Yat Siu Emphasizes the Need for Wallets in AI Agents

Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands, stated that AI agents require their own cryptocurrency wallets and ownership structures. During a discussion at 'WebX 2026' held in Tokyo, Japan, on July 13, Siu explained that agentic AI is a system that sets its own goals and executes transactions, pointing out that if it operates without an ownership structure, the value generated would flow to centralized platforms. He warned that users could become 'tenants in someone else's system.' Siu estimated that AI agents could number between 50 billion and 100 billion in the near future, which is several times the current population of the Earth. Animoca is already operating hundreds of AI agents through 'Animoca Minds.' Recently, Robinhood also introduced an automated investment tool that maintains user control, indicating that attempts to combine autonomous AI with blockchain are emerging in the financial sector. WebX 2026 was hosted by CoinPost and saw participation from 13,641 people across over 90 countries. Siu's remarks are more of an opinion rather than specific product launches or investment decisions.

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