Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes crypto needs to move beyond its traditional focus on faster transactions, cheaper payments and financial products. According to him, if the industry wants to attract billions of new users and potentially $10 trillion in capital, it must evolve. His latest comments at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, 2026 conference touched on agentic commerce, interoperability, privacy and the next crypto bull market.

Agentic Commerce Is the Future

Hoskinson sees agentic commerce as one of the biggest opportunities for crypto adoption. He said AI agents will eventually handle everyday purchases and financial transactions for users.

Under this model, people could give an AI agent a budget and…