Agentic AI might soon get into cryptocurrency trading — what could possibly go wrong?
Developers could share or rent their AI tools, and users can access decentralized AI without relying on Big Tech companies. Think of it like an “App Store” for AI but Web3-native, peer-to-peer, and without intermediaries. Blockchain also brings auditability to black-box models, especially important in fields like healthcare, finance, or law.
A user could verify if an AI made a loan decision fairly, because all steps are traceable on a public ledger.
One effort under way for the past two years involves the non-profit Tools for Humanity’s World project, which has features like the World App and biometric identity verification that purports to offer users secure, human-verified access to financial services and decentralized dApps. While some experts see the integration as a potential breakthrough, others remain skeptical, citing privacy concerns, immature AI autonomy, and limited real-world utility as barriers to mass adoption.
At the moment, cryptocurrency power users have skillsets that allow them to easily swap tokens and understand slippages, liquidity, and pool dynamics — they know how their trades affect the market. But an AI agent could open the door to non-experts, giving them access to these kinds of financial opportunities by simplifying the process, allowing them to make time-sensitive trades when the time is right.
