Gli Agenti AI Potrebbero Diventare i Principali Utenti della Blockchain, Dice il Co-Fondatore di NEAR

Sawaira Naseer · 2026-03-03T17:39:32.000Z

Da molti anni, l'industria delle criptovalute sta cercando la sua prossima grande innovazione — qualcosa di altrettanto impattante come l'estate DeFi o il boom degli NFT. Mentre la crypto continua a costruire infrastrutture sullo sfondo, l'intelligenza artificiale è diventata progressivamente parte della vita quotidiana. Gli sviluppatori ora utilizzano strumenti come assistenti AI per aiutare a scrivere codice, mentre gli utenti normali si affidano all'AI per redigere email, organizzare piani di viaggio e gestire compiti quotidiani. Secondo Illia Polosukhin, co-fondatore di NEAR Protocol, questo divario tra AI e crypto sta per chiudersi — ma non nel modo in cui la maggior parte delle persone si aspetta.

For many years, the cryptocurrency industry has been searching for its next major breakthrough — something as impactful as the DeFi summer or the NFT boom. While crypto continues to build infrastructure in the background, artificial intelligence has steadily become part of everyday life. Developers now use tools like AI assistants to help write code, while ordinary users rely on AI to draft emails, organize travel plans, and manage daily tasks.
According to Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, this gap between AI and crypto is about to close — but not in the way most people expect.
Polosukhin believes that artificial intelligence will soon act as the primary interface for everything online, including cryptocurrency. Instead of individuals manually handling crypto wallets, checking blockchain explorers, or tracking transaction hashes, AI agents will perform these tasks automatically on behalf of users. In this vision, AI becomes the operating system of the internet, simplifying complex processes behind the scenes.
He suggests that the real convergence between AI and blockchain is not mainly about launching new tokens, but about building strong infrastructure. As AI systems begin to take action for users — such as paying bills, hiring services, or even managing investments — they will need secure, transparent, and trustworthy systems to operate. This is where blockchain technology plays a critical role.
Polosukhin emphasizes that blockchain provides neutral markets and neutral infrastructure. In other words, it offers a decentralized and reliable environment where AI agents can execute transactions safely and privately without relying on centralized control.
If AI becomes the dominant layer through which people interact with the internet, cryptocurrency may no longer be something users directly engage with as an “app.” Instead, blockchain could function as an invisible settlement layer working quietly in the background, supporting AI agents as they manage digital and financial activities.
In this future, the primary users of blockchain may not be humans at all — but intelligent AI systems acting on their behalf.

AI Agents Could Become the Main Users of Blockchain, Says NEAR Co-Founder