Wall Street analysts are increasingly focusing on “agentic finance,” a model where autonomous AI programs manage trading, payments, and financial activity on blockchain networks.
Bitwise Asset Management chief investment officer Matt Hougan said the trend could become a key catalyst for the next crypto bull market as institutions adopt automated financial systems.
“When you have a company like Stripe saying the future is agentic finance and it’s built on blockchain, that’s a pretty good catalyst,”
Said Bitwise CIO, Matt Hougan.
Analysts estimate that AI-driven systems already account for roughly 60% to 80% of global crypto trading volume, with projections suggesting the share could approach 90% as algorithmic trading expands.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has also argued that autonomous agents could eventually make vastly more transactions than humans, using crypto networks for payments and on-chain services.
Supporters say AI systems can locate liquidity faster, allocate capital more efficiently, and operate continuously without human intervention, potentially increasing on-chain activity and demand for blockchain infrastructure.
Platforms including Ethereum and Sui are positioning themselves as infrastructure layers for this emerging “agent economy,” where AI agents execute micro-payments, trades, and financial operations autonomously.