Are AI Agents Actually Using Crypto? | The Breakdown

Are AI Agents Actually Using Crypto? | The Breakdown

From The Breakdown by Blockworks

April 7, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of AI agents and cryptocurrency, featuring an interview with Jordan Liu from AIsa.

AI agents are coming online fast — and the payment rails for that world are being built right now. David breaks down the race between Coinbase’s x402 and Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol, the rise of agentic commerce, and why crypto may have a natural edge, before sitting down with Jordan Liu of AIsa. __ TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:30) Tool Time (03:45) AI-doption (05:48) Nexo Ad (06:30) When in Doubt, Incentivize (07:36) Interview with Jordan Liu (12:24) Nexo Ad and Blockworks IR Promo (14:09) Interview with Jordan Liu (Con’t) __ › Jordan Liu (AIsa) —https://aisa.one/ › David — https://x.com/dcanellis SPONSORS › NEXO Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges. Get started at http://nexo.com/breakdown Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to the Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ DISCLAIMER As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice.

People in this episode

Host: David

Guest: Jordan Liu

Topics covered

  • AI agents
  • crypto
  • payment rails
  • agentic commerce
  • Coinbase
  • Stripe
  • Nexo

Keywords

  • AI agents
  • crypto
  • payment systems
  • Coinbase
  • Stripe
  • Nexo
  • agentic commerce

Sponsors

Nexo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coinbase, Stripe, AIsa, Blockworks

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