No Priors · Thursday, September 10, 2026
Brian Armstrong believes that AI and crypto rails are crucial for the future of the agentic economy. He suggests that even with potential price deflation due to AI and robots, scarcity of certain resources like land and energy will persist, necessitating a medium of exchange. He views crypto as a natural complement to AI for these future transactions.
“So I think we're still going to need a medium of exchange. And it's really cool to see that, um, AI emerges, um, crypto rails are just a nice compliment for all that stuff to finally work. Like crypto was really, really good for humans. And it's going to be essential for AI.”