By design, new technologies come in waves that reinforce each other. Mobile, social, and cloud reshaped the last era. The next era looks like AI, crypto, and agents – where “architecture is destiny,” and user intent becomes the primary interface
AI is Penetrating Web3, and its happening Fast
As per DappRadar over last 18 months, AI has moved from novelty to substrate in crypto: LLMs summarize governance, agents rebalance portfolios, and bots execute on-chain strategies in real time. Investors are voting with capital: by June 26, 2025 , AI-agent projects had raised $1.39B year-to-date, already outpacing 2024’s run-rate.
Chris Dixon frames the macro well: AI and crypto are complementary . Blockchains supply ownership, credible commitments, and identity, p