AI Agents Could Drive $5 Trillion in Crypto Sales by 2030, Experts Predict at Hong Kong Web3 Festival

At the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong, industry specialists projected that artificial intelligence agents could push global cryptocurrency sales to nearly US$5 trillion by 2030. Lennix Lai, OKX Global's chief commercial officer, shared insights on how blockchain interactions are set to change dramatically. Additionally, Fan Wenzhong, from the China Society for Finance and Banking, mentioned the potential emergence of a decentralized agent economy, but he also noted that AI is still quite limited in its current form. He expressed concerns over existing financial systems, which are not equipped to support these autonomous agents effectively, making large-scale banking and payment processing challenging. Fan emphasized that Web3's deterministic principles could eliminate the need for middlemen, allowing for smoother automation. The festival brought together cryptocurrency experts to explore these advancements.