Tether CEO: It is expected that in the next 15 years, there will be one trillion AI agents using Bitcoin and USDT for transactions.

[Tether CEO: Expecting one trillion AI agents to use Bitcoin and USDT for transactions in the next 15 years] Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino anticipates a surge in machine-to-machine commercial activities and states that stablecoins and Bitcoin will be at the core of this transformation. In an interview with The Block podcast "Big Brain," Ardoino predicts that in the next 15 years, one trillion AI agents will use blockchain-based assets for transaction settlement. "I believe that in the future, every AI agent will have a wallet, and this wallet should be a self-custody wallet. We will see a trillion AI agents in the next 15 years," Ardoino stated, adding that traditional financial service providers like JPMorgan are unlikely to view autonomous robots as clients and open accounts for them. AI agents are autonomous software robots that can interact with other machines without human supervision. Observers believe that these robots are crucial for the increasingly mature digital economy. Many expect that AI agents will dominate future online activities and rely on cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange. Ardoino also mentioned the wallet development kit (WDK) that Tether launched last November, calling it a ready-made tool for achieving non-custodial integration.