BlackRock says blockchains could evolve into decentralized settlement networks for AI agents. It highlights 3 major AI + crypto use cases: • AI agents making high-frequency machine-to-machine micropayments using stablecoins, without human intervention. • AI systems trading and managing tokenized assets through smart contracts. • Computer resources becoming tokenized and used as digital assets or collateral. BlackRock says the rise of autonomous AI agents could create demand for machine-native financial rails, with adjusted stablecoin transaction volumes already surpassing $11 trillion in 2025. The bigger shift: blockchains could become the financial infrastructure for an autonomous machine economy.