Now, some of its largest companies think they've found them in AI agents. AI agents may be the first users that naturally need what crypto was built to provide, the thinking goes. And because they can move around the clock and be programmed directly into software, they offer infrastructure that AI agents can use without relying on banks or card networks. It's just at the end of the day, stablecoins and smart contracts allow AI agents to send payments and settle transactions … automatically, without requiring human oversight." AI agents represent a new source of transaction volume for the company, tied less to crypto trading and more to everyday software activity.