About this episode

Jonathan King discusses the intersection of AI and crypto, highlighting the future of economic activity driven by autonomous AI agents.

What happens when decentralized blockchain technology meets artificial intelligence's reasoning capabilities? In this throwback episode from 2025,  we sit down with Jonathan King , Principal Investor at Coinbase Ventures . JK breaks down the origin story of Coinbase Ventures, from its lean, ecosystem-indexing beginnings in 2018 to managing over 500+ investments and deploying capital via the Base Ecosystem Fund. He provides a deep dive into Coinbase Ventures' flagship thesis on the convergence of crypto and AI. Discover why Jonathan believes autonomous AI agents using crypto rails (like stablecoins and self-custody wallets) will become the primary drivers of economic activity. He also highlights portfolio breakouts like Vana Network and Sapien, shares how AI developers like Devin and Cursor will spark an on-chain app explosion, and reveals what he looks for when evaluating technical co-founders. Support us through our Sponsors! ☕  Want to make content like ours? Sign up with Castmagic to make your creative process easy: https://bit.ly/CastmagicReferral  Work smarter, grow faster. Automate your SEO, get AI insights, and manage all your clients in one place with…

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