AI Agents Set to Drive Crypto Growth, Coinbase Says
Coinbase's CEO Brian Armstrong believes that artificial intelligence agents will soon be transacting with each other, creating their own economy and driving growth in the cryptocurrency market.
This trend is already underway, with over 100 million agent payments on Coinbase's Base blockchain through the first quarter of 2026. The majority of these transactions settle in stablecoins, which are digital currencies pegged to the value of a fiat currency.
The chains that are most likely to benefit from this growth are Ethereum and Solana, both of which have vibrant ecosystems of financial services and decentralized finance assets. Ethereum's DeFi asset footprint is $49 billion, while Solana's is near $6 billion.