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BlackRock flags AI agents as a potential source of crypto demand

BlackRock cited research suggesting AI models prefer bitcoin and stablecoins, and it argues software driven transactions could shift crypto demand away from humans.

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BlackRock says artificial intelligence and digital assets are increasingly converging, and that AI adoption could become an underappreciated driver of crypto demand, according to a Bitcoin Magazine summary of the asset manager’s views.

BlackRock also pointed to research it cited indicating that AI models show a preference for bitcoin and stablecoins.

In a new report titled “The Machine-Native Economy,” BlackRock frames crypto demand as emerging from software agents rather than human investors, arguing that current payment flows often involve human-driven onboarding, higher frictions, and slower settlement.

The report characterizes card networks and automated clearing houses as less suited for the kinds of small, machine-to-machine payments AI agents may make, and it concludes that payment systems that can support faster settlement and finality could become more important as agents handle tasks like travel booking, data purchases, and computing power rentals on their own, per Bitcoin Magazine.

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