BlackRock Says AI Agents Need ‘Machine-Native Money': Is Bitcoin Their Savings Account?

BlackRock says AI agents need “machine-native money,” and stablecoins are its leading candidate. A new research paper from the world’s largest asset manager argues that card networks and bank transfers were never built for software that pays software. The paper sketches a two-tier money system for machines. Stablecoins handle the spending, and Bitcoin, according to