BlackRock says that AI and crypto are built for the same user, a machine. The world’s largest asset manager says artificial intelligence could become an overlooked source of demand for digital assets.

The claim comes from a BlackRock research paper titled “The Machine-Native Economy.” Robert Mitchnick, the firm’s head of digital assets, co-wrote it.

“AI is machine-native intelligence and crypto is machine-native money,” the team wrote.

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