# AI Agents Are Crypto's Next Catalyst

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Feb 15, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/crypto-ai-agents-are-going-to-be-big*

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     AI Agents Are Crypto's Next Catalyst
  
  

  
  Published on Feb 15, 2024

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      NEED TO KNOW
    
    
  
  
    
   BTC Market Cap Hits $1T
  
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/02/Group-14--33-.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- **💰 Bitcoin market cap above $1T. **Bitcoin price action brought its market cap above $1 trillion with the price pushing towards nearly $53K on Thursday.
- 🤔 **Gary disses BTC, Warren honors it?** On CNBC, Gensler said BTC is "[not that decentralized](https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1757788089588625458),' meanwhile, [Bitcoin Mag says](https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1758152940454330708?s=20) Elizabeth Warren signed a bill to honor Satoshi Nakamoto... What?
- 🦧 **ApeCoin DAO preps for ApeChain. **The Bored Apes are [tapping Arbitrum tech](https://twitter.com/OffchainLabs/status/1757948772938592390) to build out the long-plotted ApeChain.

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      TODAY IN MARKETS
    
    
  
  
    
    STRK Drop Frustration
  
  

  

 
 

📊** Starknet airdrop anger. **Yesterday, anons on Crypto Twitter met Starknet’s airdrop announcement with fury! Novel qualifying criteria and aggressive insider token unlocks pissed off some Starknet users. *Why are people so upset about the STRK drop?*

[Get Today's Full Market Analysis](https://www.bankless.com/not-everyone-is-happy-with-starknets-token-drop)

Prices as of 4pm ET
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  **Crypto**
   
          $1.95T
       

  
    
    ↗ 1.2%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 13.4%
    
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $51,776
       

  
    
    ↗ 0.4%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 14.0%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $2,831
       

  
    
    ↗ 2.6%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 16.7%
    
  

  

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    ANALYSIS

  
  
    
   
 AI Agents Are Crypto's Next Big Catalyst
  
  
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Arjun Chand](https://twitter.com/arjunnchand)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/02/image---2024-02-15T131024.210.png)](https://www.bankless.com/will-ai-agents-be-this-bull-markets-unique-catalyst)AI agents (you might know them as bots) are becoming increasingly active in DeFi. It’s getting to the point that many now believe AI agents could become a majority of the crypto user base in the coming years. 

Today, we examine the growing presence of AI agents in DeFi, explore the various roles they’re *already* playing in the ecosystem, and identify key protocols that could fast-track their development.

**Let’s dive in! **👇

[Read the Full Analysis](https://www.bankless.com/will-ai-agents-be-this-bull-markets-unique-catalyst)
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