Crypto Investor Dan Tapiero Sees AI-Blockchain Crossover Fueling Next Big Wave
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Dan Tapiero, founder of crypto-focused growth equity fund 50T Holdings, is betting that artificial intelligence and blockchain technology will converge in ways the market hasn’t yet priced in.
“Blockchain is the money of AI,” Tapiero said in an interview with CoinDesk. “If you just imagine having thousands of these AI agents acting independently, they’re not going to be sending wires from JPMorgan. It’s all going to be smart contracts embedded on blockchains.”
Tapiero said he expects around 20% of 50T’s next fund — currently raising capital through early 2026 — to be invested in companies operating at the intersection of AI and blockchain. While he acknowledged those companies “don’t even…
