Brian Armstrong: AI Agents Will Make Cryptocurrency More Important for Global Payments
2026-07-27 22:46
Odaily Odaily reports that Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, stated that AI and cryptocurrency are complementary technologies, and the AI trend will not weaken cryptocurrency but rather make it more important. He believes that in the future, AI Agents will need to earn, hold, and spend funds without requiring human approval at every step.
Brian Armstrong predicts that the daily transaction volume executed by AI Agents will eventually surpass the total of all humans combined, necessitating real-time programmable money. Coinbase is positioning USDC, the Base blockchain, and the x402 payment protocol as the core infrastructure for this market.
Coinbase refers to its related strategy as Agentic Finance and is developing tools that allow AI systems to access wallets, make payments, and execute financial instructions within user-defined limits. The company recently launched an enterprise-focused USDC AI Agent payment feature through Coinbase Business.
Brian Armstrong predicts that the daily transaction volume executed by AI Agents will eventually surpass the total of all humans combined, necessitating real-time programmable money. Coinbase is positioning USDC, the Base blockchain, and the x402 payment protocol as the core infrastructure for this market.
Coinbase refers to its related strategy as Agentic Finance and is developing tools that allow AI systems to access wallets, make payments, and execute financial instructions within user-defined limits. The company recently launched an enterprise-focused USDC AI Agent payment feature through Coinbase Business.
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