Circle CEO Predicts 'Billions of AI Agents Will Use Stablecoins in Five Years'

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, on the 23rd, Jeremy Allaire, CEO of major stablecoin issuer Circle, predicted that in the next five years, 'literally billions' of AI agents will require payment systems, making stablecoins the only viable option. Allaire emphasized that for AI agents to operate autonomously on the internet, an automated payment system is essential, and 'there is no alternative to stablecoins.' Since AI systems cannot have bank accounts or credit cards like humans, the...