AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock

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What happened

BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.

Key facts

  • Reported by Cointelegraph and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:33:18 UTC.

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