Why Wall Street Is Watching Agentic Finance in Crypto
Wall Street is increasingly focused on agentic finance – AI agents autonomously trading and managing crypto – which could drive the next crypto boom.Summary
The crypto market may be on the cusp of a new boom driven not by retail or institutional investors, but by AI agents capable of executing trades and managing funds at speeds and scales beyond human capacity. Binance founder CZ predicts these agents will handle a million times more payments than humans, utilizing crypto as the primary medium. Platforms like Beep, built on the Sui Network, are already enabling AI agents to seamlessly interact with stablecoins and DeFi protocols, automating yield farming and portfolio rebalancing with reported efficiency gains of up to 1.8x. Wall Street figures, such as Bitwise’s Matt Hougan, recognize agentic finance as a significant catalyst for future market trends, particularly as companies like Stripe build infrastructure to support it. Currently, 60-80% of crypto trading is already AI-driven, with projections nearing 90%. This shift promises reduced human error, faster liquidity access, and 24/7 capital movement, potentially reshaping market cycles and ushering in an 'agent economy' powered by blockchain technology.
(Source：BeInCrypto)