Agentic AI Is Next ‘Killer’ Use Case for Blockchain: Franklin Templeton

Agentic AI is Next ‘Killer’ Use Case for Blockchain: Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton said that agentic AI is the next “killer” use case for blockchain and cryptocurrency, as AI needs infrastructure with cheaper transaction fees and faster settlement.

Franklin Templeton Says Agentic AI Is Crypto's 'Killer Use Case'

The asset manager argues that AI software capable of paying for things autonomously will need blockchain rails to work—and that most investors aren't positioned for it.

Franklin Templeton Sees Agentic AI as Blockchain’s Next Core Use

Franklin Templeton’s head of digital assets and innovation says AI agents are poised to become a major demand driver for blockchain networks—specifically the protocols that can support rapid, low-cost payments between machines. Speaking in a long-form post on X on Wednesday, Sandy Kaul argued that the “agentic AI” economy will require settlement speeds and fee structures that legacy card rails struggle to deliver. He pointed to blockchain ecosys…

Franklin Templeton Exec Calls Agentic AI Crypto’s 'Killer Use Case' as ETH Nears $2K

The Head of Digital Assets and Innovation for a $2 trillion asset manager “just said to buy ETH,” commented former BlackRock VP and host of Milk Road Daily, John Gillen, on Tuesday. His statement came in response to a lengthy post on X from Franklin’s Sandy Kaul on the use cases for crypto in agentic AI payments. Most investors buy shares of AI-aligned companies to capture the growth opportunity today, he said. US stock markets have boomed with …