expanding their role in the digital economy and bringing new attention from institutional investors.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}