# The $48 Million Question Behind Crypto's AI Agent Pivot

- slug: the-48-million-question-behind-cryptos-ai-agent-pivot
- date: 2026-04-25
- category: Agentics

Two CEOs said crypto was built for AI agents. On-chain data shows the first major volume spike through the payment system wasn't agents at all — it was humans trading memecoins.

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