The Agentic Economy: How AI Agents Will Transform the Financial System with Circle Co-Founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

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Jeremy Allaire discusses the transformative potential of AI agents and blockchain technology in the financial system.

AI agents can already collaborate, but they lack a trustworthy medium in which to store value and execute contracts. Enter Circle’s Arc Blockchain, an economic “operating system” designed for a world where machines drive the real economy. Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joins Elad Gil to dive into the future of programmable money and the agentic economy. Jeremy explains why traditional banking fails to support the needs of AI agents, and how stablecoins like USDC facilitate an internet-native economy. They also discuss the tokenization of real-world assets, the move toward full-reserve banking, and Jeremy’s predictions for double-digit GDP growth as AI and blockchain reach their “broadband moment.” Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @jerallaire | @circle Chapters: 00:00 – Cold Open 00:05 – Jeremy Allaire Introduction 00:21 – Origin Story of Circle 02:11 – Rethinking the Financial System 05:26 – The Role of Stablecoins 09:52 – Use Cases for USDC 11:30 – Programmable Money 12:25 – Blockchain as Operating System 14:37 – The Agentic Economy 17:45 – Arc Blockchain Use Cases…

People in this episode

Host: Elad Gil

Guest: Jeremy Allaire

Topics covered

• AI agents
• financial system
• stablecoins
• programmable money
• blockchain
• agentic economy
• tokenization

Keywords

• AI agents
• financial system
• stablecoins
• programmable money
• blockchain
• tokenization
• GDP growth

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Organizations: Circle, Arc Blockchain, USDC

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