AI agents will soon buy their own computing power and data using stablecoins, according to BlackRock

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What happened

The asset manager sees payments as the nearer-term opportunity, while markets for computing capacity remain at an early stage…

Key facts

  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:17:53 UTC.

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