Speaking at Token2049 in Dubai, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) spoke deeply about the confluence of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape the future. 

During the event, his key message was bold and clear: “The currency for AI is crypto.”

CZ is convinced that AI will rapidly transform everything—from generating stories and characters to constructing intelligent, interactive apps. In this future, AI agents will require a financial system, and crypto is the ideal match. Because it’s fast, borderless, and doesn’t require a middleman.

CZ also rebuked the new trend of AI tokens, stating that “99.99% of them are useless.” He’s unimpressed by initiatives that permit anyone to mint their token or AI bot…