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Anchorage says AI agents need bank accounts for future commerce

Anchorage Digital told The Block that its Agentic Banking platform includes trust, governance, and settlement so institutions can fund and control AI agents operating on their behalf.

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Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley said AI agents are likely to become “first-class economic actors” that transact across cash, card, and crypto rails, drawing on a “The Jetsons” vision for how agents interact in everyday life, according to an interview covered by The Block.

Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026, McCauley said the company built an agentic banking platform with a “know-your-agent” setup to facilitate transactions, positioning the approach as a next step for agent-driven finance.

Anchorage launched Agentic Banking in May as an institutional platform for AI-driven finance, and its website says it provides a trust, governance, and settlement layer that allows institutions to fund and control AI agents operating on their behalf.

McCauley also argued that wider adoption will require more than letting agents make payments on-chain or using stablecoins, saying agents need broader banking capabilities, including bank accounts, to send and receive funds.

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