Arthur Hayes says AI agents are the ‘new life force’ entering the cryptocurrency space. Here’s what he means:

Arthur Hayes, chief investment officer of the Maelstrom Fund family office and co-founder of BitMEX, says artificial intelligence (AI) agents and cryptocurrency assets are a natural fit.

In the Bankless interview, Hayes said AI memecoins are “a whole new life force” entering the cryptocurrency industry.

“I think it will all be digital anyway, with AI agents being able to fill out all the anti-money laundering and know-your-customer forms. Right? They can fake images, they can do deepfakes, and they will definitely have big accounts. But if you think about it again… ​​If you like (and participate in) frictionless and sufficiently cheap commerce, cryptocurrencies make the most sense.

Now I’m not sure if they create their own cryptocurrency or not, but I think this would be an interesting way to start. This is why I think there is a lot of hype around AI meme coins.”

According to the Maelstrom Fund CIO, AI agents are likely to use Bitcoin (BTC) because it is more “intrinsically” relevant to them and “something they can understand.”

“If I were an AI (agent), why would I use fiat, a coin that lasts for 100 years and disappears every time a bunch of humans get together and decide to devalue it because they want to? This is the history of all fiat currencies over the last 10,000 years.

So why would they buy dollars, euros or yen, knowing that they have literally been trained in everything we have done and written and know our history? It won’t exist in 100 years. We know this. But Bitcoin is theoretically possible.”

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