The combination of crypto and agents is mostly the former forcing itself onto the latter. For example, agent-related web2 API calls, accounts, and KYC aren’t always necessary. Openrouter allows small stablecoin top-ups without any KYC requirements—not because stablecoins are used, but because the amounts are small, so there’s no regulatory demand. In the future, web2 will likely introduce account types specifically for agents (self-created accounts without traditional KYC requirements). We can’t assume that web2 and TradFi’s human-based account systems won’t evolve. When autonomous agents become major API consumers, the web2 account system will definitely upgrade—there’s no technical difficulty in doing so. So, it’s not that agents necessarily need crypto; rather, TradFi infrastructure upgrades are heading in the on-chain direction. Naturally, agent economies are very likely to end up on-chain. However, for quite a long time, web2 and crypto infrastructures will coexist, and both will adjust themselves to accommodate autonomous agents, the new king.