Arthur Hayes Says AI Agents a ‘New Lifeforce’ Entering Crypto Space – Here’s What He Means
The chief investment officer of the Maelstrom Fund family office and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is saying that artificial intelligence (AI) agents and crypto assets are a natural fit. In a Bankless interview, Hayes says that AI memecoins are a “completely new life force” that is entering the cryptocurrency industry. “I think that AI agents will be able to fill all anti-money laundering and know-your-customer forms, so they’re all digitized anyway, right? They can fake an image, they can deepfake s**t, they’ll have big accounts for sure. But again I think … to like [engage in] commerce that’s frictionless, that’s cheap enough for them, crypto makes the most sense. Now, whether they create their own cryptocurrency, I don’t f*****g know but I think this is an interesting way to start. And that’s why I think there’s a lot of hype around these AI meme coins.” According to the Maelstrom Fund CIO, AI agents...