[BlackRock: AI Agents May Become a Key Driver of the Next Wave of Demand Growth in the Crypto Market] According to a report by Decrypt, BlackRock's Digital Asset Research team has released a report titled *The Machine-Native Economy*, stating that as AI agents gradually acquire the ability to autonomously execute tasks and make payments, AI could become a significant driver of future demand growth for crypto assets. BlackRock believes that AI agents require high-frequency, low-value payments for tasks such as API calls, data acquisition, and renting computing power. Traditional bank accounts and card networks are not suitable for such scenarios, whereas stablecoins can provide 24/7, near-instant settlement payment solutions. The report also suggests that encapsulating computing power into standardized on-chain contracts could become a new application scenario for digital assets, where such assets could be bought, sold, used as collateral, or settled automatically.